Division Staff Contacts

Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences

To request more information or provide comments about NIGMS biophysics, biomedical technology, and computational biosciences programs, please contact the program staff below.

Dorothy Beckett, Ph.D.
Dorothy Beckett, Ph.D.
Division Director

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Dr. Beckett oversees the division's research programs in biomedical technology, bioinformatics and computational biology.

Paul Brazhnik, Ph.D.
Paul Brazhnik, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Brazhnik oversees grants in the areas of computational modeling, mathematical biology, and biostatistics.​​​

Dmitriy Krepkiy, Ph.D.
Dmitriy Krepkiy, Ph.D.
Biomedical Technology Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Krepkiy manages biomedical technology research resources and other technology development grants in spectroscopy and structural biology.

Christina Liu, Ph.D., P.E.
Christina Liu, Ph.D., P.E.
Biomedical Technology Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Liu oversees grants in Biomedical Technology Development and Dissemination, National and Regional Resources, and technology development grants, as well as grants that support the development of imaging probes, imaging techniques, and bioanalytical technologies.
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Peter Lyster, Ph.D.
Peter Lyster, Ph.D.
Biophysics Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Lyster oversees grants in the area of computational molecular biology.

Veerasamy (Ravi) Ravichandran, Ph.D.
Veerasamy (Ravi) Ravichandran, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Ravichandran manages biomedical technology research resources and research and training grants in bioinformatics.

Michael Sakalian, Ph.D.
Michael Sakalian, Ph.D.
Biophysics Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Sakalian manages research grants in the biophysical studies of the viral life-cycle and in biophysical studies of nucleic acids and nucleoprotein complexes.​​

Frank Shewmaker, Ph.D.
Frank Shewmaker, Ph.D.
Biophysics Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Shewmaker oversees grants involving the biophysical studies of protein structure, function, assembly, and aggregation.
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Fei Wang, Ph.D.
Fei Wang, Ph.D.
Biophysics Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Wang manages research projects and small business innovation research grants in biophysics of membranes and membrane proteins.
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Mary Ann Wu, Ph.D.
Mary Ann Wu, Ph.D.
Biomedical Technology Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Wu administers grant applications and awards for structural biology, in support of research resources and biomedical technology development.
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Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

To request more information or provide comments about NIGMS genetics and molecular, cellular, and developmental biology programs, please contact the program staff below.

Ronald Adkins, Ph.D.
Ronald Adkins, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Adkins oversees grants in the areas of transcriptional mechanisms, mRNA metabolism and translational control.​

Alexandra Ainsztein, Ph.D.
Alexandra Ainsztein, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Ainsztein oversees grants in the areas of protein processing and transport, membrane fusion, the Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum, motor proteins, cytoskeletal filaments, and intracellular transport.

Michael Bender, Ph.D.
Michael Bender, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Bender oversees grants in the areas of RNA processing, mRNA metabolism and translational control, and regulatory RNAs. He also oversees predoctoral T32 training grants in Genetics​.​

Anissa J. Brown, Ph.D.
Anissa J. Brown, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Brown manages research grants in the area of protein synthesis. She also co-manages the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)​ postdoctoral training program.

Anthony Carter, Ph.D.
Anthony Carter, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Carter oversees grants in the areas of chromatin biology and epigenetics.
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Bob Coyne, Ph.D.
Bob Coyne, Ph.D.
Developmental and Cellular Processes Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Coyne oversees grants in the areas of microbiome, biofilms, and quorum sensing, as well as grants focused on chromosome and nuclear structures. ​He also manages postdoctoral fellowship (F32) awards.

Paula Flicker, Ph.D.
Paula Flicker, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Flicker oversees grants in the areas of membrane biology and organelle biogenesis. She also administers grants in the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biology dealing with cryo-electron microscopy and other approaches.

Shawn Drew Gaillard, Ph.D.
Shawn Drew Gaillard, Ph.D.
Developmental and Cellular Processes Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Gaillard oversees grants focused on organismal response to environmental stressors, as well as with grants focused on endocytosis, lysosomes, and related organelles. She also co-manages the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)​ postdoctoral training program.

Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D.
Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Gibbs oversees research grants in the areas of stem cell biology and regeneration.

