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NIH Working Group

The Single Cell Analysis Program (SCAP) has transitioned from Common Fund support. The Working Group member list reflects the membership at the end of this program. For more information, please visit https://commonfund.nih.gov/singlecell/.

Co-Chairs:

  • Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
    Director
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D.
    Director
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Working Group Coordinators: 

  • Richard Conroy, Ph.D.
    Program Leader
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health
  • Yong Yao, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Common Fund Program Leader:

  • Ananda Roy, Ph.D.
    Program Leader
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Members: 

  • David Balasundaram, Ph.D.
    Scientific Review Officer
    Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences
    Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  • Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
    Chief
    Functional Neurogenomics Program
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Olivier Blondel, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Endocrine Systems Biology Program
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Joseph J Breen, Ph.D.
    Program Officer
    Lyme Borreliosis and Related Diseases
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • Jill Carrington, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Tony Casco
    Operations Team Program Analyst
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Elizabeth Church, Ph.D.
    Program Officer
    Pathogenesis and Basic Research
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • Jennifer Couch, Ph.D.
    Chief
    Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
    Division of Cancer Biology
    National Cancer Institute (NCI))
  • Paula Fearon, Ph.D.
    Analyst
    Portfolio Analysis
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Michelle Freund, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavior Science
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Joseph G. Gindhart, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
  • Deborah K. Hoshizaki, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Halonna Kelly, Ph.D.
    Scientific Program Analyst
    Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • J. Randy Knowlton, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Cancer Biology
    Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Brenda Korte, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Applied Science and Technology
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  • Jennie Larkin, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Sara Lin, Ph.D.
    Program Director, Lung Biology and Disease Branch
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
    Deputy Director
    Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • Su-Yau Mao, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Arthritis Biology Program
    Division of Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • Ron Patrick Merriwether
    Extramural Support Assistant
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Alan Michelson, M.D., Ph.D.
    Associate Director
    Basic Research
    Genetics and Developmental Biology Center
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Oleg Mirochnitchenko, Ph.D.
    Program Officer
    Rodent Research Models and Applied Research
    National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
  • Cathy K. Ng
    Scientific Program Analyst
    Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavior Science
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • David F. Owens, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Repair and Plasticity Cluster
    National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)
  • David Panchision, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Developmental Neurobiology
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Ajay Pillai, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Computational Science
    National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
  • Carol Pontzer, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
  • Krystyna Rys-Sikora, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Erin Shannon, MBA
    Special Assistant to the Director
    Division of Extramural Research
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Grace L. Shen, Ph.D.
    Group Leader and Director, Retinal Diseases Program
    Division of Extramural Research
    National Eye Institute (NEI)
  • Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
    Director
    Division of Extramural Research
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  • Jessica Smith, Ph.D.
    Scientific Program Analyst
    Office of Strategic Coordination
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Elizabeth Stansell, Ph.D.
    Program Officer
    Pathogenesis and Basic Research
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • Susan Taymans, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Reproductive Genetics and Epigenetics
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • José M. Velázquez, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Cell Biology Program
    Division of Aging Biology
    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Da-Yu Wu, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administrator
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

This page last reviewed on April 12, 2024