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, PhD
Program Director
Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health

Joanne M. Lumsden, PhD
Scientific Program Manager (Contractor)
Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health