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 (signed version) PDF
Upcoming Advisory Council Meeting Dates
- June 2, 2026 (Hybrid)
- September 15, 2026 (Hybrid)
- 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)
Meeting Agenda (presentations are available upon request)
See the April 21, 2025 NIAMS Advisory Council Meeting Agenda
See a summary of NIAMS Clinical Trial Working Group: Recommendations to Advisory Council
Advisory Council Roster
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