Council of Councils Membership
CHAIR
Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and
Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
MEMBERS
All terms end October 31 of year in parenthesis unless otherwise noted.
Kristin Ardlie, Ph.D. (4/30/2025)
Director, Genotype Tissue Expression (GTEx LDACC)
Broad Institute of Harvard University and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Linda Chang, M.D., M.S., FAAN, FANA, FISMRM (4/30/2025)
Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H. (2028)
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Rafael Irizarry, Ph.D. (2028)
Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Kevin B. Johnson, M.D., M.S., FAAP, FACMI, FIAHSI, FAMIA (4/30/2025)
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics
Department of Computer and Information Science
Department of Pediatrics
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
Vice President, Applied Informatics
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Karen C. Johnston, M.D., M.Sc. (2027)
Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
Associate Vice President for Clinical &
Translational Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Virginia
Director, iTHRIV
Charlottesville, Virginia
Barbara Kelley (2028)
Executive Director
Hearing Loss Association of America
Bethesda, Maryland
Jean A. King, Ph.D. (2028)
Dean, Art and Sciences
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Biology and Biotechnology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
Richard D. Krugman, M.D. (2025)
Vice Chancellor, Health Affairs
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado
Kevin C. Kent Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D. (2027)
Professor, Department of Surgery
School of Medicine
Director, Mouse Biology Program
Associate Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Jennifer Jaie Manly, Ph.D. (2028)
Professor of Neurophysiology in Neurology
Gertrude H. Sergievky Center and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
Rhonda Robinson-Beale, M.D. (4/30/2025)
UnitedHealthcare Group
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Susan Sanchez, Ph.D. (4/30/2025)
Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine
Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Ph.D., M.S. (4/30/2025)
Dean and Professor
Departments of Nutrition, and Biostatistics and Epidemiology
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Lauren Silvis, J.D. (2028)
Senior Vice President of External Affairs
Tempus, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
Russell N. Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D. (2025)
Professor and Chair, Ophthalmology
Boyd K. Bucey Professor
Director of UW Medicine Eye Institute
Adjunct Professor, Departments of Pathology
and Biological Structure
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
EX-OFFICIO
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Principal Deputy Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Franziska B. Grieder, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
DPCPSI, OD
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
PROGRAM LIAISONS
(The heads of the DPCPSI offices serve as liaisons to the Council of Councils.)
Andrew A. Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., F.A.A.P.
Director
Office of Nutrition Research, DPCPSI, OD
Janine A. Clayton, M.D., FARVO
Director
Office of Research on Women's Health, DPCPSI, OD
Geri R. Donenberg. Ph.D.
Director
Office of AIDS Research, DPCPSI, OD
Susan K. Gregurick, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Data Science Strategy, DPCPSI, OD
Franziska B. Grieder, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director
ORIP, DPCPSI, OD
David M. Murray, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Disease Prevention, DPCPSI, OD
Karen L. Parker, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director
Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office, DPCPSI, OD
Stefan M. Pasiakos, Ph.D., FACSM
Director
Office of Dietary Supplements, DPCPSI, OD
George Santangelo, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Portfolio Analysis, DPCPSI, OD
Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Strategic Coordination, DPCPSI, OD
Jane M. Simoni, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, DPCPSI, OD
Marina L. Volkov, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Evaluation, Performance, and Reporting, DPCPSI, OD
Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director
Tribal Health Research Office, DPCPSI, OD