Working Group Members

Chair

• James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Members

• Kristin Abraham, Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  
  
• Vernon Anderson, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
  
  
• Hugh Auchincloss, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  
  
• Richard Baird, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Interdisciplinary Training
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  
  
• David Balshaw, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences
  Division of Extramural Research and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  
  
• Ravi Basavappa, Ph.D.
  Program Leader
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  
• John Bowers, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics IRG
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  
  
• Ken Bridbord, M.D., M.P.H.
  Director
  Division of International Training and Research
  John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
  
  
• Robert H Carter, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  
  
• Christine Colvis, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
  
  
• Richard Conroy, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Division of Applied Science and Technology
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  
  
• Milton Corn, MD, FACP, FACMI
  Deputy Director for Research and Education
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  
  
• Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
  Associate Director for Extramural Programs
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  
  
• Tyl Hewitt, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Developmental Biology, Genetics, and Teratology Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  
  
• Heather A. Junkins, M.S.
  Health Science Analyst
  Office of Population Genomics
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
  
  
• Jack Killen, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
  
  
• Susan Koester, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  
  
• Rajiv Kumar, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Musculoskeletal, Oral and Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group
  Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  
  
• Tiffani Bailey Lash, Ph.D.
  Extramural Program Policy Officer
  Division of Extramural Research Activities
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  
  
• James Mack, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Officer
  Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  
  
• Susan E. Maier, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Deputy Director
  Office of Research on Women’s Health
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Judy A. Mietz, Ph.D.
  Program Director and Chief
  DNA and Chromosome Aberrations Branch, Division of Cancer Biology
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  
  
• Weijia Ni, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Officer
  Division of AIDS, Behavioral, and Population Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  
  
• Walter Schaffer, Ph.D.
  Senior Scientific Advisor for Extramural Research
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Belinda Seto, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  
  
• Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
  Director
  Mineralized Tissue Physiology Program
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  
  
• David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
  Acting Deputy Director
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  
  
• Michael A. Steinmetz, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
  
  
• Nathaniel Stinson, Jr., Ph.D., M.D.
  Acting Director
  Office of Scientific Programs
  National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
  
  
• Edmund Talley, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Channels Synapses and Circuits
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  
  
• Neil M. Thakur, Ph.D.
  Special Assistant to the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Joan Wasserman, Dr.PH., R.N.
  Program Director
  Division of Extramural Activities
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  
  
• Charles Wells, M.S., Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor to the Director
  Office of Research on Women’s Health
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Elizabeth L. Wilder, Ph.D.
  Director
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Sam Zakhari, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Metabolism and Health Effects
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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