Joseph Gindhart, Ph.D.
Joseph Gindhart, Ph.D.
Cell Biology Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Gindhart oversees grants focused on the mechanisms of cell division. He also co-manages the NIGMS (T32) Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)​.​
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Tanya Hoodbhoy, Ph.D.
Tanya Hoodbhoy, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Hoodbhoy oversees research grants in the area of developmental genetics and developmental signaling. She also manages postdoctoral fellowship (F32) awards.

Daniel Janes, Ph.D.
Daniel Janes, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Janes oversees grants in the area of population genetics and evolution.


Andrea Keane-Myers, Ph.D.
Andrea Keane-Myers, Ph.D.
Genetic Mechanisms
Branch Chief

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Dr. Keane-Myers oversees grants in the area of chromosomal and genome stability.​​ She also co-manages the NIGMS (T32) Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)​.

Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director

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Baishali Maskeri, Ph.D.
Baishali Maskeri, Ph.D.
Cell Biology Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Maskeri oversees research grants in the area of regulation of cell death pathways, autophagy and maintenance of cellular homeostasis.
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Andre Phillips, Ph.D.
Andre Phillips, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Phillips oversees grants on gene regulatory networks (a set of genes, gene modifications or parts of genes, that interact in a coordinated manner with each other to control a specific cell function). He also oversees grants on cellular protein folding and degradation, along with grants on cellular signaling in growth​.

Michael Reddy, Ph.D.
Michael Reddy, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Reddy oversees grants in the areas of DNA replication & repair. He also manages protein synthesis grants.

Desirée Salazar, Ph.D.
Desirée Salazar, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Salazar oversees research grants in the area of stem cell biology and regeneration.

Michael Sesma, Ph.D.
Michael Sesma, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Sesma oversees research grants in the areas of the genetics of behavior and circadian biology, primarily in nonhuman research organisms.

Jianhua Xu, Ph.D.
Jianhua Xu, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Xu administers research grants on cell migration and adhesion along with cellular signaling in growth.

Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry

To request more information or provide comments about NIGMS pharmacology, physiology and biological chemistry programs, please contact the program staff below.

Charles Ansong, Ph.D.
Charles Ansong, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Ansong oversees grants in the areas of trace metal homeostasis, bioenergetics, and redox reactions.​
Kadir Aslan, Ph.D.
Kadir Aslan, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Aslan oversees grants in the areas of biotechnology and metallobiology, and he also serves in the NIH Diversity Program Consortium’s Sponsored Programs Administration Development ​(SPAD)​ program.

Oleg Barski, Ph.D.
Oleg Barski, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Barski oversees grants in the areas of enzyme catalysis and regulation, and intermediary metabolism. He also oversees postdoctoral fellowships and Pathway to Independence​ (K99/R00) awards in the division.

Michelle Bond, Ph.D.
Michelle Bond, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Bond oversees research grants covering glycoscience, synthetic biology, and natural products. She also manages postdoctoral fellowship awards and institutional predoctoral training grants at the Chemistry-Biology Interface. Additionally, she handles SBIR/STTR grants in the branch.​

Patrick H. Brown, Ph.D.
Patrick H. Brown, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Brown oversees a portfolio of research project grants in synthetic methods and chemical catalysis. He also manages institutional training grants at the undergraduate Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) and graduate Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD​) levels, as well as institutional predoctoral training grants in Biotechnology and individual predoctoral fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research.​

Chris Chao, Ph.D.
Chris Chao, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Chao oversees research grants in the areas of calcium signaling and compartmentalization, injury and critical illness, and adaptive immune cell mechanisms.​​ He also manages career development awards in injury and critical illness, and institutional predoctoral training grants in Systems and Integrative Biology.

Miles Fabian, Ph.D.
Miles Fabian, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Fabian oversees research grants in chemical biology. He also oversees institutional predoctoral training grants at the Chemistry-Biology Interface, as well as SBIR/STTR grants in the branch.

Edgardo Falcón-Morales , Ph.D.
Edgardo Falcón-Morales , Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Falcón-Morales oversees research grants in the area of multi-organ physiology. He also manages undergraduate institutional training (U-RISE) and postdoctoral institutional career development (IRACDA) awards, among others. He serves as Co-Director of the NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate Training Program (PRAT).

