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.

• Helene Langevin, M.D.
  Director
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Richard Hodes, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Leadership Team & Points of Contact:

The Executive Committee and Common Fund 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.

Executive Committee: 

• Robin Boineau, M.D., M.A.
  Coordinator
  Acting Director
  Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• David A. Murray, Ph.D.
  Executive Committee Member
  Associate Director
  Office of Disease Prevention
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
  Executive Committee Member
  Deputy Director
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Coordinator & Program Officer
  Branch Chief
  Clinical Research Branch
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
   

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Elizabeth Wilder, Ph.D.
  Program Leader
  Director
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Points of Contact:

• Christina M. Brackna
  Program Analyst
  Public Health Analyst
  Office of Policy, Planning, & Evaluation
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• 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)
• 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 Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Catherine Law, M.T.S.C.
  Communications
  Director
  Office of Communications and Public Liaison
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Denesha Simmons
  Program Specialist/Operations Coordinator
  Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Members:

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

• Kevin Abbott, M.D., M.P.H.
  Program Director
  Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Jane Atkinson, D.D.S.
  Director
  Trial Innovation Network
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Rachel Ballard, M.D., M.P.H.
  Director
  Prevention Research Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Partha Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Erica Breslau, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Program Director
  Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Robert Carter, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Allison Cernich, Ph.D.
  Director
  National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• David Chambers, D.Phil.
  Deputy Director for Implementation Science
  Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Kevin Chan, M.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Redonna Chandler, Ph.D.
  Chief of the Services Research Branch
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Faye Chen,  Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Elaine Collier, M.D.
  Senior Advisor to Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Jennie Conroy, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Gynecologic Health and Disease Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Robin Conwit, M.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Clinical Research
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Susan Czajkowski, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Health Behaviors Research Branch
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Gregory A. Deye, M.D.
  Medical Officer/Program Officer
  Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Paul Doria-Rose, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  Chief
  Healthcare Assessment Research Branch
  Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Sarah Duffy, Ph.D.
  Associate Director for Economics Research
  Services Research Branch
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Debra Egan, M.Sc., M.P.H.
  Clinical Trials Specialist
  Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Basil Eldadah, M.D., Ph.D.
  Supervisory Medical Officer
  Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Lawrence Fine, M.D.
  Branch Chief
  Prevention and Population Sciences Program
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Michael Freed, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology Branch
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Andrew Freedman, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch
  Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Ann Geiger, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Deputy Associate Director
  Healthcare Delivery Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Kimberly Gray, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Population Health Branch
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Evan Hadley, M.D.
  Director
  Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Rebecca Hommer, M.D.
  Program Manager
  Division of Clinical Research
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Clayton Huntley, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Kristen Huntley, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Center for Clinical Trials Network
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Paul L. Kimmel, M.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Tracy King, M.D.
  Medical Director
  Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Jennie Larkin, MS, Ph.D.
  Director
  Office of Research Evaluation and Operations
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Michael Lauer, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  Office of Extramural Research
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Barbara Linder, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Martha Matocha, Ph.D.
  Acting Deputy Director
  Division of Extramural Science Programs
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• Sue Marden, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Susan Mendley, M.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Jeri Miller, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Office of End of Life & Palliative Care Research
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• Nancy Miller, M.A., Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor to Associate Director
  Healthcare Delivery Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
  Program Director, Division of Extramural Research
  Clinical Research in Complementary and Integrative Health Branch
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Pete Murray, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Clinical Research in Complementary and Integrative Health Branch
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Elizabeth Neilson, Ph.D.
  Health Science Policy Analyst
  Office of Disease Prevention
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Gila Neta, Ph.D., M.P.P.
  Program Officer
  Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Stephen O'Connor, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Treatment and Prevention Research Branch
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Amy Patterson, M.D.
  Director
  Scientific Research Program Policy and Strategic Initiatives
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Jane L. Pearson, Ph.D.
  Program Chief
  Adult Preventive Intervention Program
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• Linda L. Porter, Ph.D.
  Director
  Office of Pain Policy
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Nicole Redmond, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. 
  Medical Officer
  Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Bill Riley, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Matthew Rudorfer, M.D.
  Program Chief
  Somatic Treatments Program
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Yaffa Rubinstein, M.S., Ph.D.
  Rare Disease Patient Registries and Bio-repositories Special Volunteer
  National Information Center
  Health Services Research & Health Care Technology
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Denise Russo, Ph.D.
  Deputy Branch Chief
  Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Marcel Salive, M.D., M.P.H.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Office of Scientific Review
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Jerry Sheehan, M.S.
  Deputy Director
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Belinda Sims, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Prevention Research Branch
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Luke Stoeckel, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Mechanistic and Translational Decision Science
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Shelley Su, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  Services Research Branch
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Susana Serrate-Sztein, M.D.
  Director
  Division of Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Erica Spotts, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Robert Star, M.D.
  Director
  Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
  National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Chuck Washabaugh, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Orthopaedic Research Program
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Dave Wendler, M.A., Ph.D.
  Senior Investigator
  Head of the Section on Research Ethics
  Department of Bioethics
  NIH Clinical Center (CC)
• Carolyn Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Chief
  Vaccine Research Program
  Division of AIDS
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Anne Zajicek, M.D., Pharm.D.
  Chief
  Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)