National Institutes of Health Partners
The Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) is a network of 20 individual clinical research consortia and a Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC) funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Now in its fourth five-year funding cycle, RDCRN is a partnership with funding and programmatic support provided by Institutes, Centers, and Offices across NIH, including:
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Office of Dietary Supplements
Key Personnel
![Tiina K. Urv](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-02/RDCRN_Images_NIH-Partners_Tiina-Urv_900x900.jpg?itok=ZXfmMkx8)
Tiina K. Urv, PhD
Program Director
Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health
![Joanne Lumsden](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-02/RDCRN_Images_NIH-Partners_Joanne-Lumsden.jpg?itok=440sauJm)
Joanne M. Lumsden, PhD
Scientific Program Manager (Contractor)
Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health