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Organizational Phone List

Office of the Director - OD

Name Phone
Director - Dr. Michael Chiang, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234
Deputy Director - Dr. Santa Tumminia, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234
Associate Director, Science Strategic Initiatives and Programs - Vacant, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234
Program Specialist - Cindy Best, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234
Staff Assistant - Diana Dombrowski, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234
Staff Assistant - Jennifer Burrell, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-4876
Health Science Policy Analyst - Vacant, Building 31, 6A23  
Health Science Policy Analyst - Vacant, Building 31, 6A23  
Science Program Leader - Vacant, Building 31, 6A28  

Office of International Program Activities

Name Phone
Associate Director for International Programs - Dr. Gyan “John” Prakash, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4281

Office of Translational Research - OTR

Name Phone
Associate Director Office of Translational Research - Vacant, Building 31, 6A28 301-451-1610
NEI Technology Development Coordinator - Dr. Mala Dutta - Building 31, 6A28 301-451-2198

Office of Research Regenerative Medicine

Name Phone
Associate Director - Vacant, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234
Program Specialist  - Amber Reed, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234

Office of Vision Health and Population Sciences - OVHPS

Name Phone
Associate Director - Dr. Mary Frances Cotch, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-4281

Office of Data Science and Health Informatics - ODSHI

Name Phone
Associate Director - Kerry Goetz, Building 31, 6A03 301-496-2234

Office of Administrative Management - OAM

Name Phone
Acting Executive Officer - Melanie Reagan, Building 31, 6A11 301-435-0566
NEI Organization & Workforce Development Manager - Nora Salgado, 5635 Fishers LN, Suite 1100 301-443-8203
Senior Management Analyst - Lilly Sadler, Building 31, 6A23 301-451-7195

Extramural Administrative Management Branch - EAMB

Name Phone
Chief - Shauna D. Schwartz, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer - Melissa Trinchet, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer - Kyla DeLaine, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-443-7701
Administrative Technician - Ana Perez Mejia, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233

Intramural Administrative Management Branch - IAMB

Name Phone
Chief - Travis Speck, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer - Jason Arya, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Purchasing Agent - Rugie Sillah, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Lead Administrative Officer - Leslie Hertz, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer - Renata Baginski, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer - Shon Carroll, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Program Analyst - Dorian Oliveira, Building 31, 6A52 301-402-3739
Administrative Officer - Sherrika Spriggs, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer – Kelly Zavadsky, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Procurement Team Lead – Elaine Estrella, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Procurement Specialist – Michael Brown, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Program Specialist, Purchasing – Barbara Wilson, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Program Specialist, Purchasing – Alicia Zetina, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Administrative Officer – Victoria Edwards, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
Purchasing Agent – George Harrell, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233
 Administrative Technician – Natalie Menendez, Building 31, 6A52 301-496-4233

Financial Management Branch - FMB

Name Phone
Budget Officer - Karen Colbert, Building 31, 6A16 301-435-8178
Budget Analyst - Nikitha Mohan, Building 31, 6A16 301-496-5243
Budget Analyst - Vacant, Building 31, 6A16 301-496-5243
Budget Analyst - Michelle Cook, Building 31, 6A16 301-496-5243

Management Policy and Analysis Branch - MPAB

Name Phone
Chief – Jessica Ryan, Building 31, 6A11 301-435-0566
Office Automation Clerk - Natalie Haynes, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-827-6751
Ethics Coordinator - Trevor Peterson, Building 31, 6A11 301-496-4334
Management Analyst - Yireiza Williams, Building 31, 6A11 301-451-1936
Management Analyst - Kerina Hawthorne, Building 31, 6A11 301-827-6823

Information and Technology Management Branch - ITMB

Name Phone
Chief Information Officer - Archana Mohale, Building 31, 6A29 301-451-4441
Chief Technology Officer - Fausto Vela, Building 31, 6A29 301-435-8852
Information System Security Officer - Boniface Lansiquot, Building 31, 6A29 301-435-7924

Office of Program Planning and Analysis - OPPA

Name Phone
Director - Dr. Shefa Gordon, Building 31, 6A25 301-496-4308
Health Science Policy Analyst - Nora Wong, Building 31, 6A11 301-496-4308

Strategic Planning and Initiatives Branch

Name Phone
Chief - Vacant, Building 31, 6A25 301-496-4308

Program Evaluation, Analysis and Reporting Branch

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Shefa Gordon, Building 31 6A25 301-496-4308

Office of Science Communications, Public Liaison, and Education - OSCPLE

Name Phone
Director - Maria Zacharias, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Director, National Eye Health Education Program - Devina Fan, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Digital Content Specialist - Ronald Morales, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Program Specialist - Sherrita Walls, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Digital Communications Specialist - Holly Russo, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248

Science Communications Branch

Name Phone
Chief - Dustin Hays, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Media Lead - Claudia Costabile, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Technical Writer/Editor - Kathryn DeMott, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248
Technical Writer - Dr. Lesley Earl, Building 31, 6A32 301-496-5248

Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications - DECA

Name Phone
Director - Dr. Emily Chew, Building 10, CRC, 3-2531 301-496-6583
Deputy Director - Vacant, Building 10, CRC, 3-2531 301-496-6583

Epidemiology Branch

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Mary Frances Cotch, Building 10, CRC, 3-2531 301-435-8806

Clinical Trials Branch

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Emily Chew, Building 10, CRC, 3-2531 301-496-6583

Office of the Clinical Director - OCD

Name Phone
Consult Services Section Chief - Dr. Teresa Magone, Building 10, 10C432A 301-402-3771
Professional Services Section Chief - Dr. Brian Brooks, Building 10, CRC,3-2531 301-496-2238
Clinical Operations Branch Chief - William O'Donnell, Building 10, CRC, 3-2531 301-496-9058
Clinical Services Section Chief - Guy Foster, Building 10, 10C306 301-451-4274
Imaging Services Section Chief - Denise Cunningham, Building 10, 10C401 301-496-7302
Clinical Trials Coordinating Section Chief - Awilda Holland, Building 10, 10D45 301-435-1831
Clinical Informatics Section Chief - Elizabeth Murphy, Building 10, 10C440 301-402-4145

Division of Intramural Research - DIR

Name Phone
Acting Scientific Director - Dr. David Schneeweis, Building 31, 6A22 301-451-6763
Chief of Staff - William O' Donnell, Building 31, 6A22 301-451-6763
Intramural Administrative Specialist - Mica McNair, Building 31, 6A22 301-451-6763
Program Assistant - Vacant, Building 31, 6A22 301-451-6763
Veterinary Research & Resources Section Chief - Dr. James M. Raber, Building 49, B1W28 301-402-4500
Molecular Structure and Functional Genomics Section Chief - Dr. Graeme Wistow, Building 6, 106 301-402-3452
Biological Imaging Core Head - Dr. Robert Fariss, Building 6, 202 301-496-2829
Flow Cytometry Core - Acting Head - Dr. Rafael Villasmil, Building 31, 6A22 301-451-6763
Histology Core - Acting Head - Dr. Maria Campos, Building 10, 10N103 301-496-3043
Genetic Engineering Core - Acting Head - Dr. Lijin Dong, Building 6, B102 301-402-5296
Ocular Gene Therapy Core - Acting Head - Dr. Tiansen, Building 6, 206 301-594-5376
Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit – Chief – Dr. Han-Yu Shih, Building 10, 5S261 301-496-2612
Retinal Neurophysiology Section Chief - Dr. Wei Li, Building 35, 2A108 301-496-6669
Visual Function Core Head - Dr. Haohua Qian, Building 49, 2B04 301-435-6275

Neurobiology, Neurodegeneration, and Repair Laboratory - NNRL

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Anand Swaroop, Building 6, 338 301-435-5754
Retinal Development, Genetics and Therapy Section Chief - Dr. Anand Swaroop, Building 6, 338 301-435-5754
Retinal Cell Biology and Degeneration Section Chief - Dr. Tiansen Li, Building 6, 337 301-443-2833
Retinal Circuit Development and Genetics Unit Chief - Vacant, Building 6, 331A 301-496-3978

Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research - LSR

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Bruce G. Cumming, Building 49, 2A50 301-496-9375
Eye Movements and Visual Selection Chief - Dr. Richard Krauzlis, Building 49, 2A50 301-496-9375
Vision Section Chief - Dr. Bruce Cumming, Building 49, 2A50 301-496-9375
Neuronal Networks Section Chief - Dr. Okihide Hikosaka, Building 49, 2A50 301-496-9375
Unit on Sensation, Cognition and Action, Chief – Dr. Bevil Conway, Building 49, 2A50 301-594-3238

Laboratory of Immunology - LI

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Rachel Caspi, Building 10, 10N109 301-435-4567
Experimental Immunology Section Chief - Dr. Igal Gery, Building 10, 10N208 301-496-4159
Immunoregulation Section Chief - Dr. Rachel Caspi, Building 10, 10N222 301-435-4567
Clinical Immunology Section Chief (Acting) - Vacant, Building 10, 10N109 301-402-3254
Molecular Immunology Section Chief - Dr. Charles Egwuagu, Building 10, 10N248G 301-496-0049

Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology - LRCMB

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. T. Michael Redmond, Building 6, 339 301-496-0439
Molecular Mechanisms Section Chief - Dr. T. Michael Redmond, Building 6, 339 301-496-0439
Protein Structure and Function Section Chief - Dr. S. Patricia Becerra, Building 6, 134 301-496-6514
Retinal Ganglion Cell Biology Section Chief - Dr. Stanislav Tomarev, Building 6, 212 301-496-8524
Neuronal-Glial Interactions in Retinal Disease Unit Chief - Dr. Wai Wong, Building 6, 217 301-496-7566

Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch - OGVFB

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Brian Brooks, 10 CRC, Room 3-2531 301-503-1305
Ophthalmic Clinical Genetics Section, Chief - Dr. Robert Hufnagel, Building 10, 10N109 301-503-1305
Human Visual Function Section, Chief - Dr. Robert Hufnagel, Building 10, 10N109 301-496-8300
Ophthalmic Molecular Genetics Section Chief - Dr. Fielding Hejtmancik, 5635 Fishers LN, Suite 1120 301-496-8300
Ocular Stem Cells and Translational Research Unit Chief - Dr. Kapil Bharti, Building 10, 10B10 301-451-9372
Pediatric Developmental, and Genetic Ophthalmology Section Chief - Dr. Brian Brooks, Building 10, 10B11 301-451-2238
Clinical and Translational Imagining Unit Chief – Dr. Johnny Tam, Building 10, 10N109 301-435-7821

Division of Extramural Science Programs - DESP

Name Phone
Director, Division of Extramural Science Programs - Dr. Michael A. Steinmetz, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-594-6060

Retina

Name Phone
Angiogenesis and Immunology, Program Director - Dr. Nataliya Gordiyenko, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8162
Bioengineering and Technology, Program Director – Dr. Tony Gover, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-529-7370
Development and Regeneration, Program Director – Dr. Thomas N. Greenwell, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-443-5405
Photoreceptor/RPE Biology Cell and Molecular Technologies, Program Director – Dr. Lisa A. Neuhold, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-443-5401
Retinal Diseases, Program Director – Dr. Grace L. Shen, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8169
Retinal Neuroscience, Program Director – Dr. Charles Wright, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-496-4281

Cornea

Name Phone
Corneal Injury and Repair, Program Director - Dr. Tony Gover, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-529-7370
Ocular Pain, Program Director - Dr. Houmam Araj, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8166
Structure, Function, and Diseases of the Cornea, Program Director - Dr. George A. McKie, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8152

Lens and Cataract

Name Phone
Program Director - Dr. Houmam Araj, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8166

Glaucoma and Optic Neuropathies

Name Phone
Bioengineering and Technology, Program Director - Dr. Tom Gover, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-529-7370
Development and Regeneration, Program Director - Dr. Thomas N. Greenwell, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-443-5405
Glaucoma, Program Director - Dr. Ellen S. Liberman, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8174

Low Vision and Blindness Rehabilitation

Name Phone
Program Director - Dr. Cheri L. Wiggs, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-402-0276
Program Analyst – Dr. Hongman Song, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-451-9768

Program Analysts

Name Phone
Program Analyst - Keturah Williams, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-827-2215
Program Analyst – Hongman Song, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-451-9768

Strabismus, Amblyopia and Visual Processing

Name Phone
Central Visual Processing, Program Director - Dr. Martha C. Flanders, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-827-5191
Development and Regeneration, Program Director - Dr. Thomas N. Greenwell, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-443-5405
Myopia and Refractive Error, Program Director - Dr. Cheri L. Wiggs, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-402-0276
Oculomotor Systems, Program Director - Dr. Houmam Araj, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8166
Perception and Psychophysics, Program Director - Dr. Cheri L. Wiggs, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-402-0276
Strabismus and Amblyopia, Program Director - Dr. Houmam Araj, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8166

Collaborative Clinical Research

Name Phone
Program Director - Donald F. Everett, M.A., 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8181
Program Director - Dr. Mary Ann Redford, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8173
Program Director – Dr. Sangeeta Bhargava, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8175
Program Director – Dr. Jimmy Le, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8160

Research Training

Name Phone
Officer - Dr. Neeraj Agarwal, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8155

Research Resources

Name Phone
Center Core Grants, Program Director - Dr. Ellen S. Liberman, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8174
Conference Grants, Program Director - Dr. Houmam Araj, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8166
Informatics and Data Science, Program Director - Dr. James Gao, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-594-6074
Research Resource Officer, Program Director - Dr. Paek Lee, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8164

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer

Name Phone
Program Director - Dr. Paek Lee, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8164

Division of Extramural Activities – DEA

Name Phone
Director, Dr. Kathleen Anderson, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-827-4320
Review Specialist, Sharon Taylor 301-435-7274
Secretary, B. Jill Payne 301-435-8168
Program Specialist, Lateefah Hill  301-827-6127
Operations Coordinator, Lisa Applewhite    301-435-8156
Lead Program Analyst, Nathan Brown 301-480-7076

Scientific Review Branch - SRB

Name Phone
Chief - Dr. Brian A. Hoshaw, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-402-0566
Dr. Jeanette Hosseini, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-496-2456
Dr. Ashley Fortress, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-827-8613
Dr. Jennifer Schiltz, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-496-4103

Grants Management

Name Phone
Chief - Karen Robinson-Smith, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-435-8178
Deputy Chief - Jay Colbert, 6700B Rockledge, Suite 3400 301-451-4714

Grants Management Specialists

Name Phone
Shawn Adolphus 301-827-7530
Monique K. Clark 301-451-4716
Ashley Dash 301-827-6816
Renee Livshin 301-435-8177
Leslie West-Bushby, M.A. 301-435-8176
Stephanie Blackford 301-435-5588
Holly Blake 301-451-1812
Alexandra Gavrilovic 301-402-6399
Carissa Reilly-Weedon 301-435-8170

 

Last updated: May 3, 2022