Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)
Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)
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.
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:
Michelle Hamlet, Ph.D.
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
Working Group Coordinators:
Jessica Calzola, Ph.D., P.M.P.
Program Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Rina Das, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.
Chief
Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Gina Roussos, Ph.D.
Health Policy Analyst
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Sharon Smith, Ph.D.
Epidemiologist
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Program in Prevention and Population Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Points of Contact:
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
Andy Burnim, 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
Emilia Ascanio Carrera, M.P.H.
Scientific Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
Brian Davis
Communications Specialist
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Chantel Fuqua, Ph.D.
Program Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Priscilla Grant, J.D.
Chief Grants Management Officer
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Shadab Hussain, Ph.D.
Program Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Janice Jeter
Program Analyst
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Emily Pollack
Program Analyst
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Melissa Smarr, Ph.D.
Program Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Crystal Wolfrey
Chief Grants Administrator
Office of Grants Administration
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Members:
The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.
Hugh Auchincloss, M.D.
Principal Deputy Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
NIH Brain Initiative
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Aria Crump, ScD.
Director
Office of Diversity and Health Disparities (ODHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Janet Cyr, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Zeynep Erim, Ph.D.
Program Division of Interdisciplinary Training
Division of Genome Sciences
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Lauren Hill, Ph.D.
Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Lynn King, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Irina N. Krasnova, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Clinical Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Sylvia E. Long, Ph.D., C.P.H.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Science Programs
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Karen Parker, Ph.D.
Director
Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
Office of the Director (OD)
Charlotte Pratt, Ph.D., R.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Katrina Serrano, Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Jean Shin, Ph.D.
Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) Office
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Reiko Toyama, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Developmental Biology and Structural Variation Branch
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Project Scientists:
Phil Daschner, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Tina Gatlin, Ph.D.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
John Haller, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Lucia Hinderoff, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Raphael Isokpehi, Ph.D.
Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS)
Gabriel Lai, Ph.D.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Deborah Linares, Ph.D., M.A.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Ruibai Luo, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conrad Mallia, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Marguerite Matthews, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Sunila Nair, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Ian C. Nova, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Maria Nurminskaya, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
April Oh, Ph.D., M.P.H.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Antoinette Percy-Laurry, Ph.D., CAPT-USPHS
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Melissa Smarr, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Fred Tyson, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Nadra Tyus, Ph.D.
Office of the Director, Office of Strategic Coordination
Lauren Ullrich, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Wanping Xu, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
