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Lapse in Federal Appropriations
The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. Visit www.dha.mil/shutdownExternal link for more information.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Frank Calzone, Ph.D. (Chair)
Biotechnology Consultant

Betsy Barnes, Ph.D.
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research – Northwell Health

Amy Bouton, Ph.D.
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Matthew Burow, Ph.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine

Junjie Chen, Ph.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Daniel Douek, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Seth Field, M.D., Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Stephanie Goff, M.D.
National Cancer Institute

Pat Haugen
South Dakota Breast Cancer Advocacy

Sara Hurvitz, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles

Ngina Lythcott, Dr. P.H.
Black Women’s Health Imperative

Senthil Muthuswamy, Ph.D. (Chair Emeritus)
National Cancer Institute

Kevin Pruitt, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Joy Simha, M.S.W.
Young Survival Coalition

Cmdr. Diego Vicente, U.S. Navy, M.D.
Naval Medical Center San Diego

Frances Visco, Esq.
National Breast Cancer Coalition

Ad Hoc Programmatic Reviewers

Last updated Tuesday, September 2, 2025