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NIH Working Group

The Interdisciplinary Research 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 http://commonfund.nih.gov/Interdisciplinary.

Co-Chair

  • Patricia A. Grady, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
    Director
    National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Working Group Coordinator

  • Melissa W. Riddle, Ph.D.
    Chief, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Members

  • Deborah Applebaum-Bowden, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Program in Basic and Early Translational Research
    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Richard Baird, Ph.D.
    Director
    Division of Interdisciplinary Training
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  • David Balshaw, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Emerging Technologies
    Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  • Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
    Chief
    Functional Neurogenomics Program
    National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Oliver Blondel, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Neil Buckholtz, Ph.D.
    Chief
    Dementias of Aging Branch
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Jennifer Couch, Ph.D.
    Chief
    Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
    Division of Cancer Biology
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Olga Epifano, Ph.D.
    Deputy Coordinator of the NIH Common Fund IRC program
    National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  • Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
    Deputy Director
    Extramural Programs
    National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  • Rosemary Hunziker, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Discovery Science and Technology
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  • James Hyde, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Sonia Jakowlew, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Cancer Cell Biology Branch
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Rosalind King, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • J. Randy Knowlton, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Cancer Biology
    Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Charisee Lamar, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    Program Director
    Reproductive Sciences Branch
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • Maren Laughlin, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Thomas Lehner, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    Chief
    Genomics Research Branch
    Associate Director, Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Lijuan Liu, Ph.D.
    Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Nadya Lumelsky, Ph.D.
    Director
    Tissue Engineering and Dental and Craniofacial Regenerative Medicine Research Program
    Integrative Biology and Infectious Disease Branch
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  • Minda Lynch , Ph.D.
    Chief
    Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Research Branch
    Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • John Matochik , Ph.D.
    Division of Neuroscience & Behavior
    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • Douglas Meinecke, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administrator
    Clinical Neuroscience Research Branch
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Thomas Miller, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Office of Translational Research
    National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)
  • David Owens, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Ajay Pillai, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Computational Science
    National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
  • Larry Refalo, Ph.D.
    Division of Neuroscience
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Robert Riddle, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Neurogenetics Cluster
    National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Julia Rowland, Ph.D.
    Director
    Office of Cancer Survivorship
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Judith Rumsey, Ph.D.
    Brain Imaging Clinical Research
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Steve Scholnick, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Translational Genomics Research Branch
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  • Felipe Sierra, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administrator
    Biology of Aging Program
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Laurence Stanford, Ph.D.
    Deputy Director
    Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • John Thomas, Ph.D.
    Division of Blood Diseases and Resources
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Tiina Urv, Ph.D.
    Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Branch
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • Susan Volman, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • Janna Wehrle, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
  • Cora Lee Wetherington, Ph.D.
    Chair
    Behavioral and Cognitive Science Research Branch
    Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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