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.
- Gregory Germino, M.D.
Deputy Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D.
Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Amir Tamiz, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Translational Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
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.
Project Team Leaders:
- Brooks A. Gross, Ph.D.
Human Open-Research Neuro Engineering Technologies (HORNET)
Program Director
Division of Translational Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Emrin Horgusluoglu, Ph.D.
VNS Endpoints from Standardized Parameters (VESPA)
Program Director
Basic and Mechanistic Research in Complementary and Integrative Health Branch
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) - Eric M. Hudak, Ph.D.
Human Open-Research Neuro Engineering Technologies (HORNET)
Scientific Project Manager
Division of Translational Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Sahana N. Kukke, Ph.D.
Neuromod Prize
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Andrew Weitz, Ph.D.
SPARC Data and Resource Center (DRC)
Program Director for Special Initiatives
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Common Fund Program Manager:
- Felicia Qashu, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Health Science Administrator
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Points of Contact:
- Tony Casco
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Kristina Faulk
Senior Advisor, Program Administration and Policy
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Becca Black, Ph.D.
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
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.
- Olivier Berton, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Integrative Neuroscience Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Julia Berzhanskaya, Ph.D.
Innovator Support Lead
Innovation and Commercialization Office
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Moria Fisher Bittmann, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Discovery Science and Technology
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Joe Bonner, Ph.D.
Program Officer
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Wen G. Chen, Ph.D.
Branch Chief and Program Director
Basic and Mechanistic Research in Complementary and Integrative Health Branch
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) - Brad Cooke, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Theresa Cruz, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Diana Cummings, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Jessica Falcone, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Discovery Science & Technology (DDST)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Weiniu Gan, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Genetics, Genomics, and Advanced Technologies
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Hongwei Gao, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Officer
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Marie Gill, M.S.
Health Program Specialist
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Patricia Greenwel, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Daniel R. Gossett, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Jill Heemskerk, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Nick Langhals, Ph.D.
Program Director
Translational Neural Devices Cluster
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Matthew McAuliffe, Ph.D.
Chief
Biomedical Imaging Research Services Section (BIRSS)
Division of Computational Bioscience
Center for Information Technology (CIT) - Roger L. Miller, Ph.D.
Program Director
Neural Prosthesis Development
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- D.P. Mohapatra, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Michael Oshinsky, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Preclinical Pain Research
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Grace Peng, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Discovery Science & Technology
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Sreenivasan Rajamoni Nadar, Ph.D.
Referral Officer
Office of Research Evaluation & Operations
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Andrew F. Rossi, Ph.D.
Program Chief
Executive Functions Program
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - David Saslowsky, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Terez Shea-Donohue, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Sidd Shenoy, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Digital Health and Informatics Technologies Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) - Danilo A. Tagle, Ph.D.
Director for Special Initiatives
Division of Discovery Science & Technology
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Edmund (Ned) Talley, Ph.D.
Program Director
Neurotechnology and Integrated Systems
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Olga A. Tjurmina, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Heart Failure and Arrhythmias
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Alex Tuttle, Ph.D.
Program Director
Basic and Mechanistic Research in Complementary and Integrative Health Branch
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) - Nasim W. Vahidi, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Analyst
Division of Translational Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Rita Valentino, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Michael Wolfson, Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Program Evaluation and Strategic Partnerships
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Ashley Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Imaging Technology Development Branch
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute (NCI)