NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program

2012 Reviewers – Phase One

  • Francois M. Abboud, M.D.
    University of Iowa
    Iowa City, IA

  • Renato J. Aguilera, Ph.D.
    University of Texas at El Paso
    El Paso, TX

  • Kathryn V. Anderson, Ph.D.
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY

  • Brenda J. Andrews, Ph.D.
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario Canada

  • Juan Anguita, Ph.D.
    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, MA

  • Avery August, Ph.D.
    Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY

  • Robert H. Austin, Ph.D.
    Princeton University
    Princeton, NJ

  • David Baker, Ph.D.
    University of Washington
    Seattle, WA

  • Carlos F. Barbas, Ph.D.
    Scripps Research Institute
    LaJolla, CA

  • Eugene J. Barrett, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of Virginia
    Charlottesville, VA

  • Bonnie Bartel, Ph.D.
    Rice University
    Houston, TX

  • Marisa S. Bartolomei, Ph.D.
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA

  • Lars F. Berglund, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of California, Davis
    Sacramento, CA

  • Richard N. Bergman, Ph.D.
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Gordon R. Bernard, M.D.
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Nashville, TN

  • Bradley E. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D.
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, MA

  • Estelle Bettelli, Ph.D.
    Benaroya Research Institute
    Seattle, WA

    Sally M. Blower, Ph.D.
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Judith S. Bond, Ph.D.
    Pennsylvania State University
    Hershey, PA

  • Richard R. Bootzin, Ph.D.
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ

  • Lisa Borghesi, Ph.D.
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • Jonathan Braun, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Janice M. Burke, Ph.D.
    Medical College of Wisconsin
    Milwaukee, WI

  • Julio A. Camarero, Ph.D.
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Stephen C. Cannon, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, TX

  • David M. Center, M.D.
    Boston University
    Boston, MA

  • Jeannie Chen, Ph.D.
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Xi Chen, Ph.D.
    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA

  • Shu Chien, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of California, San Diego
    LaJolla, CA

  • Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D.
    Duke University
    Durham, NC

  • Melanie H. Cobb, Ph.D.
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
    Dallas, TX

  • Hilary A. Coller, Ph.D.
    Princeton University
    Princeton, NJ

  • James J. Collins, Ph.D.
    Boston University
    Boston, MA

  • Dan M. Cooper, M.D.
    University of California, Irvine
    Irvine, CA

  • Anita Corbett, Ph.D.
    Emory University School of Medicine
    Atlanta, GA

  • Mark E. Davis, Ph.D.
    California Institute of Technology
    Pasadena, CA

  • Phyllis A. Dennery, M.D.
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA

  • Sharon R. Dent, Ph.D.
    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Smithville, TX

  • Catherine G. Dulac, Ph.D.
    Harvard University
    Cambridge, MA

  • Kathryn M. Edwards, M.D.
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, TN

  • Dawn M. Elliott, Ph.D.
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE

  • Ann E. Elsner, Ph.D.
    Indiana University
    Bloomington, IN

  • Jo Ann M. Farver, Ph.D.
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Katherine W. Ferrara, Ph.D.
    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA

  • Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
    University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Worcester, MA

  • Daniel A. Fletcher, Ph.D.
    University of California, Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA

  • Albert Folch, Ph.D.
    University of Washington
    Seattle, WA

  • Joachim Frank, Ph.D.
    Columbia University
    New York, NY

  • Michael A. Freitas, Ph.D.
    Ohio State University
    Columbus, OH

  • Julie L. Fudge, M.D.
    University of Rochester
    Rochester, NY

  • Margaret Gardel, Ph.D.
    University of Chicago
    Chicago, IL

  • Stacie E. Geller, Ph.D.
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chicago, IL

  • Nicole S. Gibran, M.D.
    University of Washington
    Seattle, WA

  • Lucy A. Godley, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of Chicago
    Chicago, IL

  • Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
    Columbia University
    New York, NY

  • J. Christopher Gorski, Ph.D.
    Mylan Pharmaceuticals
    Morgantown, WV

  • Elizabeth Gould, Ph.D.
    Princeton University
    Princeton, NJ

  • David Gozal, M.D.
    University of Chicago School of Medicine
    Chicago, IL

  • Barbara J. Graves, Ph.D.
    University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, UT

