NHGRI Future Leaders Advancing Genomic Sciences in Health Innovation Postdoctoral Program (FLAGSHIP)
The promise of genomics cannot be fully achieved without successfully attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce that includes people from groups currently underrepresented in the genomics enterprise.

Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.
NHGRI Director
FLAGSHIP Mentors

Adebowale A. Adeyemo, M.D.
- Deputy Director and Chief Scientific Officer
- Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health

Laura Elnitski, Ph.D.
- Senior Investigator
- Translational and Functional Genomics Branch

Neil A. Hanchard, M.B.B.S., D.Phil.
- Senior Investigator
- Center for Precision Health Research

Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D.
- Chief & Senior Investigator
- Social and Behavioral Research Branch

Susan Persky, Ph.D.
- Associate Investigator
- Social and Behavioral Research Branch

Adam M. Phillippy, Ph.D.
- Director and Senior Investigator
- Center for Genomics and Data Science Research

Charles Rotimi, Ph.D.
- Scientific Director
- Division of Intramural Research
Last updated: March 16, 2023