Staff Directory
Search contact information for NINDS executives, administrative staff, program directors, and principal investigators. For intramural staff and lab contact information, please visit the NINDS Intramural Lab Directory
Irene Cortese M.D.
Assistant Clinical Investigator, Experimental Immunotherapeutics Unit, Division of Neuroimmunology & Neurovirology
Division of Intramural Research
Deputy Information Systems Security Officer
Office of Management
Information Resources Management
Jody Crook CRN
Clinical Research Nurse, Office of the Clinical Director
Division of Intramural Research
Cheryl Cudzilo M.Ed., B.A.
Acting Chief of DEA Workforce ‘Program Analyst’
Office of NINDS Council and Committee Management
Extramural Administration Branch
Division of Extramural Activities
Clinical Research Nurse, Parkinson's Disease Clinic
Division of Intramural Research
Adi Cymerblit Sabba Ph.D.
NeuroBioBank Program Manager
Division of Neuroscience
Neurodegeneration, Dementia, and Repeat Expansion Disorders
Charles Cywin Ph.D.
Director, Small Molecule Neurotherapeutic Development
Division of Translational Research
BPN-Small Molecules
Sara Dauber M.B.A.
SBIR Strategic Consultant
Division of Translational Research
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Karen David Ph.D.
Program Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative
Division of Neuroscience
Neurotechnology & Integrated Systems (NIS)
Alison Davis Ph.D.
Senior Science Writer and Communications Strategy Consultant
Office of the BRAIN Director
Operations Coordinator (CREATE Bio & SBIR/STTR)
Division of Translational Research
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Lead Management Analyst
Office of Management
Analytics, Planning, and Technology
Alexander H. Denker Ph.D.
Chief of Staff
Immediate Office of the Director (DTR)
Division of Translational Research
Niraj Suresh Desai Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, Circuits, Synapses, and Molecular Signaling Section
Division of Intramural Research
Neel Dhruv Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Neural Exposome & Toxicology
Division of Translational Research
Grants Management Specialist
Office of Research Operations and Analysis
Grants Management
Division of Extramural Activities