CSSI OD Leadership and Staff

Dr. Ann Geiger is the Director of the Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives.

Dr. Sean Hanlon is the Acting Deputy Director of the Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives and provides scientific leadership to the 4D Nucleome program, NCI’s Human Tumor Atlas Network, and several NIH committees and working groups.

Dr. Juli Klemm is a Program Director and directs the Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) Program, coordinates the trans-NCI Advisory Committee to CSSI (TACTIC), and chairs NCI’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group.

Dr. Andy Kurtz is a Program Director and co-leads the Cancer Grand Challenges program and provides strategic leadership for several multidisciplinary programs.

Dr. Sam Finstad is a Program Director and provides scientific leadership and coordination for the Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet) program and NCI’s Creative Collaborations Foundry.

Dr. Tony Dickherber is a Program Director and participates in the management of the Cancer Grand Challenges program, Creative Collaborations Foundry, Cancer Moonshot, and the Cancer Screening Research Network.

Dr. Michelle Berny-Lang is a Program Director and supports the Synthetic Biology and Cancer program, the Big Data Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP), and the trans-NCI Advisory Committee to CSSI (TACTIC).

Dr. Kelly Crotty is a Program Director and directs the Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies (IMAT) program, coordinates the COnsortium of METabolomics Studies (COMETS) program, and manages collaborative projects for the Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) program.

Mr. Steven Cole in a Program Analyst and performs analytics reporting, input, planning, and development of CSSI initiatives.

Ms. Frankie Cozzens Philips is a Program Analyst and supports the organization and management of CSSI programs.