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)