Venture Program
Venture Program
NBSxWGS NIH Working Group
This is the trans-NIH Working Group that oversees the development, implementation, communication, and assessment of the Common Fund Venture Program's Newborn Screening by Whole Genome Sequencing (NBSxWGS) initiative.
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.
- Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D.
Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
The Working Group Coordinator and the Program Leaders serve as the day-to-day leadership for the initiative and within the Working Group. Also included here are points of contact for areas of program management.
Working Group Coordinator:
- Dominique Pichard, M.D., M.S.
Director, Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Common Fund Program Leaders:
- Matthew Arnegard, Ph.D.
Newborn Screening by Whole Genome Sequencing Initiative Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Mary Ann Wu, Ph.D.
Venture Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD)
Points of Contact:
- Selyman Rastani, B.Sc.
Program Analyst, Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Brandon Riley, M.P.M.
Initiative Advisor
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Kristina Faulk, B.S.
Initiative Advisor
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Linda Ho, M.S.P.P.
Program Analyst
Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Christy Kano, Ph.D.
Initiative Advisor
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Erna Petrich, M.A.
Initiative Advisor
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Melody Salcedo, J.D.
Initiative Advisor
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD) - Kristen Schlotman, M.P.H.
Health Science Policy Analyst, Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications (SPEC) Contact
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD)
Members:
The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.
- PJ Brooks, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Mollie Minear, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Division of Genomic Medicine (DGM)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Melissa Parisi, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch (IDDB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
