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 R. Lorsch, Ph.D. 
  Director
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 
   

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.

Working Group Coordinators: 

• Dr. Pamela A. Marino (C)
  Scientific Program Manager, Senior
  KGS/National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Amanda Melillo, Ph.D.
  Program Coordinator
  Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Douglas M. Sheeley, Sc.D.
  Program Leader
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Douglas M. Sheeley, Sc.D.
  Program Leader
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Project Team Leaders: 

• Karl Krueger, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Cancer Prevention
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Members:

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

• Houmam Araj, Ph.D.
  Director of Lens and Cataract Program
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Tony Casco
  Operations Team Program Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Preethi Chander, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Brionna Hair, 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 (NIH)
• Anthony Kirilusha, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Cartilage and Connective Tissue Program
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Amy Krafft, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Influenza, SARS & Related Viral Respiratory Diseases Section
  Respiratory Diseases Branch
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Dona Love, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Bacteriology and Mycology Branch National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Angela Malaspina, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Vaccine Research Program
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Mercy Prabhudas, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Infant Immunity and Immunity in the Elderly
  Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Daniel Raiten, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Rita Sarkar, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch
  Division of Blood Diseases and Resources
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Salvatore Sechi, Ph.D.
  Director, Proteomic Program
  Director, Diabetes Systems Biology Program
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Kiran Vemuri, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Austin Yang, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Division of Neuroscience
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)