Advisory Committee | NIA

The National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) advises the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Director of NIH, and the Director of NIA on its mission. The Council meets three times a year to consider applications for research and training and to recommend funding for promising applications.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

2026

There are currently no meetings in 2026

2027

  • Tuesday, January 26th – Wednesday, January 27th (Virtual)
  • Tuesday, May 11th – Wednesday, May 12th (Building 31)
  • Tuesday, September 14th – Wednesday, September 15th (Building 31)

Watch the open session on NIH VideoCast.

NACA Membership Roster

Chairperson

Hodes, Richard J., M.D.
Director, National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Members

Asthana, Sanjay, M.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Gerontology
Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Baker, Darren, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Ciliberto, Maritza E., Ed.M.
Director of Special Education
Boston Green Academy
Brighton, MA

Greenspan, Susan L., M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Inouye, Sharon K., M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Aging Brain Center
Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Khan, Sohail, M.P.H., M.B.B.S.
Director of Health Research
Cherokee Nation, Health Services
Tahlequah, OK

Longo, Frank, M.D., Ph.D.
George E. and Lucy Becker Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, MC5235
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Lundebjerg, Nancy E., M.P.A.
Chief Executive Officer
American Geriatrics Society
New York, NY

Swerdlow, Russell, M.D.
Gene and Marge Sweeney Professor and Director
Department of Neurology 
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center 
The University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, KS

Zissimopoulos, Julie, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management 
Sol Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Ex Officio

Kennedy Jr, Robert F., J.D., LL.M
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Bhattacharya, Jayanta, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Holavanahalli, Radha, Ph.D.
Rehabilitation Program Specialist, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research
Administration for Community Living
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Westin, Jonathan, MPA
Aging Services Program Specialist
Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Executive Secretary

Santora, Kenneth, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, MD

NACA Meeting Minutes