Director, National Institutes of Health

As NIH Director, Dr. Collins oversees the work of the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world, spanning the spectrum from basic to clinical research. Dr. Collins is a physician-geneticist noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the international Human Genome Project, which culminated in April 2003 with the completion of a finished sequence of the human DNA instruction book. He served as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH from 1993-2008.

Web Information

NIH web pages: http://www.nih.gov/about/director/index.htm

Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Collins

Twitter: @NIHDirector

Contact Information

Email:francis.collins@nih.gov

Phone: 301-496-2433

Address: 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892

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From NIH Director’s page

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  In that role he oversees the work of the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world, spanning the spectrum from basic to clinical research.

Dr. Collins is a physician-geneticist noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the international Human Genome Project, which culminated in April 2003 with the completion of a finished sequence of the human DNA instruction book. He served as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH from 1993-2008.

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Acting Director of the Office of Biotechnology Activities, Office of Science Policy at National Institutes of Health Executive Secretary for the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director

Dr. Jorgenson provides senior leadership, direction, and oversight of new, high impact NIH scientific initiatives across the NIH Institutes and Centers and conducts analyses on a wide variety of policy issues of high-priority to NIH and the United States Government. Most recently she has assisted in the creation of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and is the lead staff on the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative at NIH.

Web Information

Office of Biotechnology Webpage:   osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities

LinkedIn Webpage: linkedin.com/pub/lyric-jorgenson/4/544/8b2

Contact Information

Email:lyric.jorgenson@nih.gov

Phone: 301-496-6837

Address: Office of Science Policy, OD Rockledge 1, Suite 750 6705 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817

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Lyric A. Jorgenson, Ph.D., is a Health Science Policy Advisor and Analyst in the Immediate Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health under the Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and Policy. In this position, she provides senior leadership, direction, and oversight of new, high impact NIH scientific initiatives across the NIH Institutes and Centers and conducts analyses on a wide variety of policy issues of high-priority to NIH and the United States Government. Most recently she has assisted in the ...

Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and Policy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ex Officio Member for the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director

Dr. Hudson leads the science policy, legislation, communications, and outreach efforts of the NIH and serves as a senior advisor to the NIH director. She is responsible for creating major new strategic and scientific initiatives for NIH and is currently leading the planning and creation of the President’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

Contact Information

Email: kathy.hudson@nih.gov

Phone: 301-496-1455

Address: BG 1 RM 109 1 CENTER DR BETHESDA MD 20814

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Dr. Hudson is the Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and Policy (DDSOP) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  In April 2013, Dr. Hudson was appointed an ex-officio member of the NIH Advisory Council’s Working Group for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, with a goal to understand and map the human brain

As NIH’s DDSOP, Dr. Hudson works with the NIH leadership in developing and implementing new strategic and scientific initiatives for the world’s largest biomedical research agency, which has an annual budget of $31 billion, to advance NIH’s mission of enhancing public health.

Dr. Hudson’s professional experience includes serving as the Acting Deputy Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH; the NIH Chief of Staff; ...

Chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.  Co-chair of Neuroethics Committee, MCWG – BRAIN Inititative

Dr. Grady’s research focuses on the ethics of clinical research, especially subject recruitment, incentives, vulnerability, informed consent, and international research ethics. She is currently a member of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; and also a senior research fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and an elected fellow at the American Academy of Nursing and at the Hastings Center.

Web Information

NIH Webpage: bioethics.nih.gov/people/grady-bio

Presidential Commision page:  bioethics.gov/christine-grady

NIH Clinical Center page: clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/SeniorStaff/christine_grady

Contact Information

Email:  cgrady@cc.nih.gov

Phone:  301-496-2429

Address: 10 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892

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Dr. Christine Grady is chief of the Clinical Center’s Department of Bioethics. Her research focuses on research subject recruitment, incentives, vulnerability, and international research ethics. Dr. Grady has written widely in books and scholarly journals on topics in bioethics, HIV disease, and nursing.

Dr. Grady received a bachelor’s degree in nursing and biology from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in community health nursing from Boston College, and a doctoral degree in philosophy and bioethics from Georgetown University.

She is currently a member of President Obama’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. She is a senior research fellow at the Kennedy Institute ...

Director, Office of Scientific Liaison, NINDS

Dr Adams leads OSL efforts to provide a seamless flow of information on research advances and initiatives to the various stakeholders including  scientific and academic communities, as well as policy-makers, patients, and the public.

Web Information

NINDS page: https://ned.nih.gov/search/ViewDetails.aspx?NIHID=0011929572

LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/amy-adams/36/ab8/192

Contact Information

Email: amy.adams2@nih.gov

Phone: 301-435-0110

Address: BG 31 RM 8A31D 31 CENTER DR BETHESDA MD 20814

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Dr. Amy Bany Adams currently serves as Director of the Office of Scientific Liaison (OSL) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at NIH, where she leads OSL efforts to provide a seamless flow of information on research advances and initiatives to the various stakeholders including  scientific and academic communities, as well as policy-makers, patients, and the public.  OSL manages the NINDS website, an important tool in broadly conveying this information.  Previously, she served as the Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Office of Science Policy and Analysis (OSPA) since 2008, where she was responsible for coordinating scientific planning efforts, policy analysis, and providing evaluating and reporting services for the NIDCR.  Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Adams served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the Office of the (NIH) Director, and ...

From left to right: Thomas Insel of the National Institute of Mental Health, William Newsome of Stanford University, Story Landis of the National Institute of Health, Cornelia Bargmann of Rockefeller University, William Newsome of Stanford University, and Eric Kandel of Columbia University. Charlie Rose back to camera.

Charlie Rose welcomed on July 14, 2013 a distinguished panel to discuss President Obama’s BRAIN initiative, including Eric Kandel, Thomas Insel, Story Landis, Cornelia Bargmann and William Newsome.

This 14 minute clip includes the opening setup and the conclusion during which the panelists each expresses what results they would like, or hope, to see. This 14th episode concludes the second season of the Charlie Rose Brain Series.

Full episode here: charlierose.com/watch/60241001 

Curator comment

At the segment starting around minute 42 in the full episode on the Charlie Rose site, Rose says there needs to be a public information project…to facilitate “sharing of knowledge” …. on ...

On the day that President Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative, April 2, 2013, the White House recorded an “open for questions” event that responded to Twitter questions.

Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation in the Office of Science and Technology Policy; Dr. Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health; and Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency answer questions about the BRAIN Initiative.

Published on YouTube by the White House on Apr 2, 2013

For a fun and informative video of Francis Collins and the BRAIN Initiative, check out this video from the Colbert Report.

NIH director Francis Collins, M.D., discusses some of the 58 projects funded in the first wave of grants awarded by the NIH under the BRAIN Initiative. He spoke at a press conference announcing the awards, September 30, 2014.

Video published on October 2, 2014  by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6g_TpQsL0I