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 You are here Home Research & Training Medical Research Initiatives ACTIV
 Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV)
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  Charge Provide actionable intelligence on SARS-CoV-2 variants through genomic surveillance, data sharing and curation, and standardized *in vitro*assessments of therapeutics against novel strains.  Objectives *Check mark indicates completion.* ✓ TRACE Report Publish a weekly report that summarizes shifting trends in emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants based on sequence data deposition to GenBank/SRA. The complete record of TRACE Reports can be found here. ✓ Data Collection and Curation Leverage the private-public partnership framework of ACTIV to facilitate rapid data sharing from industry and government agencies to characterize the impact of variants on vaccines and therapeutics. This data is collated and shared publicly on the OpenData Portal and actively managed by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. In Vitro Assessments of Therapeutic Efficacy Generate datasets using standardized protocols and common reference reagents to better understand the impact of variants on the efficacy of vaccines and therapeutics. These data sets will be generated in close collaboration with industry partners and all data will be made publicly available.  Members **Michael Abram, Ph.D.**
	Translational Medicine Lead, Infectious Diseases & Head, Clinical Virology
	AstraZeneca **Andrew Charles Adams, Ph.D.**
	Chief Scientific Officer
	Eli Lilly and Company **James Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Director
	Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, NIH **Matthew Arnegard, Ph.D.**
	Health Scientist Administrator
	Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, NIH **Ralph Baric, Ph.D.**
	Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill **Dipanwita Basu, Ph.D.**
	Program Manager
	Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer, NIH **Lisa Bentley, M.S.**
	Data Scientist, Statistician
	Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, HHS **David Blazes, M.D., M.P.H.**
	Senior Program Officer, Surveillance and Epidemiology
	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation **Kyle Brimacombe, M.S.**
	Biochemist, NIH Chemical Genomics Center
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Rodney Brister, Ph.D.**
	Coordinator, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH **Liliana Brown, Ph.D.**
	Director, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Patricia Brown-Augsburger, Ph.D.**
	Research Fellow
	Eli Lilly and Company **Paula Bryant, Ph.D.**
	Acting Director, Office of Biodefense, Research Resources, and Translational Resources
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Rhonda Cardin, Ph.D.**
	Senior Director of Anti-infectives
	Pfizer **Kara Carter, Ph.D.**
	Senior Vice President Discovery Biology
	Dewpoint Therapeutics **Cristina Cassetti, Ph.D.**
	Deputy Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Patrick Chain, Ph.D.**
	Lead, Metagenomics Applications, Bioinformatics and Analytics Team, Genome Programs
	Los Alamos National Laboratory **Marc Charette, Ph.D.**
	Program Director
	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH **Tomas Cihlar, Ph.D.**
	VP, Head of Virology
	Gilead **Christine Colvis, Ph.D. (Co-chair)**
	Director, Drug Development Partnership Programs
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Ryan Connor, Ph.D.**
	Product Owner, COVID-19 SRA Cloud Analysis Tools, SME Viral Genomes, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH**Michael Diamond, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology
	Washington University St Louis **Groves Dixon, Ph.D**
	Scientist, Bioinformatics
	Moderna **Philip Dormitzer, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer of Viral Vaccines
	Pfizer **Ken Duncan, Ph.D.**
	Deputy Director, Drugs, Discovery & Translational Sciences
	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation **Ann Eakin, Ph.D.**
	Therapeutic Concept Accelerator, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Richard Eastman, Ph.D.**
	Scientist
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Philip Ebert, Ph.D.**
	Principal Research Scientist
	Eli Lilly and Company **Darin Edwards, Ph.D.**
	Director of Immunology, Infectious Disease Group
	Moderna **Emily Erbelding M.D., M.P.H.**
	Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Karl Erlandson, Ph.D.**
	Interdisciplinary Scientist
	Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, HHS **Mark Esser, Ph.D., M.B.A.**
	Vice President, Head of Microbial Science
	AstraZeneca **Lydia Fleischmann**
	Senior Product Manager of E-Commerce, B2B and Data Solutions, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH **Clint Florence, Ph.D.**
	Program Officer, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Barney Graham, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Deputy Director, Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Jay Grobler, Ph.D.**
	Director, Infectious Disease Biology
	Merck **Rajesh Gupta, M.D., M.P.H.**
	Vice President, Global Health Portfolio and Public-Private Partnerships
	Vir Biotechnology **Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D.**
	Director
	Oregon National Primate Research Center **Matthew Hall, Ph.D.**
	Acting Director, Early Translation Branch
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Christy Hebner, Ph.D.**