Martha Garcia, Ph.D.
Martha Garcia, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Garcia oversees grants in the areas of wound healing, drug biotransformation (including absorption, transport, distribution, metabolism, and excretion), as well as drug delivery strategies and determinants of drug kinetics. She also manages career development awards and institutional postdoctoral training grants in Clinical Pharmacology​.

Zuzana Justinova, M.D., Ph.D.
Zuzana Justinova, M.D., Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Justinova oversees research grants in the area of anesthesiology and perioperative pain, and membrane channels. She also manages career development awards and institutional postdoctoral training grants in Anesthesiology​. ​

Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.
Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Koduri oversees research grants in cell surface receptors and their interactions, and​ intracellular mediators of signal transduction. She also manages institutional predoctoral training grants in the Pharmacological Sciences, as well as SBIR/STTR​ grants in the branch.​​ ​

Rochelle M. Long, Ph.D.
Rochelle M. Long, Ph.D.
Division Director

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Dr. Long oversees all research grants and activities in the Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Division. 

Zhongzhen Nie, Ph.D.
Zhongzhen Nie, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Nie oversees grants in the areas of ion channels, and membrane components. He also oversees institutional predoctoral training grants in Molecular Medicine​.​

Jiong Yang, Ph.D.
Jiong Yang, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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​Dr. Yang oversees grants in the area of synthetic organic chemistry. He also manages postdoctoral fellowships.​

Xiaoli Zhao, Ph.D.
Xiaoli Zhao, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Zhao oversees grants in the areas of inflammation, innate immunity, and sepsis. She also oversees career development awards in sepsis, and institutional postdoctoral training grants in Injury and Critical Illness.​

Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity

To request more information or provide comments about NIGMS training, workforce development and diversity programs, please contact the program staff below.

TWD Staff

Sydella Blatch, Ph.D.
Sydella Blatch, Ph.D.
Predoctoral Basic Biomedical and Medical Science Training Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Blatch manages the Maximizing Access to Research Careers, Bridges to the Doctorate, and the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) programs, predoctoral research training grants in the Biobehavioral Interface (T32), and the Research on Interventions grant portfolio. She also manages the NIH Diversity Program Consortium’s Sponsored Programs Administration Development (SPAD) program, and co-manages the Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) initiative.​

Patrick H. Brown, Ph.D.
Patrick H. Brown, Ph.D.
Predoctoral Basic Biomedical and Medical Science Training Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Brown oversees grants in the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) institutional research training programs, Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31), Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (R25), and a portfolio of predoctoral research training grants in Biotechnology (T32). He also co-manages the NIH Diversity Program Consortium’s National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) research grants.​

Anissa J. Brown, Ph.D.
Anissa J. Brown, Ph.D.
Undergraduate and Predoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Training
Program Director

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Dr. Brown is lead program officer for the NIH Diversity Program Consortium’s (DPC) Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) initiative and manages the DPC Dissemination and Translation Awards (DPC DaTA) program. She also manages the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) and Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) programs, and predoctoral research training grants in Cellular, Biochemical, and Molecular Sciences (T32).​

Edgardo Falcón-Morales, Ph.D.
Edgardo Falcón-Morales, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral, Early Career, and Workforce Development
Program Director

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Dr. Falcón-Morales manages the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA), Undergraduate Research Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE), and Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) programs. He also manages grants as part of the NIH Diversity Program Consortium’s National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) and DPC Dissemination and Translation Awards (DPC DaTA) program. Dr. Falcón-Morales also co-directs the Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) program.​

Alison E. Gammie, Ph.D.
Alison E. Gammie, Ph.D.
Division Director

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Dr. Gammie oversees the Division's Research Training, Career Development and Diversity Programs, and is the lead of the NIH Diversity Program Consortium.​

Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D.
Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D.
Undergraduate and Predoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Training
Branch Chief

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Dr. Gibbs oversees Undergraduate and Predoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Training programs (i.e., Bridges to the Baccalaureate, U-RISE, MARC, PREP, Bridges to the Doctorate, G-RISE and IMSD), and the institutional components of the NIH Diversity Program Consortium (BUILD, DPC-DaTA and SPAD). He manages the MOSAIC K99/R00 and UE5, Undergraduate Research Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) programs, predoctoral research training grants in Biostatistics (T32), and grants on the Science of Science Policy in the biomedical research enterprise (SCISIPBIO).​

