Venture Program
Venture Program
NIOI 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 Advancing Non-Invasive Optical Imaging Approaches for Biological Systems (NIOI) 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.
- Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Bruce Tromberg, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
The Working Group Coordinator and the Program Leader 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:
- Jonathan Pollock, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Genetics, Epigenetics, and Developmental Neuroscience Branch (GEDN)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Common Fund Program Leader:
- Mary Ann Wu, Ph.D.
Venture Program Leader
Advancing Non-Invasive Optical Imaging Approaches for Biological Systems (NIOI) Initiative Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD)
Points of Contact:
- Angela Ambrosi, M.P.A.
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) - Richard Conroy, Ph.D., M.B.A.
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) - 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.
- Afrouz Anderson, Ph.D.
Program Director, Division of Applied Science & Technology (Biomedical Imaging)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Hope Beier, Ph.D.
Program Director, Imaging Technology Development Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Iddil Bekirov, Ph.D.
Health Program Specialist, Infrastructure Branch
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Janet Cyr, Ph.D.
Program Director, Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) - Bernard (Bernie) Dardzinski, Ph.D.
Program Director, Image-Guided Intervention Branch
Cancer Imaging Program, Division of Cancer Treatment & Diagnostics
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Christina Liu, Ph.D.
Program Director, Technology Development Branch
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Jacqui Marzec, M.S.
Health Specialist, Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch (ERTB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Tristan McClure-Begley, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Integrative Neuroscience Branch
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Sri Nadadur, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch (ERTB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Amy Poremba, Ph.D.
Program Director, Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
