Current Members
Michael Merson, M.D., Chair
Duke University
Durham, NC
919-681-7760
michael.merson@duke.edu
EXTERNAL ADVISORS
Tommi Asikainen
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Stockholm, Sweden
+46 8 5860 1211
tommi.asikainen@ecdc.europa.eu
Blake Caldwell, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control
Atlanta, GA
404-498-6207
Blake.caldwell@cdc.hhs.gov
Irene Anne Eckstrand, Ph.D.
MIDAS Scientific Director
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Bethesda, MD
301-594-0943
eckstrai@mail.nih.gov
Harold Garner, Ph.D.
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX
214-648-1661
harold.garner@utsouthwestern.edu
Kathleen Gensheimer, M.D., M.P.H.
Maine Department of Human Services
Augusta, ME
207-287-6865
kathleen.f.gensheimer@maine.gov
George Hill, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
615-322-7498
george.hill@vanderbilt.edu
Eric Jakobsson, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
217-244-2896
jake@ncsa.illinois.edu
Roz Lasker, M.D.
Columbia University
New York, NY
212-305-0296
rdl77@columbia.edu
Frank Lowy, M.D.
Columbia University
New York, NY
212-305-5787
fl189@columbia.edu Gil Omenn, M.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
734-763-7583
gomenn@umich.edu
Robert Pinner, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
404-639-7710
rpinner@cdc.gov
Sam Scheiner, Ph.D.
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA
703-292-7175
sscheine@nsf.gov
MIDAS PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Donald Burke, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
412-624-3001
donburke@pitt.edu
Robin Bush, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
949-824-6006
rmbush@uci.edu
Stephen Eubank, Ph.D.
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Blacksburg, VA
540-231-2504
seubank@vbi.vt.edu
Marc Lipsitch, Ph.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
617-432-4559
mlipsitc@hsph.harvard.edu
Ira Longini, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
206-667-2721
longini@scharp.org
Richard Platt, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
617-509-9912
richard_platt@hms.harvard.edu
Gary Smith, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Kennett Square, PA
610-925-6312
garys@vet.upenn.edu
Diane Wagener, Ph.D.
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Park, NC
301-230-4657
dwagener@rti.org
NIH Representatives
Karen Lacourciere, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, MD
301-496-5305
lacourcierek@niaid.nih.gov
Ellis McKenzie, Ph.D.
Fogarty International Center
Bethesda, MD
301-496-0815
mckenzel@mail.nih.gov
NIGMS STAFF
James Anderson, Ph.D.
MIDAS Program Director
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Bethesda, MD
301-594-0943
andersoj@mail.nih.gov
