Co-Chairs
Christina Bucci-Rechtweg, M.D.
Global Head, Pediatric and Maternal Health Policy
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Susan Abdel-Rahman, Pharm.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Health Data Synthesis Institute
Members
Rebecca Abbot
Senior Director of Advocacy
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Alison August, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Comanche Biopharma
Pamela D. Berens, M.D.
Chief of Service
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital – Harris Health System
Christina Chambers, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair of Clinical Research
University of California San Diego
R. Alta Charo, J.D.
Warren P. Knowles Professor Emerita of Law and Bioethics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Rebecca Clifton, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor of Epidemiology
Milken Institute School of Public Health
The George Washington University
Alison Cowan, M.D.
Head of Medical Affairs
Mirvie
Anthony DeLise, Ph.D.
Global Head, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Camille Fabiyi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Officer
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Elena Gorodetsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Program Officer
Office of Research on Women’s Health
National Institutes of Health
Julie Grimes, IBCLC, RLC
Lactation Education Resources
Janet Hardy, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Independent Consultant
Alison Harrill, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Toxicology
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kenneth (K.J.) Hertz
Senior Director Federal Affairs
March Of Dimes
Elisa A. Hurley, Ph.D.
Consultant, Bioethics and Human Subject Research
Yasaswi Kislovskiy, M.D., M.Sc., FACOG
Director of Reproductive Infectious Disease
Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity
University of Pittsburgh
Sharon Nachman, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Stony Brook University
Sara Quinney, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Jennita Reefhuis, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Birth Defects Monitoring and Research Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kathryn Schubert, M.P.P., CAE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Society for Women's Health Research
Rachel Gandell Tetlow
Senior Director, Government and Political Affairs
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Eleni Tsigas
Chief Executive Officer
Preeclampsia Foundation
Jasmina Varagic, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Program Director
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Kevin Watt, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert M. Ward Presidential Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacology
Department of Pediatrics
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
University of Utah
Kaveeta Vasisht, M.D., Pharm.D.
Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Lynn Yee, M.D., M.P.H.
Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
In 2023, NICHD formed the PRGLAC Implementation Working Group of Council, a subgroup of NICHD’s National Advisory Child Health and Human Development (NACHHD) Council, to monitor and report on the implementation of recommendations for improving knowledge and research on safe and effective therapeutics for pregnant and lactating people.
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