Scientific Data Council Roster

The NIH Scientific Data Council provides broad trans-NIH programmatic leadership on data science at NIH. This includes high-level oversight of BD2K and other NIH data science activities. A roster of the Scientific Data Council is provided below.

Day-to-day administration of BD2K is carried out by NIH staff from the Office of Strategic Coordination and multiple Institutes and Centers.

Co-Chair

• Jon Lorsch, Ph.D.
  Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Members

• Susan Amara
  Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health
   
• James Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
  Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
   

• Noni Byrnes
  Acting Director, Center for Scientific Review
   

• Patti Brennan, R.N., Ph.D.
  Director, National Library of Medicine
   

• Eric Dishman
  Director, All of Us Research Program
   

• Michael Gottesman, M.D.
  Deputy Director for Intramural Research
   
• Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director, National Human Genome Research Institute
   
• Jill Heemskerk, Ph.D.
  Acting Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
   
• Anthony Kerlavage, Ph.D
  Program Director, National Cancer Institute
   
• Michael Lauer, M.D.
  Deputy Director for Extramural Research
   
• John J. McGowan, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director for Science Management, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
   
• Andrea Norris
  Director, Center for Information Technology
  NIH Chief Information Officer
   
• Jim Ostell, Ph.D.
  Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM
   
• Belinda Seto, Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor, Immediate Office of the Director

Ex-Officio Member

• Larry Tabak, D.D.S, Ph.D.
  Interim Associate Director for Data Science (iADDS)
  Principal Deputy Director, NIH
   
• Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
  Director, Director of Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine
   
• Susan Gregurick, Ph.D.
  Director, Division of Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Executive Secretaries

• Cindy Caughman, M.P.H.
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
   
• Peggy Schnoor
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences