Co-Chairs:

• Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
  Director
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• Martha J. Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Working Group Coordinator: 

• Lita M. Proctor, Ph.D.
  Program Coordinator
  Human Microbiome Project
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Mary Ellen Perry, 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: 

• Maria Giovanni, Ph.D.
  Assistant Director for Microbial Genomics and Advanced Technologies
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Jean McEwen, J.D., Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Jeff Schloss, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Technology Development
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Members: 

• Beena Akolkar, Ph.D.
  Director
  Immunopathogenesis and Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes Program
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• Carl Baker, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
   
• Lisa Begg, Dr.P.H., R.N.
  Director
  Research Programs
  Office of Research on Women's Health
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Teresa M. Bernaciak, Ph.D.
  Health Specialist
  Respiratory Diseases Branch
  Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Lisa Chadwick, Ph.D.
  Program Administrator
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Shaila Chhibba
  Scientific Program Analyst
  Human Microbiome Project and H3Africa
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Ricardo Cibotti, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Skin Immunobiology and Immune Mediated Diseases of Skin Program
  Division of Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
   
• Sandra Colombini-Hatch, M.D.
  Division of Lung Disease
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Hagit David, Ph.D.
  Product Development Program Office
  Sexually Transmitted Infections Diseases
  Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Cindy Davis, Ph.D.
  Director
  Grants and Extramural Activities
  Office of Dietary Supplements
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Carolyn Deal, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Valentina Di Francesco, Ph.D.
  Program Director for Bioinformatics
  Genomics and Proteomics Program
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Linda Duffy, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  NIH Scientific Chair for the PPWG under the NIH\DNRC
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
   
• Erika Elvander, M.A.
  Health Policy Analyst
  Office of Research on Women’s Health
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Rebecca A. Fuldner, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Aging Physiology Branch
  Director, Immunology Program
  Biology of Aging Program
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
   
• Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Neuroscience & Behavior
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
   
• Q. Max Guo, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Genetics and Cell Biology Branch
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
   
• Kevin Howcroft, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Cancer Immunology and Hematology Branch
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D.
  Director
  Education and Biomedical Research Development
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Robert Karp, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Genetics and Genomics
  Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• Jag Khalsa, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Medical Consequences
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Brenda Korte, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Discovery Science and Technology
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
   
• Albert Lee, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
   
• A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Mental Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• R. Dwayne Lunsford, Ph.D.
  Director
  Microbiology Program
  Integrative Biology and Infectious Disease Branch
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
   
• Yvonne Maddox, Ph.D.
  Acting Director
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Aron Marquitz, Ph.D.
  Health Specialist
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Melody Mills, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
  Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Hannah Peavy, M.D.
  Medical Officer
  Division of Lung Diseases
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Carol Pontzer, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Immune Modulation
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
   
• Matthew Portnoy, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Special Programs
  Office of Extramural Programs
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health
   
• Shiva Singh, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Special Initiatives Branch
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
   
• Pamela Starke-Reed, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  NIH Division of Nutrition Research Coordination
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• Bracie Watson, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
   
• Chris Wellington
  Scientific Program Analyst
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)