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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.

  • Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
    Director
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • Richard Hodes, M.D.
    Director
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Griffin Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
    Director
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Leadership Team & Points of Contact:

The Program Management Team and 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.

Common Fund Program Management Team:

  • Amanda Boyce, Ph.D.
    MoTrPAC Consortium Coordinating Center (CCC) Project Scientist
    Program Director
    Muscle Development and Physiology Program
    Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • Emily Carifi, M.D.
    MoTrPAC Consortium Coordinating Center (CCC) and Clinical Center (CC) Program Officer
    Program Director
    Division of Extramural Research
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • Jerome L. Fleg, M.D.
    MoTrPAC Clinical Center (CC) Project Scientist
    Medical Officer
    Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Lyndon Joseph, Ph.D.
    MoTrPAC Preclinical Animal Study Sites (PASS) Program Officer
    Health Science Administrator
    Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Padma Maruvada, Ph.D.
    MoTrPAC Chemical Analysis Sites (CAS) Program Officer
    Program Director
    Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • George Papanicolaou, Ph.D.
    Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Program Manager
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • John Williams, Ph.D.
    MoTrPAC Preclinical Animal Study Sites (PASS) Project Scientist
    Program Director, Musculoskeletal Biology Program
    Division of Aging Biology
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Ashley Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
    MoTrPAC Chemical Analysis Sites (CAS) and Bioinformatics Center (BIC) Project Scientist
    Program Director
    Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Common Fund Program Leader:

  • Concepcion Nierras, 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)

Points of Contact:

  • Jason Shockey, Ph.D.
    Business Operations and Analysis Contact
    Program/Management Analyst
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Andy Burnim, Ph.D.
    Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
    Health Specialist
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Julee Auriemma
    Program Analyst 
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    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.

  • Toyin Ajisafe, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administrator
    National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist/AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
    Office of Disease Prevention
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Laurie Friedman Donze, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Jonelle K. Drugan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    Science Policy Analyst
    Scientific Planning, Policy, and Analysis Branch
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • Richard Ingraham, Ph.D.
    Scientific Review Officer
    Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences
    Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  • Mary Kautz, Ph.D.
    Health Science Administrator
    Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • Katherine I. Kim, M.A.
    Scientific Program Analyst
    Division of Aging Biology
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • James Koenig, Ph.D.
    Stroke Program Director
    Division of Extramural Research
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Bramaramba Kowtha, M.S., R.D.N., L.D.N.
    Public Health Advisor
    Office of Disease Prevention
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Maren Laughlin, Ph.D.
    Senior Advisor for Integrative Metabolism
    Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Tania Lombo, Ph. D.
    Program Officer
    Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)
    Office of the Director (OD)
  • Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Extramural Research
    National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
  • Frank Perna, Ed.D., Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Nalini Raghavachari, Ph.D.
    Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Mary Roary, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Office of Extramural Research
    National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  • Eric J Shiroma, ScD
    Program Director
    National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Xenia J. Tigno, Ph.D., M.S.
    Program Director
    Division of Lung Diseases
    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Richard Troiano, Ph.D.
    Epidemiologist
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Ashley Vargas, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.N.
    Program Director
    Precision Nutrition and Dietetics
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • Mukesh Verma, Ph.D.
    Branch Chief
    Methods and Technology Branch
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Justin Wilson, Ph.D.
    Science Policy Analyst
    Scientific Planning, Policy, and Analysis Branch
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • Dana L. Wolff-Hughes, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administration
    Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
    National Institutes of Health
  • Steve Zullo, Ph.D.
    Scientific Review Officer
    Office of Scientific Review
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

This page last reviewed on December 5, 2024