MWCCS Leadership
Steering Committee
The purpose of the Steering Committee (SC) is to discuss operational and scientific issues to be brought to the Executive Committee (EC) for consideration and to set the agenda for the CCS meetings. The group serves as an intermediary between the NIH representatives and the CCS EC.
The CCS Steering Committee is composed of:
- Current and past EC Chair(s)
- Two Clinical Research Site (CRS) representatives
- Data Analysis and Sharing Center (DASC) PI representatives
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-funder representatives
- National Community Advisory Board (NCAB) representative
- Project Director (PD) representative
Executive Committee
The MWCCS leadership is governed by the Executive Committee (EC). The EC includes investigators from the MWCCS clinical sites, the MWCCS Leadership and Coordination Center (LACC), and the MWCCS Data Analysis and Sharing Center (DASC), as well as National Community Advisory Board (NCAB) members and representatives from each of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsoring agencies.
The EC:
- Determines the overall MWCCS research agenda
- Guides Working Group research plans
- Prioritizes Concept Sheet proposals
- Evaluates and recommends the distribution of resources among the different components of the MWCCS
- Oversees the core protocol and quality assurance initiatives
Leadership and Coordination Center (LACC)
The LACC, led by Principal Investigators Dr. Phyllis Tien, Dr. Todd Brown, and Dr. Amber D’Souza, is responsible for clinical guidance and oversight of the cohort, creation of scientific leadership structure, scientific work group support, participant outcomes ascertainment, internal training, operational accountability, community and participant engagement, and promotion of the cohort to external stakeholders.
Data Management: MWCCS Data Analysis and Sharing Center (DASC)
The DASC, led by Principal Investigators Dr. Stephen Gange and Dr. Elizabeth Topper, is located at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. The DASC is responsible for all aspects of data collection, reporting, and statistical analysis for the MWCCS. The DASC also designs and maintains the study databases, and provides centralized data management, as well as data management training.
Questions about the study can be submitted on our Contact Us page. The DASC cannot answer questions regarding employment opportunities and/or health conditions.
Clinical Research Sites (CRS)
Study participants enrolled in the MWCCS complete the study interview, laboratory testing, and exams at Clinical Research Sites (CRS) located throughout the United States. For more information about the CRS please visit our Study Locations page.