Council of Councils > Membership

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

Annesa Flentje, Ph.D. (2029)*
Professor
School of Nursing, Community Health Systems
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

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

Maryellen L. Giger, Ph.D. (2029)*
A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor of Radiology
Committee on Medical Physics
Vice-Chair of Radiology (Basic Science Research)
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

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)
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

Keith C. Norris, M.D., Ph.D. (2029)*
Executive Vice Chair
Department of Medicine for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Professor of Medicine
UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 

Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. (2029)*
Professor
Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research
Chair, Department of Population Health Sciences
Associate Director of Cancer Outreach and Engagement at Mays Cancer Center
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

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

Lori A. Setton, Ph.D. (2029)*
Department Chair
Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
McKelvey School of Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

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

Josh Denny, M.D., M.S.
Chief Executive Officer
All of Us Research Program Office, DPCPSI, OD

Geri R. Donenberg. Ph.D.
Director
Office of AIDS Research, DPCPSI, OD

Matthew W. Gillman, M.D., S.M.
Director
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program Office, 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

Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Strategic Coordination, DPCPSI, OD

David M. Murray, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Disease Prevention, DPCPSI, OD

Karen L. Parker, Ph.D., M.S.W.
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

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