	VP, Virology and COO of Research
	Vir Biotechnology **Judith Hewitt, Ph.D.**
	Deputy Director, Office of Biodefense, Research Resources and Translational Research
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Lorraine Horgan, P.M.P.**
	Vice President, Program Management
	Brii Biosciences **Bin Hu, Ph.D.**
	Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics, Data Analytics, Computing Infrastructure
	Los Alamos National Laboratory **Bolyn Hubby, Ph.D.**
	Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
	Vir Biotechnology **Kathrin Jansen, Ph.D.**
	Head, Vaccine Research and Development
	Pfizer **Daniel Jernigan, M.D., M.P.H.**
	Director, Influenza Division
	National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC **Samantha Jonson, M.S.**
	Dissemination and Implementation Strategy Lead
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Nicole Kallewaard, Ph.D.**
	Research Advisor, Immunology-Translational Sciences
	Eli Lilly and Company **Isis Kanevsky, Ph.D.**
	Director, Vaccine Research Department, Bacterial Vaccines
	Pfizer **Jacqueline Kirchner, Ph.D.**
	Senior Program Officer
	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation **Bette Korber, Ph.D.**
	Laboratory Fellow|
	Los Alamos National Laboratory **Emily Lee, Ph.D.**
	Staff Scientist
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Jiani Li, Ph.D.**
	Research Scientist, Bioinformatics
	Gilead Sciences **Po-E Li, M.S.**
	Research Technologist
	Los Alamos National Laboratory **Kent Lloyd, DVM, Ph.D.**
	Professor, Surgery, Director Mouse Biology Program
	University of California, Davis School of Medicine **Chien-Chi Lo, M.S.**
	Research Technologist
	Los Alamos National Laboratory **Yueh-Ming Loo, Ph.D.**
	Senior Scientist
	AstraZeneca **Cat Lutz, Ph.D.**
	Senior Director, In Vivo Pharmacology and Mouse Resources
	The Jackson Laboratory **Duncan MacCannell, Ph.D.**
	Director, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention **Aron Marchler-Bauer, Ph.D.**
	Lead Scientist, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH **David Margolis, M.D., M.P.H.**
	Vice President, Head of Infectious Diseases Therapy Area
	Brii Biosciences **Ross Martin, M.S.**
	Bioinformatic Team Leader
	Gilead Sciences **John Misasi, M.D.**
	Chief, Yeast Engineering Technology and Immunobiology Core, Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Ajay Nirula, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Vice President, Immunology
	Eli Lilly and Company **Steve Oberste, Ph.D.**
	Chief, Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention **Rolando Pajon, Ph.D.**
	Director Clinical Biomarkers
	Moderna **L Revell Phillips, Ph.D.**
	CIV Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) RD (USA)
	Department of Defense **Danielle Porter, Ph.D.**
	Director of Clinical Virology, Emerging and Respiratory Viruses
	Gilead Sciences **Diane Post, Ph.D.**
	Section Chief
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Kim Pruitt, Ph.D.**
	Chief, Information Engineering Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH **Lisa Purcell, Ph.D.**
	Vice President, Microbiology and Virology
	Vir Biotechnology **Jay Rappaport, Ph.D.**
	Director, Chief Academic Officer
	Tulane National Primate Center **Sujatha Rashid, Ph.D.**
	Program Manager, BEI Resources
	American Type Culture Collection **Joni Rutter, Ph.D.**
	Acting Director
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D.**
	Professor, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
	La Jolla Institute for Immunology **Migun Shakya, Ph.D.**
	Scientist
	Los Alamos National Laboratory **Steve Sherry, Ph.D.**
	Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH **Jack Stapleton, M.D.**
	Professor, University of Iowa
	Veterans Affairs Hospital **Kimberly Stemple, M.P.H.**
	Research Resources Project Officer Biodefense Vaccine and Other Biological Products
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Timothy Stenzel, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health
	Food and Drug Administration **Katie Streicher, Ph.D.**
	Director, Head of Translational Medicine
	AstraZeneca **Nancy Sullivan, Ph.D.**
	Senior Investigator, Chief, Biodefense Research Section, Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH **Jenny Svarovskaia, Ph.D.**
	Senior Director, Clinical Virology
	Gilead Sciences **Carla Talarico, Ph.D., M.P.H.**
	Senior Director, Lead Epidemiologist, COVID-19 Vaccines
	Moderna **Kanny Wan, Ph.D.**
	Research Scientist, Division of Preclinical Innovation
	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH **David Wentworth, Ph.D.**
	Virology Surveillance and Diagnosis Branch Chief, Influenza Division
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention **Chunlin Xiao, Ph.D.**
	Staff Scientist, National Center for Biotechnology Information
	National Library of Medicine, NIH **Li Yan, M.D., Ph.D.**
	Chief Medical Officer
	Brii Biosciences **David Yarmosh, M.S.**
	Senior Bioinformatician
	American Type Culture Collection **John Young, Ph.D. (Co-chair)**
	Global Head Infectious Diseases, Vice President
	Roche **Roland Zahn, Ph.D.**
	Senior Scientific Director, Preclinical Immunology, Viral Vaccines
	Janssen/Johnson & Johnson **Theo Zainal, M.S., Ph.D.**
	Commander, AC, M.S.C, Deputy Joint Product Lead Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (JRAC) Screening and Diagnostics Capability (SDC) Team
	US Navy **Qing Zhu, Ph.D.**
	Senior Vice President
	Brii Biosciences
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