National Institutes of Health (NIH)
SIREN is funded by NIH through cooperative agreements. NIH Scientific and Administrative Program Directors collaborate directly with the investigators in this kind of award, and are integral team members in all network activities. In a true trans-NIH effort, three Institute-Centers, NINDS, NHBLI, and NCATS, and the NIH Office of Emergency Care Research have joined together to create the network.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Jeremy Brown, MD Division of Clinical Research, Director of the Office of Emergency Care Research
Clinton Wright, MD, MS Division of Clinical Research, Director
Robin Conwit, MD Division of Clinical Research, Program Director
Scott Janis, PhD Division of Clinical Research, Program Director
Carolina Mendoza-Puccini, MD Division of Clinical Research, Program Officer
Ellen Rosenberg Division of Clinical Research, DSMB Liaison
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Gail D. Pearson, MD Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Associate Director, Office of Clinical Research, Director
George Sopko, MD Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Office of Clinical Research, Program Director
Emily Tinsley, MS Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure & Arrhythmias Branch, Program Official/Clinical Trials Specialist
Lora Reineck, MD, MS Division of Lung Diseases, Acute Lung Injury/Critical Care, Program Director
Neil Aggarwal, MD Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology & Disease, Branch Chief
Andrei Kindzelski, MD, PhD Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Program Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Pablo Cure, MD, MPH Division of Clinical Innovation, Program Director
Lupe Aquino Division of Clinical Innovation, Clinical Trials Specialist
Relevant Funding Opportunities for Clinical Trial Proposals
PAR-18-304: NIH SIREN Neurologic Clinical Trials (NINDS)
PAR-18-410: Data Coordinating Center for Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (NHLBI)
Applications to NHLBI with Direct Costs of $500,000 or More in Any One Year
NINDS Policy for Accepting Applications Exceeding $500,000/Year