NIH Working Group

The LINCS 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 the LINCS website.

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.

• Denis B. Buxton, Ph.D.
  Associate Director, Basic and Early Translational Research Program
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D.
  Director, Division of Genome Sciences
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Leadership Team & Points of Contact:

Project Team Leaders and the Program Leader 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.

Project Team Leaders:

• Albert Lee, Ph.D.
  LINCS Project Team Leader
  Program Director
  Advanced Technologies & Surgery Branch
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Ajay Pillai, Ph.D.
  LINCS Project Team Leader
  Program Director
  Division of Genome Sciences
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

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)

Points of Contact:

• David Dzamashvili
  Business Operations and Analysis Contact
  Program Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Se Rin Kim
  LINCS Program Analyst
  Scientific Program Analyst
  Division of Genome Sciences
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Wendy Knosp, Ph.D.
  Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
  Health Science Policy Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiative
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Members:

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

• Arthur L. Castle, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Metabolomics and Informatics
  National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Faye H. Chen, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Rare Diseases and Integrated Physiology of Bone Program
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Hemin Chin, Ph.D.
  Associate Director for Ophthalmic Genetics
  Office of Director
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Christine Colvis, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Drug Development Partnership Programs
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Jennifer Couch, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
  Division of Cancer Biology
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Adam Felsenfeld, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
  Division of Genome Sciences
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Nancy Freeman, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Weiniu Gan, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Genetics, Genomics, and Advanced Technologies
  Division of Lung Diseases
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Tina Gatlin, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Genome Sciences
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Heather Henry, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Superfund Research Program
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Ronald Kohanski, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Timothy LaVaute, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Jerry Li, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• James Luo, Ph.D. 
  Program Officer
  Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Pankaj Qasba, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Robert Riddle, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Neurogenetics Cluster
  National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)
• Karlie Sharma, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Daniel Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Extramural Research and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Phil Smith, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Roger Sorensen, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Pothur Srinivas, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Danilo Tagle, Ph.D.
  Associate Director for Special Programs
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Bradley Wise, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Neurobiology of Aging Branch
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)