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.
- 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 - Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.
Director
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Katrina A.B. Goddard, Ph.D.
Director of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
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 Coordinator:
- Holly Nicastro, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director
Office of Nutrition Research
Office of the Director
Common Fund Program Leader:
- Felicia Qashu, Ph.D.
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
Point of Contacts:
- Samantha Adas M.S., R.D.N.
Program Analyst
Office of Nutrition Research
Office of the Director - Brionna Hair, Ph.D., M.P.H
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director - Jason Shockey, Ph.D.
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Management/Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
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.
Program Officer
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Alison Brown, M.S., Ph.D., R.D.N.
Program Director
Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Andrew Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
Director
Office of Nutrition Research
Office of the Director - Mark Caulder, M.S., M.P.H.
Biobank Program Director
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Yuxia Cui, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Shilpy Dixit, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Kevin Dodd, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
Biometry Research Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - 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) - Jerome Fleg, M.D.
Medical Officer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Roberto Flores, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Program Director
Nutritional Sciences Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Yih-Woei Fridell, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Aging Biology (DAB)
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Stephanie George, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Christopher Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Section Chief
Division of Clinical Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Kirsten Herrick, Ph.D., M.S.
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) - Christopher Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Cashell Jaquish, Ph.D.
Program Officer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Briana Lang, M.A.
Senior User Experience Strategist
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Tamara Litwin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Epidemiologist
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Maria Lopez-Class, Ph.D., M.P.H, M.S.
Program Director
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Qing Lu, DVM, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Lung Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - James Luo, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Nakia Mack M.P.H., B.S.
Health Science Analyst
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - 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.
Program Director
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director
- Tamara McNealy, Ph.D.
Program Director
Oral Microbiota & Bacterial Disease Program
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Emmanuel Mongodin, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Rhonda Moore, Ph.D.
Senior User Experience Strategist
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Aaron Ogletree, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Manager
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) - Youngsuk Oh, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - George Papanicolaou, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Office of Strategic Coordination
Office of the Director - 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) - Jared Reis, Ph.D.
Deputy Branch Chief
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - 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
Office of the Director - Shurjo Sen, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Genome Sciences
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Izzy Seo, M.P.H.
Health Science Analyst
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Sheri Schully, Ph.D.
Acting Chief Medical and Scientific Officer
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Claire Schulkey, Ph.D.
Data Scientist
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - Daniel Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Research and Training/ERTB
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Scarlet Shi, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Pothur Srinivas, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Associate Director
Epidemiology and Genomic Research Program (EGRP)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Katrina Theisz, M.S.
Scientific Communications Specialist
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director - 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) - 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) - Mike Wolz, M.S.
Program Officer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Susan Yanovski, M.D.
Co-Director, Office of Obesity Research
Program Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Deborah Young-Hyman, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
