National Institutes of Health Center for Translational Therapeutics
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Staff

Staff are listed below by their Branch/Office Location. To find staff by their disciplines, please see the Disciplines page.

Send all written correspondence to:
[Staff Name]
NIH Center for Translational Therapeutics
9800 Medical Center Drive
Building B; MSC 3370
Bethesda, MD 20892-3370
Delivery Address:
National Institutes of Health
NIH Center for Translational Therapeutics
9800 Medical Center Drive
Building B, Room 2B-1
Rockville, MD 20850


Branches/Offices:

Office of the Scientific Director

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Austin, Christopher Scientific Director, NCTT Office of the Scientific Director 301-217-5733
Goodman, Lisa Executive Assistant for the Scientific Director Office of the Scientific Director 301-217-2330
Old, Susan Acting Deputy Scientific Director;
Senior Advisor to the Director		 Office of the Scientific Director 301-217-5719
Anzick, Catherine Executive Assistant for the Acting Deputy Scientific Director Office of the Scientific Director 301-217-5719
Partnerships, Outreach, Policy, Communications, and Education (POPCE)
Main Phone Number: 301-217-4670
Old, Susan Director, POPCE POPCE  
Dillon, Christopher Office Manager, POPCE POPCE  
Portilla, Lili Acting Director, Technology Transfer and Partnerships POPCE  
Balakrishnan, Krishna Technology Transfer Manager POPCE  
Spencer, Geoff Communications and Outreach POPCE  
Mandich, Allison Program Management and Education POPCE  
Michael, Jennifer Program Management POPCE  
Frosst, Phyllis Science Policy Operations POPCE  
Sheeley, Doug Senior Scientific Officer POPCE  
Sittampalam, Sitta Senior Scientific Officer POPCE  
Office of Administrative Operations (OAO)
Main Phone Number: 301-217-2330
Brooks, Anita Acting Chief Operations Officer OAO  
Watkins, Carrie Senior Administrative Officer OAO  
Addae, Sandra Administrative Technician OAO  
Fantasia, Sam Budget Formulation / Tracking Consultant OAO  
Philippi, Mike Operations Manager OAO  
McClelland, Peggy Purchasing Agent OAO  
McFarland, Robert Purchasing Agent OAO  
Ray, Willie Purchasing Agent OAO  
Brubaker, Joel Facility and Laboratory Operations Specialist OAO  
Information Technology Phone Number: 301-217-0245
Metaxotos, Dimitrios Technical Manager Information Technology  
Kozachok, Serhiy Microsoft Windows Engineer Information Technology  
Laboratory Deliveries Phone Number: 301-217-5735
McCord, Matthew Biology Laboratory Technician Laboratory Operations  
Musselman, Jonathan Chemistry Laboratory Technician Laboratory Operations  
Hoover, Corey Receiving Clerk Laboratory Operations  
Melvin, Jason Receiving Clerk Laboratory Operations  

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Informatics

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Main Phone Number: 301-217-4710
Jadhav, Ajit Director, Informatics Informatics  
Guha, Rajarshi Research Scientist, Informatics Informatics  
Nguyen, Dac-Trung Software Architect Informatics  
Wang, Yuhong Senior Informatics Scientist Informatics  

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Chemistry

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Mckew, John Director, Chemistry Chemistry 301-827-2533

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Biology

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Simeonov, Anton Director, Biology Biology 301-217-4021

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Analytical Chemistry

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Main Phone Number: 301-217-4021
Leister, William Director, Analytical Chemistry Analytical Chemistry  
Baker, Heather Research Associate, Chemistry Analytical Chemistry  
Bougie, James Research Associate, Chemistry Analytical Chemistry  
Daniel, Thomas Research Associate, Chemistry Analytical Chemistry  
LeClair, Christopher Research Scientist, Chemistry Analytical Chemistry  
Louer, Christopher Analytical Chemistry Consultant Analytical Chemistry  

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Automation and Compound Management

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Main Phone Number: 301-217-4021
Michael, Samuel Director, ACOMM Automation and Compound Managment  
Balcom, Michael Automation Technician Automation and Compound Managment  
Jones, Richard Automation Research Associate Automation and Compound Managment  
Liu, Dongbo Senior Software Engineer Automation and Compound Managment  
Simon, Reid Automation Technician Automation and Compound Managment  
Shinn, Paul Group Leader, Compound Management Automation and Compound Managment  
Van Leer, Danielle Research Associate, Compound Management Automation and Compound Managment  
Wallgren, Eric Automation Technician Automation and Compound Managment  

