Felcom membership
The NIH Fellows Committee (FelCom) is comprised of Postdoctoral Representatives from each of the 21 Institutes-Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program (IRP). 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
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- Co-Chair, Basic Science: Sara Young-Baird
- Co-Chair , Clinical Fellows: Anne Martini
- Membership Secretary: Leanne Low
- Administrative Secretary: Danielle Sambo
Committee Chairs
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- Career Development Committee: Kanchan Gupta & Tam Vo
- Clinical FelCom Committee: Vincent Chau & Anne Martini
- Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) Committee: Prabha Shrestha & Rachael Philips
- Service Outreach Committee: Kristen Warren & Surangi Perera
- Social Committee: Nick Madian & Jason Avery
- Visiting Fellows Committee: Vrushali Agashe & Zeni Wu
- Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS) Committee: Salina Gairhe & Valerie Darcey
Liaisons
- Animal Research Advisory Committee (ARAC): Jessica Taubert
- Child Care Board: Melissa Mazza & Pragya Prakash
- Committee on Scientific Conduct & Ethics: Jillian Varonin
- Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES): Patrick Wright & Jennifer Panlilio
- Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC): John Pomeraniec, Emily Bryer, & Saber Tadros
- Graduate Student Council (GSC): Andrew Wright
- Medical Executive Committee (MEC): Vincent Chau & Anne Martini
- National Postdoc Association (NPA): Helena Fabryova
- Outreach Liaison: Erica Wynne-Jones
- PRAT Liaison: Sofiya Hupalo
- Recreation and Welfare Committee & Health and Wellness Council: Tiffany Zarrella
- Training Directors Commitee: Belinda Hauser & Gieira Jones
- Women Scientists Advisors (WSA) Committee: Jennifer Groebner & Sara Young-Baird
Institute/Center (IC) Representatives
- CCR-FYI (NCI): Lorena Parlea
- FDA: Asis Lopez
- NCATS: Atena Farkhondeh Kalat
- NCCIH: Nick Madian
- NCI-CPFP: Anne Julian
- NCI-Shady Grove: Gieira Jones
- NEI: Vrushali Agashe
- NHGRI: Sergey Nurk
- NHLBI: Theresa Lee
- NIA: Srijita Dhar & Jessica Smith & Jia-Hua Qu
- NIAAA: Patrick Piantadosi & Danielle Sambo
- NIAID: Leanne Low
- NIAMS: Rachael Philips
- NIBIB: Parinaz Fathi
- NICHD: Lauren Walling (Basic) & Anna Zenno (Clinical)
- NIDA: Jorge Miranda-Barrientos
- NIDCD: Matt Fishl & Braulio Peguero
- NIDCR: Jason Collins
- NIDDK: Shyamala Jadhav
- NIEHS: Niketa Bhwasinghka
- NIGMS-PRAT: Sofiya Hupalo
- NIMH: Kathy Reding
- NIMHD: Francisco Montiel Ishino
- NINDS: Patrick Wright (Basic) & Farinaz Safavi (Clinical)
- NINR: Rosario Jaime-Lara
- NLM: Gurmeet Kaur
- USUHS: Lalitha Kurada
- VRC (NIAID): Juan Moliva
FelCom Advisors
- Chuck Dearolf, PhD, OIR
- Sharon Milgram, PhD, OITE
- Lori Conlan, PhD, OITE