NIH Working Group
This is the trans-NIH Working Group that oversees the development, implementation, communication, and assessment of the Common Fund program.
Contact us: smaht@mail.nih.gov.
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.
- Eric Green, MD, Ph.D.
Director
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Walter Koroshetz, MD
Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Roger Little, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Rick Woychik, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Leadership Team and Points of Contact
Coordinators, Program Leaders, and Project Team Leaders serve as the day-to-day leadership for the program and Working Group. Also included here are points of contact for areas of program management.
Common Fund Program Leader:
- Richard Conroy. Ph.D., M.B.A.
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health
Working Group Coordinator:
- Amy C. Lossie, Ph.D.
Program Director
Genetics, Epigenetics, and Development Neuroscience Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Initiative Leaders
Initiative 1. Tissue Procurement Center
- Geetha Senthil, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Office of Genomics Research Coordination
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Initiative 2. Genome Characterization Centers
- Adam Felsenfeld, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Genome Sciences
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Amy C. Lossie, Ph.D.
Program Director
Genetics, Epigenetics, and Development Neuroscience Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Initiative 3. Tools and Technology Development
- Jill Morris, Ph.D
Program Director
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Initiative 4. Data Coordination Center
- Amy C. Lossie, Ph.D.
Program Director
Genetics, Epigenetics, and Development Neuroscience Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Initiative 5. Organizational Center
- Jill Morris, Ph.D
Program Director
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Additional NIH Office of Strategic Coordination Representation:
- David Bollweg
Management Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health - Brionna Hair, Ph.D
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health - Dena C. Procaccini, M.A.
Scientific Program Manager
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Members:
The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center's perspective
- Ian Fingerman Ph.D.
Program Director
DNA and Chromosome Aberrations Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Max Guo, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute of Aging (NIA) - Zubaida Saifudeen, Ph.D.
Director, Developmental Biology and Genetics Program<br>
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Daniel Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Tiina Urv, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Solita Chiayeng Wang, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Molecular Imaging Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Wendy Wang, Ph.D.
Program Director
Cancer Biomarkers Research Group
National Cancer Institute(NCI) - Yan Wang, Ph.D.
Program Director
Computational Genomics and Data Science
Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Alison Yao, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Aging