NIH Working Group

The Epigenomics 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/epigenomics.

Co-Chairs:

• James Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S.
  Director
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Nora Volkow, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Working Group Coordinators: 

• Pat Mastin, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Cellular, Organ and Systems Pathobiology Branch
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• John Satterlee, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Ananda Roy, 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)

Project Team Leaders: 

• Olivier Blondel, Ph.D.
  Director,
  Endocrine Systems Biology Program
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Lisa Chadwick, Ph.D.
  Program Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Kimberly McAllister, Ph.D.
  Program Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Joni Rutter, Ph.D.
  Associate Director for Population and Applied Genetics
  Division of Basic Neurosciences and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Philip Smith, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Frederick Tyson, Ph.D.
  Program Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Members: 

• Kristin Abraham, Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor
  Model Systems and Resources
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Grace Ault, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Functional Neurogenomics Program
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Anthony Carter, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Tony Casco
  Operations Team Program Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Mark Caulder, M.S., M.P.H.
  Health Program Specialist
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Hemin Chin, Ph.D.
  Director
  Ocular Genetics Program
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Gwen Collman, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Susceptibility and Population Health Branch
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Christine Colvis, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Jennifer Couch, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Program Analyst
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Christie Drew, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Johanna Dwyer, Ph.D.
  Senior Nutrition Scientist 
  Office of Dietary Supplements
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives 
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Jessica Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., MPH
  Associate Director 
  Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Elise Feingold, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Genome Analysis
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Lisa Freund, Ph.D.
  Branch Chief
  Child Development and Behavior Branch
  National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
• Michelle Freund, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Weiniu Gan, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Peter Good, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Genomic Informatics
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Astrid Haugen
  Program Analyst
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Jerry Heindel, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Laurie Johnson
  Budget Officer
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Donna Jones
  Budget Officer
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• 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)
• Roger Little, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Basic Neurosciences and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Guoying Liu, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
• Conrad Mallia, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Anna McCormick, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Genetics and Cell Biology Branch
  ​National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Nasrin Nabavi, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Srikanth Nadadur, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Paul Okano, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Susan E. Old, Ph.D.
  Acting Deputy Director
  Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Michael Pazin, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  ENCODE and modENCODE Projects
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Suzana Petanceska, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Kristi Pettibone, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) 
• Jonathan Pollock, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Genetics and Molecular Neurobiology Research Branch
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Carol Pontzer, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Dena Procaccini, M.A.
  Scientific Program Analyst
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Robert Riddle, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Sharon Ross, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• William Sharrock, Ph.D.
  Director, Bone Biology Program 
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Pothur Srinivas, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Randall Stewart, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Susan Taymans, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
• Mukesh Verma, Ph.D.
  Acting Branch Chief
  Host Susceptibility Factors Branch and Methods and Technologies Branch
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Aleksandra Vicentic, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Circadian Rhythms, Sleep and Regulation of Behavior Program
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Julie Wallace, Ph.D. 
  Health Science Policy Analyst
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Bracie Watson, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Leroy Worth, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Ashley Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)