The NIH Fellows Committee (FelCom) is comprised of Postdoctoral Representatives from the Institutes-Centers within the Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Each FelCom member is classified by one of the following member types:
- Ad Hoc -Fellows who have volunteered to help with a specific FelCom subcommittee for a defined length of time. Ad hoc members do not have voting privileges
- At Large - Fellows who have volunteered to become involved in a FelCom subcommittee or as a liaison. Appointed through the Postdoctoral Services Director of the Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE). At large members have voting rights. They must abide by the same attendance policies as IC (institute and center)-appointed representatives.
- Basic - Postdoctoral fellows with PhDs. Basic representatives are appointed by the Scientific Director, Clinical Director, or Training Director of the relevant IC. Typically, one per IC.
- Clinical - Clinical fellows with MDs. Clinical representatives are appointed by the Scientific Director, Clinical Director, or Training Director of the relevant IC. Typically, one per IC.
- Ex Officio - Several key members from OITE and OIR (Office of Intramural Research) holding leadership positions.
Felcom Officers, Committee Chairs and Liaisons
The following is a list of fellows who hold officerial, committe chair, or liaison positions within the FelCom organization.
FelCom Officers
- Co-Chair, Basic Science: Vasty Osei Amponsa
- Co-Chair, Clinical Fellows: Marja Brolinson
- Membership Secretary: Ahsan Habib
- Administrative Secretary: Shiva Singh
Committee Chairs
- Career Development Committee: Victoria Hill & Amit Singh
- Clinical FelCom Committee: Marja Brolinson & Stephanie Kubala
- Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) Committee: Charles Bou-Nader & Sunayana Syed
- Fellows Safety Committee: Anna SantaMaria & David Mallick
- Health and Recreation Committee: Tiffany Zarrella & Rosario Jaime-Lara
- Service Outreach Committee: Kristen Warren & Surangi Perera
- Social Committee: Nick Madian & Anthony Yerabham
- Visiting Fellows Committee: Harrison Daly & Aditi Chaurasia
- Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS) Committee: Salina Gairhe & Farinaz Safvai
Liaisons
- Animal Research Advisory Committee (ARAC): Francesca Barone
- Child Care Board: Sila Ataca & Pragya Prakash
- Committee on Scientific Conduct & Ethics: Tamara Haque
- Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES): Jennifer Panlilio & Anushka Wickramaratne
- Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC): Stacey Doran, Nirmal Choradia & Areeba Saif
- Graduate Student Council (GSC): Cristina Meehan
- Medical Executive Committee (MEC): Stephanie Kubala & Marja Brolinson
- National Postdoc Association (NPA): Rupali Sharma
- Outreach Liaison: Larisa Gearhart-Serna & Anindita Ray
- PRAT Liaison: Veronica Ryan
- Recreation and Welfare Committee & Health and Wellness Council: Manami Bhattacharya
- Training Directors Committee: John Giannini & Harmen Steele
- Women Scientists Advisors (WSA) Committee: Agnes Karasik & Zeinab Farhat
Institute/Center (IC) Representatives
- CCR-FYI (NCI): Vasty Osei Amponsa
- FDA: Lisa Thompson
- NCATS: Atena Farkhondeh Kalat
- NCCIH: Nick Madian
- NCI-CPFP: Ariella Korn
- NCI-Shady Grove: Wayne Lawrence
- NEI: Joanne Li
- NHGRI: Sarah Lee
- NHLBI: Christi Gurniak
- NIA: Jessica Smith, Ahsan Habib, Camila Vieira & Sunayana Syed
- NIAAA: Bryan Mackowiak & Danielle Sambo
- NIAID: Zarna Pala & Brittany Fleming
- NIAMS: Rachael Philips & Danielle Chisolm
- NIBIB: Parinaz Fathi
- NICHD: Lauren Walling (Basic) & Vivian Szymczuk (Clinical)
- NIDA: Renata Marchette & Albert Burgess-Hull
- NIDCD: Braulio Peguero
- NIDCR: Jason Collins
- NIDDK: Sezen Meydan Marks
- NIEHS: Anastasia Robinson
- NIGMS-PRAT: Vivien Maltez
- NIMH: Maya Wang
- NIMHD: Jessica Fernandez
- NINDS: Allison Snyder (Clinical) & Patrick Wright (Basic)
- NINR: Rosario Jaime-Lara
- NLM: Keith Dufault-Thompson
- USUHS: Lalitha Kurada
- VRC (NIAID): Juan Moliva & Sila Ataca
FelCom Advisors
- Chuck Dearolf, PhD, OIR
- Sharon Milgram, PhD, OITE
- Lori Conlan, PhD, OITE