Assembly of Scientists (AOS)
The Council of the NIH Assembly of Scientists (AOS) is an elected committee representing its constituents (Tenured and Tenure-Track Investigators, Staff Clinicians and Staff Scientists, including Intramural or Extramural employees of the NIH) to the NIH leadership. The Council meets regularly with the NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research as well as other senior NIH leaders to discuss issues affecting the AOS constituency. Representatives from the NIH AOS Council attend key NIH committee meetings including the Board of Scientific Directors, the Deputy Ethics Counselors meeting, and others as agreed upon with the NIH DDIR. The AOS actively seeks from its constituency ideas and concerns that relate to the NIH policies and procedures relating to personnel, programs, and mission. The Council disseminates information and best practices to its constituency through various means, including an annual town hall meeting. For important issues affecting its membership, the AOS Council may pass resolutions that will be presented to the DDIR and Scientific Directors for their consideration. For more information, please read the ‘Guest Editorial’ in the March/April 2018 issue of the NIH Catalyst.
2021-2022 AOS Council
| Member | Position | IC(s)-Association |
|---|---|---|
| Art Shaffer (Co-Chair) | Senior Associate Scientist | NCI |
| Bibi Bielekova (Co-Chair) | Clinical/Lab Tenured | NIAID |
| Allison Nugent (Secretary) | Core Director | NIMH |
| Cindy Dunbar (Treasurer) | Clinical/Lab Tenured | NHLBI |
| Karen Berman (Exec. Committee) | Clinical/Lab Tenured | NIMH |
| Katherine Calvo (Exec. Committee) | Senior Research Physician | CC |
| Lauren Atlas | Clinical Tenure-track | NCCIH/NIMH/NIDA |
| Elaine Jaffe | Senior Investigator | NCI |
| Charles Egwuagu | Laboratory Tenured | NEI |
| Nancy Diazgranados | Staff Clinician | NIAAA |
| Amy Klion | Clinical/Lab Tenured | NIAID |
| Ian Myles | Clinical/Lab Tenure-Track | NIAID |
| Cathryn Haigh | Lab Tenure-Track | NIAID, RML |
| Josh Zimmerberg | Laboratory Tenured | NICHD |
| Peter Basser | Laboratory Tenured | NICHD |
| Ken Jacobson | Laboratory Tenured | NIDDK |
| Marius Clore | Laboratory Tenured | NIDDK |
| Priyanka Narayan | Lab Tenure-Track | NIDDK/NINDS |
| Stephanie London | Epidemiology Tenured | NIEHS |
| Trevor Archer | Laboratory Tenured | NIEHS |
| Melissa Brotman | ACI | NIMH |
| Peter Bandettini | Laboratory Tenured | NIMH |
| Eric Wassermann | Staff Clinician | NINDS |
| Sara Inati | Staff Clinician | NINDS |
| Martha Zeiger (ad-hoc) | Director, Surgical Oncology Program | NCI |
| Sarfaraz Hasni (ad-hoc) | Staff Clinician | NIAMS |
| Richard Chadwick (ad-hoc) | Scientist Emeritus | NIDCD |
AOS Resources
- 2019 NIH AOS Survey
- To join the Assembly of Scientists mailing list, please visit the Assembly of Scientists Listserv home page, then click the “Subscribe or Unsubscribe” link in the right sidebar.
Upcoming & Recent AOS Town Halls
NIH AOS Clinician-Focused Town Hall (hosted by the Council of the NIH Assembly of Scientists)
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Speakers included Drs. Gottesman, Gilman, Green, McKeeby and Lee. Topics of concern to IRP clinicians were discussed.
NIH Videocast
NIH AOS October 2020 Virtual Town Hall
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Speakers included Dr. Collins, Dr. Johnson, and Ms. Alboum. Topics included racism and diversity in the IRP and the impact of COVID-19 on the IRP at all levels (research, resources, and IT).
NIH Videocast
This page was last updated on Tuesday, August 2, 2022