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Chemical Genomics Branch

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Simeonov, Anton Chief, Chemical Genomics Branch Chemical Genomics Branch  
Rossoshek, Anna Branch Analyst Chemical Genomics Branch  
Ismail, Sandra Branch Assistant Chemical Genomics Branch  
Chemistry Technology Development Group
Thomas, Craig Group Leader, Chemistry Technology Development Chemistry Technology Development  
Mott, Bryan Graduate Student Chemistry Technology Development  
Duveau, Damien Research Scientist, Chemistry Chemistry Technology Development  
Jiang, Jian Kang Research Scientist, Chemistry Chemistry Technology Development  
Assay Technology Development Group
Inglese, James Group Leader, Assay Technology Development Assay Technology Development  
Cheng, Chih-Chien Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Assay Technology Development  
Dranchak, Patricia Research Scientist, Biology Assay Technology Development  
Jang, Sung-Wook Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Assay Technology Development  
MacArthur, Ryan Research Scientist, Biology Assay Technology Development  
Hasson, Samuel Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Assay Technology Development  
Tox21
Xia, Menghang Group Leader, Systems Toxicology Tox21  
Gerhold, David Group Leader, Genomic Toxicology Tox21  
Huang, Ruili Group Leader, Informatics Tox21  
Goodwin, Bonnie Research Scientist, Biology Tox21  
McHugh, Christopher Post-Bac Fellow, Biology Tox21  
Miller, Nicole Research Associate, Biology Tox21  
Attene Ramos, Matias Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Tox21  
Sakamuru, Srilatha Research Associate, Biology Tox21  
Shahane, Sampada Research Associate, Biology Tox21  
Sun, Hongmao Research Scientist, Informatics Tox21  
Kuo, David Research Scientist, Biology Tox21  
Tong, Zhibin Research Scientist, Biology Tox21  
Zhao, Jinghua Research Associate, Biology Tox21  
Zhao, Tongan Research Associate, Informatics Tox21  
RNAi
Martin, Scott Group Leader, Biology RNAi  
Buehler, Gene Group Leader, Informatics RNAi  
Chen, Yu-Chi Research Scientist, Biology RNAi  
Klumpp, Carleen Automation Engineer RNAi  
Tuzmen, Pinar Research Scientist, Biology RNAi  

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Probe Development Branch

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Jadhav, Ajit Chief, Probe Development Branch Probe Development Branch  
Mandich, Allison Acting Branch Analyst Probe Development Branch  
Veith, Henrike CARS Program Analyst Probe Development Branch  
Greco, Christina Branch Assistant Probe Development Branch  
Adenine Team
Jadhav, Ajit Group Leader, Informatics Adenine Project Team  
Simeonov, Anton Group Leader, Biology Adenine Project Team  
Maloney, David Group Leader, Chemistry Adenine Project Team  
Dexheimer, Thomas Research Scientist Biology Adenine Project Team  
Dorjsuren, George Research Scientist, Biology Adenine Project Team  
Foley, Timothy Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Adenine Project Team  
Lea, Wendy Research Scientist, Biology Adenine Project Team  
Luci, Dianne Research Associate, Chemistry Adenine Project Team  
Rai, Ganesha Research Fellow, Chemistry Adenine Project Team  
Rosenthal, Andrew Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Adenine Project Team  
Yasgar, Adam Research Associate, Biology Adenine Project Team  
Guanine Team
Vacant Group Leader, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Boxer, Matthew Group Leader, Chemistry Guanine Project Team  
Shen, Min Group Leader, Informatics Guanine Project Team  
Brimacombe, Kyle Research Associate, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Davis, Mindy Research Scientist, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Liu, Li Research Associate, Chemistry Guanine Project Team  
Tanega, Cordelle Research Associate, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Thorne, Natasha Research Scientist, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Walsh, Martin Postdoctoral Guanine Project Team  
Wichterman, Jennifer Research Associate, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Zhang, Ya-Qin Research Scientist, Biology Guanine Project Team  
Thymine Team
Ferrer, Marc Group Leader, Biology Thymine Project Team  
Marugan, Juan Group Leader, Chemistry Thymine Project Team  
Southall, Noel Group Leader, Informatics Thymine Project Team  
Barnaeva, Elena Research Associate, Biology Thymine Project Team  
Bryant-Genevier, Marthe Post-Bac Fellow, Biology Thymine Project Team  
Englund, Erika Research Associate, Chemistry Thymine Project Team  
Hu, Xin Research Scientist, Informatics Thymine Project Team  
Patnaik, Samarjit Research Scientist, Chemistry Thymine Project Team  
Titus, Steven Research Scientist, Biology Thymine Project Team  
Xiao, Jingbo Research Scientist, Chemistry Thymine Project Team  
Ye, Wenjuan Research Associate, Biology Thymine Project Team  
Whiteley, Grace Post-Bac Fellow, Biology Thymine Project Team  

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Therapeutic Development Branch

Employee Name Position Title Organization Name Phone
Main Phone: 301-827-2533
Mckew, John Chief, Therapeutic Development Branch Therapeutic Development Branch  
Noveras, Katherine Branch Assistant Therapeutic Development Branch  
Southall, Noel Lead, Informatics Therapeutic Development Branch  
Frosst, Phyllis Collaborations and Outreach Lead Therapeutic Development Branch  
Pilon, Andre Program Analyst Therapeutic Development Branch  
Project Management Team
Yang, Nora Group Leader, Project Management Project Management Section  
Jackson, Anthony Program Analyst Project Management Section  
Ottinger, Elizabeth Program Manager Project Management Section  
Shen, John Program Manager Project Management Section  
Pre-Clinical Biology
Vacant Group Leader, Biology Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Huang, Wenwei Research Scientist, Chemistry Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Chen, Catherine Research Associate, Biology Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Dehdashti, Seameen Research Associate, Biology Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Swaroop, Manju Research Scientist, Biology Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Xu, Miao Post-Doctoral Fellow Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Zheng, Wei Research Scientist, Biology Pre-Clinical Biology Section  
Medicinal Chemistry
Mckew, John Group Leader, Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry  
Behnke, Mark Research Scientist, Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry  
Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK)
Vacant Group Leader, DMPK Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK)  
Kerns, Edward Research Scientist, Team Lead Profiling & Bio Analysis Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK)  
Vacant Toxicology Lead Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK)  
Vacant Pharmacokinetics Lead Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK)  
Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) & Process (CMC&P)
Vacant Group Leader, CMC&P Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) & Process (CMC&P)  
Regulatory and Clinical
Vacant Group Leader, Regulatory and Clinical Regulatory and Clinical  
Kenna, Leslie Research Scientist, Regulatory Regulatory and Clinical  
Nuria Carrillo-Carrasco Research Scientist, Clinical Regulatory and Clinical  

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Last Updated: January 23, 2012