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.
- Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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.
Working Group Coordinators:
- Linda Porter, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Pain Policy and Planning
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - John Satterlee, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Basic Neuroscience
and Behavioral Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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)
Points of Contact:
- Nic Johnston, M.S.
Scientific Program Analyst
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Angela Ambrosi, M.P.A.
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) - Sara Amolegbe, M.S.P.H
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.
- Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director, Basic and Mechanistic Research Branch
Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) - Dave Frankowski, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Melissa Ghim, PhD
Director, Neuroscience of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders Program
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Aron Marquitz, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Leah Pogorzala, Ph.D.
Health Science Policy Analyst
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Cheryse Sankar, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Analyst
Office of Pain Policy
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Coryse St Hillaire-Clarke, Ph.D.
Program Director
Sensory and Motor Disorders of Aging Program
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Laura Wandner, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Office of Pain Policy and Planning
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Susan Wright, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)