NIH Working Group

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This is the trans-NIH Working Group that oversaw the development, implementation, communication, and assessment of the NIH Common Fund program.

The Metabolomics 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/metabolomics.

Co-Chairs:

Co-Chairs were Institute or Center (IC) directors or IC senior staff who led the Working Group and had the authority to approve major activities and funding actions.

Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Dinah S. Singer, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Rick Woychick, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) & National Toxicology Program

Leadership Team & Points of Contact:

Coordinators, Program Leaders, and Project Team Leaders served 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:

David Balshaw, Ph.D.
Program Director
Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences
Division of Extramural Research and Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Arthur L. Castle, Ph.D.
Program Director
Metabolomics and Informatics
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK)
Krista Zanetti, Ph.D.
Program Director Genomic Epidemiology Branch
Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Program Leader:

George J. Papanicolaou, 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)

Program Director:

Yuxia Cui, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Members:

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

Leeanna Arrowchis, M.P.A.
Data Analyst
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Ricardo R. Cibotti, Ph.D.
Program Director
Immunobiology and Immune Mediated Diseases of Skin Program
Division of Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
David Dzamashvili
Operations Team Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Yih-Woei Fridell, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Brionna Hair, Ph.D.
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conrad Mallia, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Basic Immunology Branch Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Padma Maruvada, Ph.D.
Director
Nutrition and Clinical Obesity Program
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Jill Annette Morris, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Gary J. Murray, Ph.D.
Deputy Director (Acting)
Division of Metabolism and Health Effects
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Laurie S. Nadler, Ph.D.
Chief, Neuropharmacology Program
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Sheena Scruggs, Ph.D.
Digital Content Coordinator
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Dan Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Program Administrator
Susceptibility and Population Health Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
Director
Mineralized Tissue Physiology Program
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Pothur R. Srinivas, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Danilo Tagle, Ph.D.
Associate Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Hung Tseng, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Mukesh Verma, Ph.D.
Chief
Methods and Technologies Branch
Program Director
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Keren Lisa Witkin, Ph.D.
Program Director
DNA and Chromosome Aberrations Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI)