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.
- Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
Director
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Richard Hodes, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Griffin Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
The Program Management Team and Program Leader 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.
Common Fund Program Management Team:
- Amanda Boyce, Ph.D.
MoTrPAC Consortium Coordinating Center (CCC) Project Scientist
Program Director
Muscle Development and Physiology Program
Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Emily Carifi, M.D.
MoTrPAC Consortium Coordinating Center (CCC) and Clinical Center (CC) Program Officer
Program Director
Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Jerome L. Fleg, M.D.
MoTrPAC Clinical Center (CC) Project Scientist
Medical Officer
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Lyndon Joseph, Ph.D.
MoTrPAC Preclinical Animal Study Sites (PASS) Program Officer
Health Science Administrator
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Padma Maruvada, Ph.D.
MoTrPAC Chemical Analysis Sites (CAS) Program Officer
Program Director
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - George Papanicolaou, Ph.D.
Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Program Manager
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - John Williams, Ph.D.
MoTrPAC Preclinical Animal Study Sites (PASS) Project Scientist
Program Director, Musculoskeletal Biology Program
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Ashley Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
MoTrPAC Chemical Analysis Sites (CAS) and Bioinformatics Center (BIC) Project Scientist
Program Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Common Fund Program Leader:
- Concepcion Nierras, 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)
Points of Contact:
- Jason Shockey, Ph.D.
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Program/Management Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Julee Auriemma
Program 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.
- Toyin Ajisafe, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D.
Health Scientist/AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
Office of Disease Prevention
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Laurie Friedman Donze, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Jonelle K. Drugan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Science Policy Analyst
Scientific Planning, Policy, and Analysis Branch
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Richard Ingraham, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences
Center for Scientific Review (CSR) - Mary Kautz, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator
Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Katherine I. Kim, M.A.
Scientific Program Analyst
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - James Koenig, Ph.D.
Stroke Program Director
Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Bramaramba Kowtha, M.S., R.D.N., L.D.N.
Public Health Advisor
Office of Disease Prevention
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Maren Laughlin, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for Integrative Metabolism
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Tania Lombo, Ph. D.
Program Officer
Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)
Office of the Director (OD) - Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) - Frank Perna, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Nalini Raghavachari, Ph.D.
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Mary Roary, Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Extramural Research
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Eric J Shiroma, ScD
Program Director
National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Xenia J. Tigno, Ph.D., M.S.
Program Director
Division of Lung Diseases
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Richard Troiano, Ph.D.
Epidemiologist
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Ashley Vargas, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.N.
Program Director
Precision Nutrition and Dietetics
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Mukesh Verma, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Methods and Technology Branch
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Justin Wilson, Ph.D.
Science Policy Analyst
Scientific Planning, Policy, and Analysis Branch
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Dana L. Wolff-Hughes, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administration
Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
National Institutes of Health - Steve Zullo, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Office of Scientific Review
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)