  • Raquel E. Gur, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA

  • Klaus M. Hahn, Ph.D.
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, NC

  • Katherine M. Harris, Ph.D.
    Rand Corporation
    Potomac, MD

  • Rebecca W. Heald, Ph.D.
    University of California, Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA

  • Margaret M. Heitkemper, Ph.D.
    University of Washington
    Seattle, WA

  • James P. Herman, Ph.D.
    University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, OH

  • Jay D. Horton, M.D.
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
    Dallas, TX

  • Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D.
    Emory University
    Atlanta, GA

  • Tony R. Hunter, Ph.D.
    Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    La Jolla, CA

  • Gwen Jacobs, Ph.D.
    University of Hawai’i at Manoa
    Honolulu, HI

  • Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Ph.D.
    Yale University
    New Haven, CT

  • Eric F. Johnson, Ph.D.
    Scripps Research Institute
    La Jolla, CA

  • David J. Julius, Ph.D.
    University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA

  • Eva Kahana, Ph.D.
    Case Western Reserve University
    Cleveland, OH

  • Neil L. Kelleher, Ph.D.
    Northwestern University
    Evanston, IL

  • Robert T. Kennedy, Ph.D.
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI

  • Cynthia J. Kenyon, Ph.D.
    University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA

  • Joachim B. Kohn, Ph.D.
    Rutgers University
    Piscataway, NJ

  • Douglas E. Koshland, Ph.D.
    University of California, Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA

  • Karen L. Kotloff, M.D.
    University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Baltimore, MD

  • Nevan J. Krogan, Ph.D.
    University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA

  • Peter Kuhn, Ph.D.
    The Scripps Research Institute
    La Jolla, CA

  • Lewis H. Kuller, M.D.
    University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Ph.D.
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA

  • Vinod D. Labhasetwar, Ph.D.
    Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Cleveland, OH

  • Carolyn A. Larabell, Ph.D.
    University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA

  • Miriam K. Laufer, M.D.
    University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Baltimore, MD

  • Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Ph.D.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cambridge, MA

  • Jeanne B. Lawrence, Ph.D.
    University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Worcester, MA

  • Leslie A. Leinwand, Ph.D.
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    Boulder, CO

  • Vance P. Lemmon, Ph.D.
    University of Miami School of Medicine
    Miami, FL

  • Andre Levchenko, Ph.D.
    Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD

  • Bruce D. Levy, M.D.
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Boston, MA

  • George K. Lewis, Ph.D.
    University of Maryland
    Baltimore, MD

  • David D. Lo, M.D., Ph.D.
    University of California, Riverside
    Riverside, CA

  • Robert L. Lux, Ph.D.
    University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, UT

  • Jeffry D. Madura, Ph.D.
    Duquesne University
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • Jeremy J. Mao, M.D., Ph.D.
    Columbia University Medical Center
    New York, NY

  • John A. Marohn, Ph.D.
    Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY

  • Piotr E. Marszalek, Ph.D.
    Duke University
    Durham, NC

  • Bettie Sue Masters, Ph.D.
    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    San Antonio, TX

  • Steven L. McKnight, Ph.D.
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
    Dallas, TX

  • Deane F. Mosher, M.D.
    University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Madison, WI

  • Mark J. Mulligan, M.D.
    Emory University
    Atlanta, GA

  • Madhavan P. Nair, Ph.D.
    Florida International University
    Miami, FL

  • Victor J. Navarro, M.D.
    Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, PA

  • Thomas F. Newton, M.D.
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, TX

  • Michael B. O’Connor, Ph.D.
    University of Minnesota
    Minneapolis, MN

  • Olufunmilayo F. Olopade, M.D.
    University of Chicago Hospitals
    Chicago, IL

  • S. Michael Owens, Ph.D.
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Little Rock, AR

  • Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D.
    Ohio State University
    Columbus, OH

  • David H. Perlmutter, M.D.
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • David W. Piston, Ph.D.
    Vanderbilt University
    Nashville, TN

  • Harrison G. Pope, M.D.
    McLean Hospital
    Belmont, MA

  • Vito Quaranta, M.D.
    Vanderbilt University
    Nashville, TN

  • Richard D. Rabbitt, Ph.D.
    University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, UT

  • Sharon L. Ramey, Ph.D.
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Roanoke, VA

  • Otelio S. Randall, M.D.
    Howard University
    Washington, D.C.

