NIH Working Group

Co-Chairs:

• Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Technology Development
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Paul Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  National Eye Institute (NEI)

Working Group Coordinator: 

• Richard S. Fisher, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Science Policy and Legislation
  National Eye Institute (NEI)

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Ravi Basavappa, 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: 

• Denis Buxton, Ph.D.
  Associate Program Director
  Heart Research Program
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• German Cavelier, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Informatics Research and Development
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Preethi Chander, Ph.D.
  Health Science Program Administrator
  Office of Program planning and Analysis
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Lori Henderson, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Discovery Science and Technology
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
• Susan McCarthy, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Cancer Immunology and Hematology Branch
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Roger L. Miller, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Neural Prosthesis Development
  National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Pankaj Qasba, Ph.D. 
  Program Director
  Retinal Diseases Program
  National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Margaret Sutherland, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Neurodegeneration Cluster
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Michael Weinrich, M.D.
  Director
  National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)