NIH Working Group

The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) has transitioned from Common Fund leadership. The UDN is now led by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). For additional information about the next phase of the UDN, please visit the program’s page on NINDS’ website.

Common Fund makes strategic investments to achieve a set of high-impact goals within a 5-10 year timeframe. At the conclusion of the investment, deliverables may transition to other sources of support or use within the scientific community as UDN has transferred to NINDS. This website is being maintained as an archive and will not be updated on a regular basis.

This is the trans-NIH Working Group that oversees the development, implementation, communication, and assessment of the Common Fund program.

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.

Members:

The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.

• David Adams, M.D., Ph.D.
  Senior Staff Clinician
  Division of Intramural Research
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• PJ Brooks, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Office of Rare Diseases Research
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Heather Colley, M.S.
  Program Director
  Division of Genomic Medicine
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Jyoti Dayal, M.S.
  Program Director
  Division of Genomic Medicine
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• David Eckstein, Ph.D.
  Program Director for Strategic Partnerships and Policy Development
  Office of Clinical Research
  Office of the Director (OD)
• W. Keith Hoots, M.D. 
  Division Director
  Division of Blood Diseases and Resources
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGM)
• Laura Mamounas, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Extramural Research Program
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  Office of Population Genomics
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• John Mulvihill, M.D.
  Senior Consultant
  Division of Genomic Medicine
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Melissa Parisi, M.D.
  Branch Chief
  Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Mary Purucker, M.D., Ph.D. 
  Medical Officer
  Division of Clinical Innovation
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Daniel Rotrosen, M.D.
  Division Director
  Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation
  National Institute of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Robb Rowley, M.D. 
  Program Director
  Division of Genomic Medicine
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Averell H. Sherker, M.D.
  Scientific Advisor
  Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Cyndi Tifft, M.D., Ph.D. 
  Deputy Clinical Director
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Tiina Urv, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Office of Rare Diseases Research
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Carol Weil, J.D.
  Program Director
  Cancer Diagnosis Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Yong Yao, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)