  • Eva E. Redei, Ph.D.
    Northwestern University
    Chicago, IL

  • Steven E. Reis, M.D.
    University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • John E. Richards, Ph.D.
    University of South Carolina
    Columbia, SC

  • M. Elizabeth Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
    Cornell University Medical College
    New York, NY

  • Gary B. Ruvkun, Ph.D.
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, MA

  • Joel H. Saltz, M.D., Ph.D.
    Emory University
    Atlanta, GA

  • Isidro B. Salusky, M.D.
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA

  • C. Daniel Salzman, M.D., Ph.D.
    Columbia University
    New York, NY

  • Leona D. Samson, Ph.D.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cambridge, MA

  • Kenton M. Sanders, Ph.D.
    University of Nevada School of Medicine
    Reno, NV

  • Alanna Schepartz, Ph.D.
    Yale University
    New Haven, CT

  • Debra A. Schwinn, M.D.
    University of Washington
    Seattle, WA

  • Matthew P. Scott, Ph.D.
    Stanford University
    Stanford, CA

  • Ilya Shmulevich, Ph.D.
    Institute for Systems Biology
    Seattle, WA

  • Lloyd M. Smith, Ph.D.
    University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Madison, WI

  • Paul T. Spellman, Ph.D.
    Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, OR

  • Paul W. Sternberg, Ph.D.
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    Chevy Chase, MD

  • Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D.
    Mayo Clinic of Medicine
    Rochester, MN

    Yi Eve Sun, Ph.D.
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Jonathan V. Sweedler, Ph.D.
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, IL

  • Kelly Tatchell, Ph.D.
    Louisiana State University
    Shreveport, LA

  • Nitish V. Thakor, Ph.D.
    Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD

  • Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D.
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Marsha J. Treadwell, Ph.D.
    Children’s Hospital & Research Center
    Oakland, CA

  • John J. Treanor, M.D.
    University of Rochester Medical Center
    Rochester, NY

  • Susheela Tridandapani, Ph.D.
    Ohio State University Medical Center
    Columbus, OH

  • George A. Truskey, Ph.D.
    Duke University
    Durham, NC

  • Mendel Tuchman, M.D.
    Children’s National Medical Center
    Washington, D.C.

  • Gina G. Turrigiano, Ph.D.
    Brandeis University
    Waltham, MA

  • John J. Tyson, Ph.D.
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Blacksburg, VA

  • J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.
    J. Craig Venter Institute
    Rockville, MD

  • Joseph G. Verbalis, M.D.
    Georgetown University
    Washington, D.C.

  • Marvin L. Vestal, Ph.D.
    Virgin Instruments Corp.
    Sudbury, MA

  • Gerard Vockley, M.D., Ph.D.
    Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D.
    Columbia University
    New York, NY

  • Linda J. Waite, Ph.D.
    University of Chicago
    Chicago, IL

  • Richard M. Weinshilboum, M.D.
    Mayo Clinic of Medicine
    Rochester, MN

  • Susan R. Wente, Ph.D.
    Vanderbilt University
    Nashville, TN

  • Charles J. Wilson, Ph.D.
    University of Texas, San Antonio
    San Antonio, TX

  • Donald J. Woodward, Ph.D.
    Neuroscience Research Institute of North Carolina
    Winston-Salem, NC

  • Catherine S. Woolley, Ph.D.
    Northwestern University
    Evanston, IL

  • Jerry L. Workman, Ph.D.
    Stowers Institute for Medical Research
    Kansas City, MO

  • Younan Xia, Ph.D.
    Washington University in St. Louis
    St. Louis, MO

  • Sunney Xie, Ph.D.
    Harvard University
    Cambridge, MA

  • Mehmet F. Yanik, Ph.D.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cambridge, MA

  • Lingchong You, Ph.D.
    Duke University
    Durham, NC

  • Wise Young, Ph.D.
    Rutgers University
    Piscataway, NJ

  • Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D.
    Allen Institute for Brain Science
    Seattle, WA

  • Wei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, TN

  • Guy A. Zimmerman, M.D.
    University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, UT

  • Neal J. Zondlo, Ph.D.
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE


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