Health Research Alliance: A National Organization Fostering Links Between Reseearch and Practice

Bulletin:

The 2008 HRA National Conference, "Accelerating Medical Discovery Through Strategic Philanthropy," on March 4-6, 2008, was an exciting event. Conference presentations have now been posted on the HRA National Conference page in the Members-Only portion of the website. CDs containing pdfs of the presentations will be mailed to participants from non-member organizations. You can still access the final agenda here. Conference proceedings are being prepared and will be posted as a pdf when they are complete.
Health Research Alliance members: Registration materials for the September, 2008 HRA Advisory Committee meeting to be hosted by The Flinn Foundation in Phoenix were emailed to members on June 9. Be sure to register by the June 30 deadline. Members click here to access an agenda as well as registration materials.
Is your organization interested in becoming a member of the Health Research Alliance? Find out more.
Health Research Alliance
P.O. Box 13901
21 T. W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27709
Organizations represented on the Health Research Alliance Advisory Committee, and their representative(s), are listed below.

  • Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
    Margaret C. Cianci
    Executive Director

    Virginia V. Boldt
    Director - Development & Strategic Planning

  • Alzheimer's Association
    William Thies, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Medical and Scientific Relations

    Maria Carrillo, Ph.D.
    Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs

  • AACR Foundation for the Prevention and Cure of Cancer
    David Goodman, Ph.D.
    Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

    Victoria Wolodzko
    Assistant Director, Program Administration

  • American Cancer Society
    Margaret K. Offermann, M.D., Ph.D.
    Deputy National Vice President for Research

    T.J. Koerner, Ph.D.
    Director of Research Information Management

    Virginia (Ginger) Krawiec, M.P.A.
    Director, Health Professional Training Grants

    William T. Phelps, Ph.D.
    Scientific Program Director, Extramural Grants

  • American Diabetes Association
    Scott Campbell, Ph.D.
    National Vice President, Research

  • American Heart Association
    Rose Marie Robertson,M.D., F.A.H.A., F.A.C.C.
    Chief Science Officer

    Patricia Hinton, M.A., M.S.
    Director, Research Administration and Information Services

    Melanie Turner, M.P.H.
    Policy and Evaluation Consultant

    Carrie Patton
    Senior Manager, Research Grants and Information

  • Arthritis Foundation
    John Hardin, M.D.
    Chief Science Officer

  • The ASCO Foundation
    Susan G. Braun
    Executive Director

    Nancy Riese Daly, M.S., M.P.H.
    Director of Grants

  • Autism Speaks
    Andy Shih, Ph.D.
    Chief Science Officer

    Sophia Colamarino, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Research

    Alycia Halladay, Ph.D.
    Associate Director of Research

  • Avon Foundation
    Marc Hurlbert, Ph.D.
    Senior Consultant, Grants and Partnerships

    Carol Kurzig
    Executive Director

  • Burroughs Wellcome Fund
    Nancy Sung, Ph.D.
    Senior Program Officer

    Rolly Simpson, M.S.
    Program Officer

    Debi Vought, M.S.
    Senior Program Associate

  • Cancer Research Institute
    Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, Ph.D.
    Executive Director

    Lynne Harmer Rapino
    Director of Grants Administration

    Brian Brewer
    Director of Communications

  • Children's Tumor Foundation
    Kim Hunter-Schaedle, Ph.D.
    Chief Scientific Officer

  • Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
    Lorraine Egan, J.D.
    Executive Director

    Yung Lie, Ph.D.
    Scientific Director

  • Donaghue Foundation
    Lynne Garner, Ph.D.
    Trustee & Executive Director

    Nancy Yedlin
    Director, Program Communication and Management

  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
    Elaine Gallin, Ph.D.
    Program Director for Medical Research

    Elizabeth Myers, Ph.D.
    Program Officer for Medical Research

    Reiko Fitzsimonds, Ph.D.
    Program Officer for Medical Research

  • Flinn Foundation
    William Read, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Research and Technology Programs

    Matthew Nelson, M.B.A.
    Assistant Vice President, Research and Technology Programs

  • Fondation Leducq
    David Tancredi, M.D., Ph.D.
    Scientific Director

  • Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
    Cara Schmitt
    Vice President, Research Administration

  • Foundation Fighting Blindness
    William T. Schmidt
    Chief Executive Officer

    Stephen Rose, Ph.D.
    Chief Research Officer

  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
    Amy McGuire Porter
    Executive Director

    Dan Carucci, M.D., Ph.D.
    Director of Science

    Ann Ashby, M.B.A.
    Deputy Executive Director

    Julie Wolf-Rodda, M.A.
    Acting Director, Partnership Development

  • The Gerber Foundation
    Catherine A. Obits, R.N., M.S.N.
    Program Manager

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    William Galey, Ph.D.
    Director of Graduate and Medical Education

    Maryrose Franko, Ph.D.
    Senior Program Officer

    Anh-Chi Le, Ph.D.
    Program Officer, Graduate Science Education

  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
    Robert Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D.
    Chief Scientific Officer

    Concepcion (Marie) Nierras, Ph.D.
    Director of Research, Partnerships and Consortia

  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure
    Diana Rowden
    Vice President, Health Sciences

    Chandini Portteus
    Director, Grants

    Cindy Geoghegan
    Executive Advisor, Scientific Community Relations

    Mollie Williams, M.P.H.
    Director, Community Health Programs

  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    Louis DeGennaro, Ph.D.
    Chief Scientific Officer

    Deborah Banker, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Research Communications

    Christine Kessler
    Director, Grants Administration

  • March of Dimes Foundation
    Michael Katz, M.D.
    Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs

  • The Medical Foundation
    Sally McNagny, M.D., M.P.H.
    Vice President

    Gay Lockwood, M.S.
    Senior Program Officer

    Jeanne Brown
    Program Officer

    Linda Lam
    Program Officer

  • Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
    Kathy Giusti, M.B.A.
    Founder and CEO

    Scott Santarella
    Executive Director and CEO

  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
    Valerie A. Cwik, M.D.
    Medical Director & Vice President, Research

    Sharon Hesterlee, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Translational Research

    Bill Moore
    Director of Research Development

  • Myelin Repair Foundation
    Scott Johnson
    President and Founder

    Russell L. Bromley
    Chief Operating Officer

    Ann Dabovich
    Director of Development


  • Prevent Cancer Foundation
    Carolyn (Bo) Aldige
    President & Founder

    Jan Bresch Mahrer
    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    Karen Peterson, Ph.D.
    Vice President, Programs

  • Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
    Steven Taylor
    Chief Executive Officer

    Katherine M. Hammitt
    Director of Research


Staff
  • Health Research Alliance
    Kate Ahlport, M.S.P.H.
    Executive Director
    (Member, HRA Board of Directors)