NIH Working Group

Co-Chairs:

• Kay Lund, Ph.D.
  Director, Division of Biomedical Research Workforce Programs
  Office of Extramural Programs
  Office of Extramural Research
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Working Group Coordinators: 

• Alison Gammie, Ph.D.
  Director
  Training, Workforce Development and Diversity
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Stephen Korn, Ph.D.
  Director
  Office of Training, Career Development and Workforce Diversity
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Patricia (Trish) Labosky, 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: 

• Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D.
  Training Officer
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Robin Barr, D.Phil.
  Director
  Division of Extramural Activities
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Lori M. Conlan, Ph.D.
  Director
  Office of Postdoctoral Services
  Office of Intramural Training & Education
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• John Connaughton, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Special Emphasis Panel Section 2
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Jessica M. Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., MPH
  Director of Training and Education
  Division of Pre-Clinical Innovation
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Chyren Hunter, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Translational Research Program
  Office of Research on Women’s Health
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Heather A. Junkins, M.S.
  Program Director
  Division of Genomic Medicine
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Shoshana Y. Kahana, Ph.D.
  Research Training Policy Officer
  Division of Biomedical Research Workforce
  Office of Extramural Research
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Nicholas A. Leake, MS
  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)
• Rebecca Lenzi, Ph.D.
  Health Specialist
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Michele Rankin, Ph.D.
  Coordinator for Research Training
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Research Training Officer (Designee)
  Division of Scientific Programs
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders (NIDCD)
• Dede Rutberg, M.B.A.
  Lead Grants Management Specialist
  Grants Management Branch
  Division of Extramural Activities
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Sanya A. Springfield, Ph.D.
  Director
  Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Jennifer Sutton, M.S.
  Extramural Program Policy and Evaluation Officer
  Office of Extramural Programs
  Office of Extramural Research
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Jonathan Wiest, Ph.D.
  Director
  Center for Cancer Training
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)