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NINDS Staff Listing for Division of Extramural Research


The Division of Extramural Research provides overall leadership, planning, and direction for the NINDS extramural research program. Each of the following individuals in the NINDS Division of Extramural Research oversees one or more parts of the institute's research funding program, managing a portfolio of grants and contracts and coordinating program efforts in specific areas of neuroscience research. Dr. Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D. directs the Division of Extramural Research (DER). To find contact information related to specific research, please refer to the Program Directors and Research Interests (PDF, 143 KB) document.

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Name   Official Title   Bldg/Room   Phone   Fax
Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D.   Director, Division of Extramural Research   NSC/2143   301-496-9248   301-402-4370
Alan Willard, Ph.D.   Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Research   NSC/3201   301-496-9223   301-402-0182
Stephen J. Korn, Ph.D.   Director, Office of Training, Career Development and Workforce Diversity   NSC/2186   301-496-4188   301-480-1080
W. Ernest Lyons, Ph.D.   Chief, Scientific Review Branch   NSC/3208   301-496-4056   301-402-0182
Lisa Joliet   Chief, Administrative Services Branch   NSC/3231   301-496-6731   301-496-9941
Kirkland Davis   Chief, Contracts Management Branch   NSC/3280   301-496-1813   301-402-4370
Tijuanna Decoster   Chief, Grants Management Branch   NSC/3258   301-496-9231   301-402-4370
Ruth Linn   Committee Management Officer   NSC/3301   301-496-9248   301-402-4370
Yuan Liu, Ph.D.   Chief, Office of International Activities   NSC/2110B   301-496-1917   301-480-2424
 
Division of Extramural Research Program Staff
Office of Special Programs in Diversity
Alfred W. Gordon, Ph.D.   Associate Director for Special Programs in Diversity   NSC/2151   301-496-3102   301-594-5929
Courtney Ferrell Aklin, Ph.D   Program Director   NSC/2154   301-496-3102   301-594-5929
 
Repair and Plasticity
Ramona Hicks, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2206   301-496-1447   301-480-1080
Naomi Kleitman, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2206   301-496-1447   301-480-1080
David Owens, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2206   301-496-1447   301-480-1080
Kip Ludwig, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2192   301-496-1447   301-480-1080
 
Neural Environment
Audrey S. Penn, M.D.   Special Advisor to the Director, NINDS   NSC/3304   301-496-1431    
Francesca Bosetti, Pharm.D., Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2118   301-496-1431   301-480-2424
Jane Fountain, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2110   301-496-1431   301-480-2424
Thomas P. Jacobs, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2112   301-496-1431   301-480-2424
Ursula Utz, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2134   301-496-1431   301-402-2060
May Wong, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2134   301-496-1431   301-402-2060
 
Neurodegeneration
Roderick Corriveau, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2223   301-496-5680   301-480-1080
Amelie Gubitz, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2223   301-496-5680   301-480-1080
Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2223   301-496-5680   301-480-1080
Margaret Sutherland, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2223   301-496-5680   301-480-1080
 
Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience
Debra Babcock, MD., Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/   301-496-9964   301-402-2060
Daofen Chen, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2131   301-496-9964   301-402-2060
Merrill Mitler, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2116   301-496-9964   301-402-2060
Linda Porter, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2113   301-496-9964   301-480-2060
James Wayne Gnadt,Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2230   301-496-9964   301-480-2060
 
Channels Synapses and Circuits
Brandy Fureman, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2113   301-496-1917   301-480-2424
Shai Silberberg, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2131   301-496-1917   301-402-1501
Randall Stewart, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2136   301-496-1917   301-480-2424
Edmund Talley, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2132   301-496-1917   301-402-1501
Vicky Whittemore, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2107   301-496-1917   301-402-1501
 
Office of Clinical Research
Petra Kaufmann, M.D., M.Sc.   Associate Director for Clinical Research   NSC/2216   301-496-9135   301-480-1080
Robin Conwit, M.D.

