NIH Working Group

The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx)  program has transitioned from Common Fund support. The Working Group member list reflects the membership at the end of this program. For more information, please visit https://commonfund.nih.gov/GTEx.

Co-Chairs:

• Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Working Group Coordinators: 

• Susan Koester, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• Simona Volpi, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Project Team Leaders: 

• A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Helen M. Moore, Ph.D.
  Branch Chief
  Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch (BBRB)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Jeffery P. Struewing, M.D., M.S.
  Program Director
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

NIH Office of Strategic Coordination Representation:

• Concepcion Nierras, 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)
   
• Nicholas A. Leake, MS
  Program/Management Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Danyelle Winchester, Ph.D.
  Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
  Health Science Policy Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health

Members: 

• Anjene Addington, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• James F. Battey, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
   
• Joy Boyer
  Senior Program Analyst, ELSI
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Phil Branton, M.D.
  Pathologist
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Danielle Carrick, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Arthur Castle, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
   
• Christine Colvis, Ph.D.
  Director
  Drug Development Partnership Programs
  National Center for Accelerating Translational Science (NCATS)
   
• Michael Feolo, Ph.D.
  Staff Scientist, dbGaP
  National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
   
• Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D.
  Associate Director, Division of Extramural Research
  National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Colin Fletcher, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Weiniu Gan, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Sarah Gould
  Scientific Program Specialist
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Ping Guan, Ph.D. 
  Program Director
  Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Emily Harris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Chief, Translational Genomics Research Branch
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
   
• Alice Kau, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
   
• Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Thomas Lehner, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Chief, Genomics Research Branch
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• Nicole Lockhart, Ph.D.
  Program Director, ELSI
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Douglas Meinecke, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• Alan Michelson, M.D., Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Stephanie J. Murphy, V.M.D., Ph.D., DACLAM
  Director, Division of Comparative Medicine
  Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
  NIH Office of the Director (OD)
   
• Melissa Parisi, M.D.
  Chief, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
   
• Jonathan D. Pollock, Ph.D.
  Chief, Genetics and Molecular Neurobiology Research Branch
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Abhi Rao, Ph.D.
  Program Manager
  Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Zhaoxia Ren, Ph.D.
  Medical Director
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
   
• Laura L. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
  Director, Office of Policy, Communications and Education
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Winifred Rossi, M.A.
  Deputy Director, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
   
• John S. Satterlee, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Geetha Senthil, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• Nataliya Sharopova, Ph.D.
  Staff Scientist, dbGaP
  National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
   
• Pothur Srinivas, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Anne Sturcke, Ph.D.
  Staff Scientist, dbGaP
  National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
   
• Anna Taylor, Ph.D.
  Health Program Specialist
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Paula Walker
  Special Assistant
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Tiffany Yates
  Program Analyst
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• Cuilin Zhang, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
  Investigator, Epidemiology Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)