Nutrition for Precision Health Working Group Members
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.
- Griffin Rodgers, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S.
Chief Executive Officer
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.
Director
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Ned Sharpless, M.D.
Director
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
Coordinators, Program Leaders, and Project Team Leaders 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.
Working Group Coordinators:
- Holly Nicastro, Ph.D., MPH
Program Director
Office of Nutrition Research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Christopher Lynch
Director
Office of Nutrition Research
National Institutes of Health
Common Fund Program Leader:
- Felicia Qashu
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Ananda Roy,Ph.D.
Program Leader
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Point of Contacts:
- Samantha Adas
Program Analyst
Office of Nutrition Research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Tony Casco
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Program/Management Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Danyelle Winchester, Ph.D.
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Specialist
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Members:
The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.
- Romuladus Azuine, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., R.N.
All of Us Research Program
Program Officer
Division of Technology and Platform Development
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Andrew Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
Branch Chief
Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch (PGNB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Mark Caulder, M.S., M.P.H.
Biobank Program Director
Division of Scientific Programs
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Cindy Davis, Ph.D.
Director
Grants and Extramural Activities
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
Office of the Director (OD)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Qi Duan, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Health Informatics Technologies (DHIT)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
- Mary Evans, Ph.D.
Program Director
Digestive Diseases and Nutrition (DDN)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Roberto Flores, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Program Director
Nutritional Sciences Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Christopher Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Kirsten Herrick, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Science / Risk Factor Assessment Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Robert Karp, Ph.D.
Program Director
Digestive Diseases and Nutrition (DDN)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Christopher Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Yasmin Kloth, M.S.
Commuication Team Lead
All of Us Research Program
Division of Extramural Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Maria Lopez-Class, Ph.D, M.P.H, M.S
Health Care Provider Organization Program Director
All of Us Research Program
Division of Scientific Programs
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- James Luo, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Padma Maruvada, Ph.D.
Program Director
Digestive Diseases and Nutrition (DDN)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- James McClain, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Participant Technologies Program Director
All of Us Research Program
Division of Technology and Platform Development
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- George Papanicolaou, Ph.D.
Program Director
Epidemiology Branch
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Charlotte Pratt, Ph.D., M.S., R.D, FAHA
Deputy Branch Chief
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Jill Reedy, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Branch Chief
Risk Factor Assessment Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sharon Ross Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director
Nutritional Sciences Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Katie Rush, M.A.
Communications Team Lead
All of Us Research Program
Division of Comms & Marketing
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Shurjo Sen, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Genome Sciences
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Sheri Schully, Ph.D.
Acting Chief Medical and Scientific Officer
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Claire Schulkey, Ph.D.
Data Scientist
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Daniel Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Research and Training/ERTB
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Pothur Srinivas, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Associate Director
Epidemiology and Genomic Research Program (EGRP)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Derrick Tabor, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Scientific Program, Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Katrina Theisz, M.S.
Scientific Communications Specialist
All of Us Research Program
Division of Medical and Clinical Review
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Ashley Vargas, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.N.
Program Director
Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch (PGNB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Lu Wang, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Translational Genomics Research Branch
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- Xujing Wang, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (DEM)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Jamie White, M.S.
Health Science Strategy and Relations Lead
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
- Kenneth Wilkins, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
Office of Clinical Research Support
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Deborah Young-Hyman, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
- Giovanna Zappala Ph.D., MPH
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
This page last reviewed on December 22, 2020