 

Program Director

 

NSC/2107

 

301-496-1328

 

301-480-1080
Janice Cordell, R.N., M.P.H.   Clinical Research Proj Mgr   NSC/2217   301-451-4299   301-480-1080
Wendy Galpern, M.D., Ph.D.

 

Program Director

 

NSC/2209

 

301-496-9135

 

301-480-1080
Peter Gilbert, Sc.M.   Clinical Research Proj Mgr   NSC/2202   301-496-0870   301-480-1080
Deborah Hirtz, M.D.   Program Director   NSC/2221   301-496-5821   301-480-1080
Scott Janis, Ph.D.   Clinical Research Project Manager   NSC/2213   301-496-9135   301-480-1080
Elizabeth McNeil, M.D., M.Sc.   Program Director   NSC/2213   301-496-9135   301-480-1080
Claudia Moy, Ph.D.   Clinical Trials Group Administrative Leader   NSC/2214   301-496-2789   301-480-1080
Joanne Odenkirchen, M.P.H.   Clinical Research Proj Mgr   NSC/3226   301-496-3104   301-480-1080
A. Louise Ritz, M.B.A   Clinical Research Program Manager   NSC/2188   301-443-5576   301-480-1080
Salina Waddy, M.D.   Program Director   NSC/2150   301-496-3102   301-594-5929
 
Office of Translational Research
Rajesh Ranganathan, Ph.D.   Associate Director for Translational Research   Bldg 1/134   301-496-1751   ------
Rebecca Farkas, Ph.D.   Program Director   Bldg 31/8A03   301-496-9271   301-402-1501
Stephanie Fertig, M.B.A.   Research Project Manager   NSC/2228   301-451-4669   301-402-1501
Jill Heemskerk, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2204   301-496-1779   301-402-1501
David A. Jett, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2177   301-496-6035   301-402-1501
Yuan Liu, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2110B   301-496-1917   301-480-2424
James Stables, MS Admin., R.Ph.   Program Director   NSC/2106   301-496-1846    301-402-1501
 
Neurogenetics
Katrina Gwinn, M.D.   Program Director   NSC/2132   301-496-5745   301-402-1501
Laura Mamounas, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2132   301-496-5745   301-402-1501
Jill Morris, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2133   301-496-5745   301-402-1501
John Porter, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2142   301-496-5745   301-402-1501
Robert Riddle, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2132   301-496-5745   301-402-1501
Danilo Tagle, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2133   301-496-5745    301-402-1501
 
Office of Training, Career Development and Workforce Diversity
Stephen Korn, Ph.D.   Director, Office of Training, Career Development and Workforce Diversity   NSC/2154   301-496-4188   301-594-4370
Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.   Program Director   NSC/2150   301-496-3102   301-594-5929
 
Contracts Management Branch
Kirkland Davis   Chief, Contracts Management Branch   NSC/3280   301-496-1813   301-402-4370
 
Scientific Review Branch
W. Ernest Lyons, Ph.D.   Chief, Scientific Review Branch   NSC/3208   301-496-4056   301-402-0182
William C Benzing, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3222   301-496-0660   301-402-0182
Richard Crosland, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3208   301-594-0635   301-402-0182
JoAnn McConnell, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3222   301-496-9223   301-402-0182
Birgit Neuhuber, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3202   301-496-3562   301-402-0182
Shantadurga Rajaram, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3222   301-496-9223   301-402-0182
Raul Saavedra, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3208   301-496-7355   301-402-0182
Natalia Strunnikova, Ph.D.   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3228   301-496-3755   301-402-0182
Phillip Wiethorn   Scientific Review Officer   NSC/3203   301-496-5388   301-402-0182
 
Grants Management Branch
Tijuanna Decoster   Chief, Grants Management Branch   NSC/3258   301-496-9231   301-402-4370
 
Administrative Services Branch, DER
Lisa Joliet   Chief, Administrative Services Branch   NSC/3231   301-496-6731   301-496-9941
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Last updated May 22, 2012