NIH Working Group
This is the trans-NIH Working Group that oversees the development, implementation, communication, and assessment of the Common Fund program.
Co-Chairs:
Co-Chairs are Institute or Center (IC) directors or IC senior staff who lead the Working Group and have the authority to approve major activities and funding actions.
- Jon Lorsch, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) - Santa Tumminia, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
Coordinators, Program Leaders, and Project Team Leaders serve as the day to day leadership for the program and the Working Group. Also included here are points of contact for areas of program management.
Common Fund Program Leader:
- Mary Ann Wu, 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)
Working Group Coordinators:
- Preethi Chander, Ph.D.
Program Director
Salivary Biology and Immunology Program
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Paula Flicker, Ph.D.
Program Director
Biophysics Branch
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Points of Contact:
- Ellie Murcia, M.Ed.
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Program Specialist
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Andy Burnim, Ph.D.
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Specialist
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Members:
The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.
- Monika Aggarwal, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer)
Division of Construction and Instruments
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Anowarul Amin, Ph.D. (Contractor) Primary
Program Director
Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
Division of Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Jake Basson, Ph.D.
Program Analyst
Division of Data Integration, Modeling, and Analytics
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) - Liliana L. Brown, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Denis B. Buxton, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Basic and Early Translational Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Jue Chen, Ph.D.
AIDS Program Cardiovascular Team Leader
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Jennifer Couch, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Chief
Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
Division of Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Lyn B. Jakeman, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - James Luo, Ph.D.
Program Director
Advanced Technologies & Surgery Branch
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Stefan Maas, Ph.D.
Program Director
Cancer Cell Biology Branch
Division of Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - David McDonald, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Division of AIDS
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Michael Sakalian, Ph.D.
Program Director
Biophysics Branch
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) - Salvatore Sechi, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Veronica Taylor, Ph.D.
Program Director
Biophysics Branch
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) - George K. Essien Umanah, Ph.D.
Program Director
Channels, Synapses, and Circuits
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Kiran Vemuri, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Chemistry and Pharmacology Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Jason Wan, Ph.D.
Program Director
Mineralized Tissue Physiology Program
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Ronald Warren, Ph.D.
Program Director
Molecular, Cellular & Systems Blood Science Branch
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Chuck Wright, Ph.D.
Program Analyst
Division of Extramural Science Programs
National Eye Institute (NEI)
