Greg Bissonette, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Branch Chief
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Bissonette oversees the scientific review officers (SROs) who lead review panels that conduct the initial peer review stage for various NIGMS grants and cooperative agreements.

Latarsha Carithers, Ph.D
Chief, Training, Mentored Research, and Workforce Development Section
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Carithers oversees the Training, Mentored Research, and Workforce Development section.

Jason Chan, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Chan coordinates the review of a wide range of applications for research capacity building and program project grants in the areas of biochemistry, cellular, molecular, and developmental biology, and neuroscience.

Manas Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Chattopadhyay coordinates the review of a wide range of applications for research capacity building and program project grants in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, cellular biology, and molecular biology.

Lisa Dunbar, Ph.D.
Chief, Centers, Resources, and Research Support Section
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Dunbar oversees the Centers, Resources, and Research Support section.

Kimberly Hammer, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Hammer coordinates the review of a wide range of applications for research capacity building and program project grants including the Support for Research Excellence Award (SuRE) and Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).

Tracy Koretsky, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Koretsky coordinates a range of reviews for the Training, Mentored Research, and Workforce Development section, including K and F99s.

John Laffan, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Laffan manages the review of selected research training, program project, center, and research project grant applications and contracts.

Sonia Ortiz-Miranda, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Ortiz-Miranda coordinates the review of grant applications related to research, training and education, and research capacity building.

Nina Sidorova, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Sidorova manages the review of research grant applications in areas including biochemistry and biophysics and program project grant applications.

Lee W. Slice, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Slice coordinates special emphasis panel reviews for a variety of topics, including K99s and IDeA programs.

CDR Marci Wright, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
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Wright coordinates the review of applications for a wide range of grant mechanisms, including institutional training grants (T32), career development awards (K99), and education projects (R25) in the areas of genetics, cellular and molecular biology, sciences, physiology, biophysics, and computational biosciences.