Shakira Nelson, Ph.D.
Shakira Nelson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral, Early Career, and Workforce Development
Program Director

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Dr. Nelson administers the Diversity Supplement Program and Re-entry supplement programs, and manages the Bridges to the Baccalaureate and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) programs.​

Desirée Salazar, Ph.D.
Desirée Salazar, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral, Early Career, and Workforce Development
Program Director

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Dr. Salazar directs the Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) program. She also manages the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) program, the Supplement Program for Continuity of Research During Critical Life Events​, and predoctoral research training grants in Cellular, Biochemical, and Molecular Sciences (T32).​

Michael Sesma, Ph.D.
Michael Sesma, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral, Early Career, and Workforce Development
Branch Chief

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Dr. Sesma oversees postdoctoral programs for Research Training, Postdoctoral Fellowship and Career Development Programs, and manages the Research on Interventions grant portfolio. As part of the NIH Diversity Program Consortium, he manages the Coordination and Evaluation Center and the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN).​

Shiva Singh, Ph.D.
Shiva Singh, Ph.D.
Predoctoral Basic Biomedical and Medical Science Training Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Singh oversees the predoctoral T32 Training Programs in Basic Biomedical Sciences and the Medical Scientist Training Program, and predoctoral F30 and F31 Fellowships. Dr. Singh also manages the transdisciplinary basic biomedical sciences predoctoral T32 program.​

Laurie Stepanek, Ph.D.
Laurie Stepanek, Ph.D.
Undergraduate and Predoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Training
Program Director

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Dr. Stepanek manages the Bridges to the Baccalaureate and Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) programs, and the Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31). She also manages grants as part of the Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) and National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) as part of the NIH Diversity Program Consortium.​


Training Program Staff from other Divisions

The following program staff manage predoctoral and/or postdoctoral training programs and fellowships in TWD, but are assigned organizationally to other NIGMS divisions.

Ronald Adkins, Ph.D.
Ronald Adkins, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Adkins manages predoctoral T32 training grants in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences.​

Oleg Barski, Ph.D.
Oleg Barski, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Barski manages K99/R00 Pathways to Independence awards and F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowships in physiology, pharmacology and biological chemistry.​

Michael Bender, Ph.D.
Michael Bender, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Bender manages predoctoral T32 training grants in Genetics.​

Michelle Bond, Ph.D.
Michelle Bond, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Bond manages F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowships in physiology, pharmacology and biological chemistry.​

Chris Chao, Ph.D.
Chris Chao, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Chao manages K08 and K23 mentored career development awards​ in injury and critical illness.

Bob Coyne, Ph.D.
Bob Coyne, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Coyne manages F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowships in genetics, molecular, cellular and developmental biology.​

Miles Fabian, Ph.D.
Miles Fabian, Ph.D.
Branch Chief

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Dr. Miles oversees predoctoral T32 training grants at the Chemistry-Biology Interface.​

Paula Flicker, Ph.D.
Paula Flicker, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Flicker manages predoctoral T32 Molecular Biophysics training grants, postdoctoral fellowships and K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awards in Cell Biology and Biophysics.​

Shawn Gaillard, Ph.D.
Shawn Gaillard, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Gaillard manages K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awards.​

Martha Garcia, Ph.D.
Martha Garcia, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Garcia manages Postdoctoral T32 programs, and K08 and K23 mentored career development awards in clinical pharmacology.​

Joseph Gindhart, Ph.D.
Joseph Gindhart, Ph.D.
Branch Chief

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Dr. Gindhart manages predoctoral T32 Medical Scientist Training Program grants.​

Tanya Hoodbhoy, Ph.D.
Tanya Hoodbhoy, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Hoodbhoy manages F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowships in genetics and molecular, cellular and developmental biology.​

Zuzana Justinova, M.D., Ph.D.
Zuzana Justinova, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Justinova oversees research grants in the area of anesthesiology and perioperative pain. She also manages institutional postdoctoral training grants and career awards in anesthesiology. ​

Andrea Keane-Myers, Ph.D.
Andrea Keane-Myers, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Keane-Myers manages predoctoral T32 Medical Scientist Training Program grants.​​

Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.
Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Koduri manages the predoctoral T32 training grants in Pharmacological Sciences.​

Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Krasnewich manages the predoctoral T32 training grants in Molecular Medicine. She also manages the Predoctoral MD/PhD or Other Dual-Doctoral Degree F30 Fellowships for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs.​

Zhongzhen Nie, Ph.D.
Zhongzhen Nie, Ph.D.
Branch Chief

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Dr. Nie manages predoctoral T32 grants in Systems and Integrative Biology.​

Veerasamy (Ravi) Ravichandran, Ph.D.
Veerasamy (Ravi) Ravichandran, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Ravichandran oversees the predoctoral T32 training grants in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Biomedical Data Science, and postdoctoral F32 fellowships in Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.​

Frank Shewmaker, Ph.D.
Frank Shewmaker, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Shewmaker​ manages postdoctoral F32 fellowships in Cell Biology.​

Jianhua Xu, Ph.D.
Jianhua Xu, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Xu manages Postdoctoral T32 programs in medical genetics and F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowships in genetics and molecular, cellular and developmental biology.​

Jiong Yang, Ph.D.
Jiong Yang, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Yang manages F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowships in physiology, pharmacology and biological chemistry.​

Xiaoli Zhao, Ph.D.
Xiaoli Zhao, Ph.D.
Program Director

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Dr. Zhao manages K08 and K23 mentored career development awards in sepsis and innate immunity, and Postdoctoral T32 programs in injury and critical illness.​
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Division for Research Capacity Building

To request more information or provide comments about NIGMS capacity-building programs, please contact the program staff below.

Krishan Arora, Ph.D.
Krishan Arora, Ph.D.
Networks and Development Programs Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. Arora oversees the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and STTR Regional Technology Transfer Accelerator Hubs for IDeA States, and manages grants for the INBRE, the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)​, and STTR Regional Technology Transfer Accelerator Hubs programs.​

L. Tony Beck, Ph.D.
L. Tony Beck, Ph.D.
Networks and Development Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Beck oversees the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) and STEM Interactive Digital Media SBIR/STTR programs.

Federico Bernal, Ph.D.
Federico Bernal, Ph.D.
Research Advancement Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Bernal oversees the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 2 initiative and the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) co-funding program. He also manages COBRE and Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) grants.​
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Sheila A. Caldwell, Ph.D.
Sheila A. Caldwell, Ph.D.
Networks and Development Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Caldwell oversees the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program, and manages grants for the NARCH, the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE​) and the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE​) programs.​

Behrous Davani, Ph.D.
Behrous Davani, Ph.D.
Networks and Development Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Davani oversees the STTR Regional Technology Transfer Accelerator Hubs for IDeA States​, and manages grants for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), and the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) programs.

Crina Frincu, Ph.D.
Crina Frincu, Ph.D.
Research Advancement Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Frincu oversees the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 3 initiative and manages grants for the COBRE and Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) programs.


Hongwei Gao, M.D., Ph.D.
Hongwei Gao, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Advancement Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Gao oversees the Institutional Development Award Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) program and manages grants for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program.​

Irina Krasnova, Ph.D.
Irina Krasnova, Ph.D.
Research Advancement Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Krasnova oversees the Support for Research Excellence​ (SuRE) program and manages grants for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program.​

Ming Lei, Ph.D.
Ming Lei, Ph.D.
Director

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Dr. Lei oversees the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) and other research capacity-building programs, which include the Institutional Development Award (IDeA), Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) and Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) as well as the Science Education Partnerships Awards (SEPA).

Lakshmi Kumar Matukumalli, Ph.D.
Lakshmi Kumar Matukumalli, Ph.D.
Networks and Development Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Matukumalli manages grants for the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) programs.​

Michele McGuirl, Ph.D.
Michele McGuirl, Ph.D.
Research Advancement Programs Branch
Branch Chief

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Dr. McGuirl oversees the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase I initiative and manages COBRE grants.​

Lumy Sawaki-Adams, M.D., Ph.D.
Lumy Sawaki-Adams, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Advancement Programs Branch

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Dr. Sawaki-Adams manages grants for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) pr​ogram, the Institutional Development Award Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR​), and the Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) programs.​​​

Yang Zhou, Ph.D.
Yang Zhou, Ph.D.
Networks and Development Programs Branch
Program Director

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Dr. Zhou manages grants for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) and the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) programs.
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