NIAMS Advisory Council

The NIAMS Advisory Council meets three times each year to advise the Institute about its research portfolio and broader issues of science policy, and provide a secondary review of all grant applications that have been favorably recommended by a scientific peer group. Members of the Council are drawn from the scientific and lay communities and represent all areas within the Institute’s research mission. See the full list of NIH Advisory Committees.

2024-2026 Charter

Council Meetings and members

  • January 26, 2027 (Virtual)
  • June 1, 2027 (In Person)
  • September 14, 2027 (Hybrid)
  • January 25, 2028 (Virtual)
  • June 6, 2028 (In Person)
  • September 19, 2028 (Hybrid)

MAZZUCCO, Anna, Ph.D., Chair Acting Director Office of the Director National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Bethesda, MD 20892

BOTCHWAY, Edward, B.S., Ph.D. (2025) Associate Professor Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30307

ELDERKIN, Ann, P.A., B.A. (2025) Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

JEPSEN, Karl, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (2026) Glancy Family Scholar and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering Department of Orthopaedics Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109

KIEL, Douglas, M.D., M.P.H. (2027) Professor and Senior Scientist Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research Hebrew SeniorLife Boston, MA 02131

LI, Xiaojuan, Ph.D. (2026) Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 44195

McNALLY, Elizabeth, B.A., M.D., Ph.D. (2025) Elizabeth J. Ward Chair, Professor and Director Center for Genetic Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL 60611

MINNILLO, Rebecca, M.P.A. (2026) Chief Program, Communications, and Development Officer Society for Investigative Dermatology Cleveland, OH 44114

PAYNE, Aimee, B.S., M.D., Ph.D. (2027) Tenured Professor and Attending Physician Department of Dermatology Columbia University New York, NY 10032

SMITH-TERRY, Sharon, M.B.A. (2027) Executive Officer Orthopaedic Research Society Rosemont, IL 60018

SPENCER, Melissa, Ph.D. (2026) Professor of Neurology and Program Director Department of Neurology David Geffen School of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095

YAZDANY, Jinoos, M.D., M.P.H., A.C.T.R. (2025) Professor and Chief of Rheumatology Division of Rheumatology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94110

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

KENNEDY, Robert F. Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC 20201

BHATTACHARYA, Jay, M.D., Ph.D. Director National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

EDGERTON, Timothy, M.S. Director, Division of Extramural Activities Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Bethesda, MD 20892