AAAS-NIH Fellows

AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2007–2008

Renaisa Anthony, M.D., MPH, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago
Mentor: Mona Rowe, M.C.P.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Melissa Antman, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mentor: Carl Roth, Ph.D., LLM
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Tiffani Bailey, Ph.D., Chemistry, North Carolina State University -
Mentor: Jeremy Berg, M.D.
National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS)

Branden Brough, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California – Los Angeles
Mentor: Anita Linde
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Christine Jessup, Ph.D., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Stanford University
Mentor: Mark Miller, M.D.
John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)

Shara Kabak, Ph.D., Immunology, Cornell University
Mentor: Joan Schwartz
Office of the Director (OD)

Joslyn Kravitz, Ph.D., Computational Chemistry, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Mentor: Joan Schwartz
Office of the Director (OD)

Eliane Lessner, Ph.D., Physics, Syracuse University
Mentor: Barbara Mittleman, M.D.
Office of the Director (OD)

Mark David Lim, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California – San Diego
Mentor: Helen Moore, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Jennifer Mehren, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Brandeis University
Mentor: Story Landis, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Steven Nothwehr, Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Washington University – St. Louis
Mentor: Joan McGowan, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

John Ohab, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of California – Los Angeles
Mentor: Della Hann, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Jessica Palmer, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California - Berkeley
Mentor: Tim Condon, Ph.D.
National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA)

James Stansbury, Ph.D., MPH, Anthropology, University of Kentucky
Mentor: Deborah Olster, Ph.D.
Office of the Director (OD)

Patricia Strickler-Dinglasan, Ph.D., Microbiology, Yale University
Mentor: Barbara Mulach, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Anna Taylor, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Wake Forest University
Mentor: Paul Scott, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Jennifer Weisman , Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of California - Berkeley
Mentor: Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Dorit Zuk, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science – Israel
Mentor: Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D.
Office of the Director (OD)

Second Year Fellows

Asha Collins, Ph.D., Cancer Biology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Mentor: Carolyn Compton, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Gwynne Jenkins, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, SUNY – Albany
Mentor: Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research (OER)

Vesna Kutlesic, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State University
Mentor: Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Office of the Director (OD)

Camelia Owens, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Mentor: Susan Persons, M.A.
Office of the Director (OD)

Jennifer Reineke Pohlhaus, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Duke University
Mentor: Joyce Rudick
Office of the Director (OD)

Anne Sperling, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Southern California – Los Angeles
Mentor: Della Hann, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Daniel Stimson, Ph.D., J.D., Neuroscience, Law, University of Arizona
Mentor: Marian Emr
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)


AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2006–2007

Asha Collins, Ph.D., Cancer Biology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Mentor: Daniela Gerhard, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Diane Hannemann, Ph.D., Biophysics, Yale University
Mentor: Ellen Gadbois, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Gwynne Jenkins, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, SUNY – Albany
Mentor: Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of Extramural Research

Vesna Kutlesic, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State University
Mentor: Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Office of the Director (OD)

Rebecca Lipsitz, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California – San Diego
Mentor: Lisa J. Colpe, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Nichole Lockhart, Ph.D., Physiology, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Mentor: Carolyn Compton, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Camelia Owens, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Mentor: Susan Persons, M.A.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Jennifer Reineke Pohlhaus, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Duke University
Mentor: Joyce Rudick
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Anne Sperling, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Southern California – Los Angeles
Mentor: Della Hann, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health

Daniel Stimson, Ph.D., J.D., Neuroscience, Law, University of Arizona
Mentor: Marian Emr
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Second Year Fellows

Nancy Jones, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Mentor: Karin Lohman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Andrew Kurtz, Ph.D., Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Mentor: Michael Weingarten
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Daphne Robinson, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Paul Scott, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Bradley Wible, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Northwestern University
Mentor: Virginia Cain, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director


AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2005–2006

Charlene Cho, Ph.D., Biology, University of Chicago
Mentor: Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Zohara Cohen, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
Mentor: William Heetderks, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Nancy Jones, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Mentor: Karin Lohman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Andrew Kurtz, Ph.D., Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Mentor: Daniela Gerhard, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Nicole Mahoney, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mentor: Carl Roth, Ph.D., LL.M.
Affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Daphne Robinson, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Paul Scott, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Christopher Von Seggern, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Carol Feld
Affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes & digestive & Kidney Diseases

Bradley Wible, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Northwestern University
Mentor: Virginia Cain, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Second Year Fellows

Amy Bany, Ph.D., Biology, Yale University
Mentor: Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Liza Bundesen, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Mentor: Della Hann, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health

Penny Burgoon, Ph.D., Physiology, Ohio State University
Mentor: Lisa J.Colpe, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Holly Campbell, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Arizona
Mentor: Paul Scott, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Lenka Fedorkova, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Kent State University
Mentor: Luis Salicrup, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director


AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2004–2005

Amy Bany, Ph.D., Biology, Yale University
Mentor: Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Liza Bundesen, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Mentor: Della Hann, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health

Penny Burgoon, Ph.D., Physiology, Ohio State University
Mentor: Dushanka Kleinman, D.D.S, M.S.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Holly Campbell, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Arizona
Mentor: Mary Groesch, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Lenka Fedorkova, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Kent State University
Mentor: Luis Salicrup, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Nora Gardner, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Duke University
Mentor: Melinda Kelley, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Thandi Onami, Ph.D., Biology, University of California
Mentor: Jeanne McDermott, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Fogarty International Center

Second Year Fellows

Ranjan Gupta, Ph.D., Biology, Illinois State University
Mentor: Steve Ferguson
Affiliation: Office of the Director

JoAnne Schneider, Ph.D., Anthropology, Temple University
Mentor: Lenora Johnson
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Pat Sokolove, Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University
Mentor: Joan P. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Office of the Director


AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2003–2004

Stephanie Burrows, Ph.D., Biology, MIT
Mentor: Carl Roth
Affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Ranjan Gupta, Ph.D., Biology, Illinois State University
Mentor: Ted Roumel
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Daniel Lerman, Ph.D., Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago
Mentor: Robin Kawazoe
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Barbara McLaughlin, Ph.D., Anatomy, Stanford University
Mentor: Susan Erickson
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Jo Anne Schneider, Ph.D., Anthropology, Temple University
Mentor: Stacey Vandor
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Kalpana Shankar, Ph.D., Library and Information Science, UCLA
Mentor: Diane Buckley
Affiliation: Office of the Director

Pat Sokolove, Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University
Mentor: Colleen Guay-Broder
Affiliation: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Second Year Fellows

Rebecca Farkas, Ph.D., Developmental Biology, Stanford University
Mentor: Lorraine Fitzsimmons
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke


AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2002–2003

Kamilah Alexander, Ph.D., Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University
Mentor: Judy Salerno
Affiliation: National Institute on Aging

Christine Blackburn, Ph.D., Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California-San Diego
Mentor: Carl Roth
Affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Barbara DeVinney, Ph.D., Anthropology, State University of New York-Buffalo
Mentor: Virginia Cain
Affiliation: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Office of the Director

Rebecca Farkas, Ph.D., Developmental Biology, Stanford University
Mentor: Lorraine Fitzsimmons
Affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Julie Schneider, Ph.D., Human Genetics, Oxford University
Mentor: Kevin Callahan
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute

Fay Shamanski, Ph.D., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mentor: Ted Roumel
Affiliation: Office of Technology Transfer, Office of the Director

Second Year Fellows

Michelle Cissell, Ph.D., Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Carol Feld
Affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Patricia Powell, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Washington University
Mentor: Michael Eckardt
Affiliation: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism


AAAS-NIH Science Policy Fellows, 2001–2002

Michelle Cissell, Ph.D., Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Carol Feld
Affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Brenda Hefti, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mentor: Kai Chen
Affiliation: Office of Technology Transfer, Office of the Director

Patricia Powell, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Washington University
Mentor: Mike Eckardt
Affiliation: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Ansalan Stewart, Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Tennessee
Mentor: Ted Roumel
Affiliation: Office of Technology Transfer, Office of the Director