Advisory Committees

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Research Services Working Group

The Research Services Working Group (RSWG) was established in 2021 and is a part of the NIH Steering Committee. RSWG provides advice to the ORS Director on matters of program, policy and budget. It also helps to identify and evaluate risks within ORS that might have an NIH-wide impact and identifies areas and issues for further study or discussion. The membership composition of the RSWG consists of ICO members from “Top-Five" positions and OD senior leadership with new term limits.

Helene Langevin, Director, NCCIH (RSWG Chair)
Wilson Compton, Deputy Director, NIDA
Jeffrey Diamond, Acting Scientific Director, NINDS
Janet Hall, Clinical Director, NIEHS
Ann Huston, Deputy Director for Management, NIMH
Michael Krause, Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research, NIDDK
Donna Siegle, Executive Officer, NCI
Benjamin (Ben) Solomon, Clinical Director, NHGRI

Community Advisory Board for Security

The mission of the Community Advisory Board for Security (CABS) is to maintain an ongoing dialogue between the community of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the security professionals charged with protecting life, research and property.

● Colleen McGowan, Director, ORS (co-chairs)

● Bill Cullen, Associate Director, SER/ORS (co-chairs)

● John O'Shea, Scientific Director, NIAMS (co-chairs)

● Alfred Johnson, Deputy Director of Management, OD

● Daniel Wheeland, Director, ORF

● Nina Schor, Deputy Director for Intramural Research, OD

● Jeffery Aldedice, Emergency and Continuity Manager, NCI

● Katherine Calvo, Staff Clinician, CC

● Michael Gottesman, Senior Investigator, NCI

● Charles Haman, Director, OMA, OD

● Shane Hebert, Program Manager, NCI

● Michael Nealy, OBRS Director NIAID

● Roland Owens, Director of Research Workforce Dev., OD

● Kathryn Partin, Director of Research Integrity, OIR

● Patrick Shirdon, Director of Management, NIA

● Patricia Valdez, Health Science Policy Analyst, OD