Genomic Data Sharing, Other Sharing Policies, and Open Q&A

<p>Dr. Nonye Harvey is a Health Science Policy Analyst in the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Implementation Office housed within the Immediate Office of the Director, Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH Office of the Director. She works across NIH, on trans-NIH groups and committees, to support central coordination, harmonization and standardization of systems and processes for optimal implementation of NIH data sharing policies across NIH Institutes and Centers, and the broader scientific community. Previously, Dr. Harvey held various positions and roles throughout her 15-year tenure at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She worked as a Program Director, Team Lead, Public Health Advisor and Program Analyst in the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program of NCI’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, and in the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship.</p><p>Dr. Harvey was the Executive Director of the NCI Cohort Consortium from 2006-2020 and co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on consortium pooling studies, and more recently a CEBP commentary on the Consortium’s strategic planning process. She was also involved in the development and management of other cancer epidemiology cohort research and consortia, including the Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program initiative, jointly funded by NCI and NIEHS.</p><p>Prior to joining NCI, Dr. Harvey served as the Program Manager of the Mid-Atlantic Region Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at the George Washington University (GWU) Milken Institute School of Public Health where she worked on children’s environmental health research and provider training programs. She earned her M.P.H. in maternal and child health and international health from the GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health and her Dr.P.H. in leadership in public health from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.</p>

<p>Mr. J.P. Kim serves as an SBIR/STTR Program Manager and NIH Extramural Data Sharing Policy Officer in the NIH Office of Extramural Programs (OEP), which is part of the Office of Extramural Research (OER) under the Office of the Director (OD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services (HHS).</p><p>Prior to joining the NIH SBIR/STTR team, J.P. served as the Director &amp; Policy Officer of the Division of Extramural Inventions &amp; Technology Resources in OPERA/OER for over nine years.</p><p>Before joining the extramural program under OER, J.P. worked in the NIH Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) under the Office of Intramural Research (OIR). At OTT, J.P. served as a Senior Technology Licensing Specialist and Patent Advisor, negotiating technology licensing agreements that generated over $300 million in royalties for the NIH. </p><p>In addition to his duties with the NIH SBIR/STTR programs, J.P. also works on NIH’s extramural data sharing and management policy and implementation matters. J.P. has also worked as a researcher in private companies and the academic sector, as well as at national, international, and local intellectual property law firms focusing on patent, trademark, copyright, and international trade matters.</p><p>J.P. received his J.D. and M.B.A. in International Business and International Marketing, an M.Sc. in Biotechnology, an M.P.P. in Health Policy with additional certification in the Nonprofit Sector, and an M.A. in Liberal Studies with a thesis on the bioethics of human cloning. He also earned a B.Sc. in Zoology with a chemistry minor, and a B.A. in Psychology, along with further graduate study in Genetics and Sustainability Leadership.</p><p>J.P. is a registered U.S. Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is also registered to practice before the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and the U.S. Supreme Court, among other courts.</p>

<p>As Communications Director for the NIH Office of Extramural Research, Ms. Megan Columbus is responsible for leading strategic planning and communication activities pertinent to the management of NIH’s extramural program. She enjoys connecting scientists and administrators to information and tools in support of their research programs, helping the broader public learn how NIH-supported research contributes to health advances, and supporting the ongoing dialog between NIH and the research community. Ms. Columbus’ office is responsible for the NIH Grants and Funding website, the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts, the Extramural Nexus newsletter and “Open Mike” blog, eRA system communications, extramural staff training, media and legislative relations, and a host of other resources. She especially enjoys her outreach responsibilities that involve more personal engagement with the NIH extramural research community, such as live webinars and the NIH Virtual Conferences.</p>