Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG)
Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG)
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.
- Christine Colvis, Ph.D.
Director, Drug Development Partnerships Programs
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences(NCATS) - Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Leadership Team & Points of Contact:
Coordinators, Program Leaders, and Project Team Leaders 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 Leader:
- Becky Miller, 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)
Working Group Coordinators:
- Karlie Sharma, Ph.D.
IDG Coordinator
Program Officer, Resource Dissemination and Outreach Center (RDOC)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Points of Contact:
- David Dzamashvili
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Brionna Hair, Ph.D.
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Science Policy 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.
- Sam Ananthan, Ph.D.
Chief, Chemistry and Pharmacology Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Steve Benowitz, M.A.
Communications Coordinator
Office of Communications
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Mark Caprara, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Center for Scientific Review (CSR) - Marc Charette, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Hemin Chin, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - Severn Churn, Ph.D.
IDG Project Scientist, Data and Resource Generation Centers (Ion Channels)
Program Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - David Dzamashvili
Operations Team Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Office of the Director - Colin Fletcher, Ph.D.
Program Director
Knock Out Mouse Program
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Zorina Galis, Ph.D.
Chief, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch (VBHB) DCVS/NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Bobbie Gardner
Public Affairs Specialist
Office of Communications
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Brionna Hair, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Office of the Director - Pascal Laeng, Ph.D.
Program Manager
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Jerry Li, Ph.D.
IDG Project Team Leader, Knowledge Management Center (KMC) and Cutting Edge Informatics Tools (CEITs)
Program Director
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Chris Lindsey, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Contraception Research Branch (CRB)/Division of Extramural Research (DER)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Abir Malik
IDG Program Analyst
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Tristan McClure-Begley, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Integrative Neuroscience
Division of Neuroscience & Behavior
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Mehdi Mesri, Ph.D.
IDG Project Scientist, Data and Resource Generation Centers (Kinase Group)
Program Director, Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research
NCI Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Enrique Michelotti, Ph.D.
Molecular Biology Program Director
Division of Neuroscience & Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Laurie Nadler, Ph.D.
Chief, Neuropharmacology Program
Division of Neuroscience & Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Antonio B. Noronha, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Neuroscience & Behavior
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - Michael O'Neil, Ph.D.
Preclinical Drug Discovery Program Officer
Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Division of Microbiology and Infections Disease
National Institute of Allergy and Infections Disease (NIAID) - Aaron Pawlyk, Ph.D.
Chief, Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch (OPPTB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Suzana Petanceska, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging (NIA - Ajay Pillai, Ph.D.
IDG Project Scientist, Knowledge Management Center (KMC) and Cutting-Edge Informatics (CEITs)
Program Director, Computational Science
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Steven Pittenger, Ph.D.
IDG Program Officer, Resource Dissemination and Outreach Center (RDOC)
Program Officer
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Karlie Sharma, Ph.D.
IDG Project Scientist, Resource Dissemination and Outreach Center (RDOC)
IDG R03 and SBIR/STTR Initiative Lead
Program Officer
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Lu Wang, Ph.D.
Director, Translational Genetics & Genomics Program
Chief, Translational Genomics Research Branch
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Ashley Xia, Ph.D.
IDG Program Officer, Data and Resource Generation Centers (DRGCs)
Program Director
Common Fund Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) - Zuoyu Xu, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Therapeutics Division
Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) - Yong Yao, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Xin (Jean) Yuan, Ph.D.
Portfolio Analyst
Office of Portfolio Analysis
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
