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2024 National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Administrative

Group Awards

The NIGMS Workforce Team

For significant improvements to the NIGMS Job Vacancies web page and the provision of resume counseling, resulting in a more efficient and effective recruitment process.

  • Melissa Kopyto, NLM
  • Jennifer Levithan, NIGMS
  • Ayanna Vest, NIGMS

Scientific/Medical - Research

Group Awards

The UNITE E Committee Implementation Team

For their efforts in developing 14 initiatives for the UNITE E Committee to advance diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility in the biomedical research field.

  • Hector Aguila, NCI
  • Lameese Akacem, NIGMS
  • Krishan Arora, NIGMS
  • Albert Avila, NIBIB
  • David Banks, NIMHD
  • Lawrence Beck, NIGMS
  • Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, NIMH
  • Dorothy Beckett, NIGMS
  • Federico Bernal, NIGMS
  • Marie Bernard, OD
  • Eddie Billingslea Jr., NIGMS
  • Sydella Blatch Alexander, NIGMS
  • Oliver Bogler, NCI
  • Ericka Boone, OD
  • Rosalina Bray, OD
  • Anissa Brown, NIDCR
  • Comfort Browne, NHGRI
  • Michelle Bulls, OD
  • Tiffany Calvert, NIDCD
  • Latarsha Carithers, NIGMS
  • Maria Carranza, NIA
  • Janine Clayton, OD
  • Wilson Compton, NIDA
  • Rina Das, NIMHD
  • Behrous Davani, NCI
  • Anthony Dibello, NCI
  • Teraya Donaldson, OD
  • Lisa Dunbar, NIGMS
  • Robert Eisinger, OD
  • Zeynep Erim, NIBIB
  • Stephanie Fertig, OD
  • Gabriel Fosu, CSR
  • Bruce Fuchs, OD
  • Nicholas Gaiano, NIMH
  • Alison Gammie, NIGMS
  • Leonardo Garzon-Velez, FIC
  • Kenneth Gibbs, NIGMS
  • Paula Goodwin, OD
  • Bettie Graham, NHGRI
  • Joan Greve, NCI
  • Franziska Grieder, OD
  • Marie Harton, NIGMS
  • Shilpa Hattangadi, NIDDK
  • Mose Herne, OD
  • Meenaxi Hiremath, OD
  • Alena Horska, OD
  • Leah Hubbard, NCI
  • Lataisia Jones, NINDS
  • Patricia Jones, NIA
  • Selina Keryte, OD
  • Lynn King, NIDCR
  • Kristin Kramer, CSR
  • Jamie Lahvic, NIA
  • Crystal Lantz, NINDS
  • Alfonso Latoni, NIEHS
  • Michael Lauer, OD
  • Charlene Le Fauve, OD
  • Xiang-Ning Li, OD
  • Minna Liang, OD
  • Susan Lim, NCI
  • Alison Lin, OD
  • Christina Liu, NIGMS
  • Karl Malik, NIDDK
  • Carol Merchant, NCATS
  • Belinda Morin, OD
  • Delia Olufokunbi Sam, CSR
  • Anna Ordonez, NIMH
  • Sonia Ortiz-Miranda, NIGMS
  • Monique Pond, NCI
  • Katherine Ramirez, NIMHD
  • Dharmendar Rathore, NIDA
  • Eric Refsland, NIAID
  • Michael Reilly, NHLBI
  • Ryan Richardson, NINDS
  • Alberto Rivera-Rentas, NIDCD
  • Laura Roman, OD
  • Mercedes Rubio, NIGMS
  • Kathy Salaita, NIAMS
  • Desirée Salazar, NIGMS
  • Frank Shewmaker, NINDS
  • Jean Shin, OD
  • Sharon Smith, NHLBI
  • Vonda Smith, CSR
  • Tyrone Spady, OD
  • Laurie Stepanek, NIGMS
  • Melissa Stick, NIDCD
  • Pamela Tamez, OD
  • Joy Toliver, NIA
  • Natalie Trzcinski, NINDS
  • Debara Tucci, NIDCD
  • Isaah Vincent, NIAMS
  • Tracy Waldeck, NIMH
  • Wayne Wang, NHLBI
  • James Washington, NINDS
  • Della White, NIGMS
  • Maryam Zaringhalam, NLM

The REACH Program NOFO Team

For their outstanding teamwork administering the REACH Program NOFO in record time while advocating for and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Eddie Billingslea Jr., NIGMS
  • Andrea Culhane, NIGMS
  • Stephanie Fertig, OD
  • Kathryn Fritz, OD
  • Lisa Hildred, NIGMS
  • Brett Hodgkins, NIGMS
  • Christine Leake, NIGMS
  • Matthew McMahon, OD
  • Tony Moore, NIGMS
  • Grace Olascoaga, NIGMS
  • Max Olender, OD
  • Eric Padmore, OD
  • Paula Powell, NIGMS
  • Christy Sasiela, OD
  • Millicent Williams, NIGMS

Individual Awards

For her exceptional leadership and contributions as a champion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the training and development of the biomedical research workforce.

  • Alison Gammie, NIGMS

Recognition Across NIH

The following individuals are recognized as part of a group hosted by another IC.

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  • Marcos Ramos-Benitez, NIGMS

OD

  • David Bochner, NIGMS
  • Nathan Moore, NIGMS
  • Katherine Patel, NIGMS
  • Brian Quay, NIGMS
  • Marc Rigas, NIGMS