Co-Chairs:

• Christopher P. Austin, M.D. 
  Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 
   
• Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
  Director
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 

Working Group Coordinators: 

• Christine Colvis, Ph.D.
  Director
  Extramural Therapeutics Discovery
  Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules
  Office of the Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 
   
• Aaron C. Pawlyk, Ph.D.
  Program Director 
  Pharmacogenomics and Drug Discovery
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 

Project Team Leaders: 

• Yong Yao, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Administrator
  NIH Roadmap Molecular Libraries and Imaging
  Division of Extramural Activities
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 
   
• Jean C. Zenklusen, M.S., Ph.D.
  Scientific Program Director
  Office of Cancer Genomics
  National Cancer Institute (NCI) 

Members: 

• Bobbie Ann Austin, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Drug Development Partnership Programs
  Office of the Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 
   
• Iddil Bekirov, Ph.D.
  Program Analyst
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• Kristopher Bough, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Miles Fabian, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Colin Fletcher, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Knock Out Mouse Program
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Zorina Galis, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 
   
• Bobbie Gardner
  Communications Coordinator
  Office of Communications
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
   
• R. Dwayne Lunsford, Ph.D.
  Director, Microbiology Program
  Dental Small Business Coordinator (SBIR/STTR)
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
   
• Ronald Margolis, Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor for Molecular Endocrinology
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• 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)
   
• Mehdi Mesri, Ph.D.
  Program Manager
  Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research
  Office of the Director 
  National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
   
• Jill Morris, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Neurogenetics 
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
   
• Antonio B. Noronha, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Neuroscience & Behavior
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 
   
• Ajay Pillai, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Computational Science
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 
   
• Veerasamy “Ravi” Ravichandran, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator 
  Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Division 
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 
   
• Matthew T. Reilly, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Neuroscience & Behavior
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 
   
• Joni Rutter, Ph.D.
  Acting Director
  Division of Basic Neurosciences and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 
   
• Corinne Silva, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Intracellular Signalling 
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 
   
• Gurusingham Sittampalam, Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor to the Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
   
• Margaret Sutherland, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Neurodegeneration Cluster 
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
   
• Xin (Jean) Yuan, Ph.D. 
  Portfolio Analyst
  Office of Portfolio Analysis
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives 
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
   
• Anne Zajicek, M.D. Pharm.D.
  Chief 
  Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 

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)