Who We Are

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research is a coalition of over 500 patient and voluntary health groups, medical and scientific societies, academic and research organizations, and industry. The Ad Hoc Group has one mission: to enhance the federal investment in biomedical, behavioral, social, and population-based research by increasing the funding for the National Institutes of Health.

Steering Committee

Executive Director: Tannaz Rasouli, MPH
Administrative Support: Joyce Buchanan, MBA, MSc

Richard Turman, MPP / Garrett Devenney, MPH / Katy Turner 
Act for NIH 

Carly McCallie, JD / Jon Retzlaff, MBA, MPA
American Association for Cancer Research 

Julie Nickson, JD 
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Tannaz Rasouli, MPH / Andrew Herrin, MA / Devan O’Toole 
AAMC 

Lizbet Boroughs, MSPH 
Association of American Universities 

Debbie Altenburg 
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities 

Ellen Kuo, JD / Jennifer Zeitzer 
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 

Nicole Parker, PhD / Carrie Wolinetz, PhD
Lewis-Burke Associates 

Mary Jo Hoeksema, MPA 
Population Association of America / Association of Population Centers 

Ellie Dehoney, MPH / Erin Darbouze, MPH 
Research!America 

Lynn Marquis / Renee Cruea, MPA 
The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research

Wendy Naus 
Consortium of Social Science Associations 

Russ Paulsen, MA 
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s

Contact Us

Comments, requests, and suggestions related to the Ad Hoc Group should be directed to Joyce Buchanan, MBA, MSc or Andrew Herrin by phone, 202-828-0525, or by email at adhocnews@aamc.org.