Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID)
Alphabetical Staff Listing
Lillian Abbey, Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Liane Agulto, Health Specialist, Virology Branch
Dr. Rodolfo Alarcon, Product Development Program Manager, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Kimya B. Alexander, Health Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. William Alexander, Program Officer (Salmonella, Enteric Yersinia), Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Janice Arega, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Stacey Armstrong, Health Specialist, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Gale Auguste, Health Specialist, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Rosemarie Aurigemma, Chief, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs Drug Development Section
Marianne Baker, Biodefense Clinical Research Project Manager, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Shahida Baqar, Program Officer, E. coli, Ricin, Shiga toxin, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Karen Bateman, Program Operations Team Lead, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Claudia Baxter, Nurse Consultant Quality Management, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Maureen Beanan, Program Director for Genomics and Proteomics Program, Office of the Director
Dr. Christopher Beisel, Team Leader - Grant Policy and Activities, Program Officer - Beta and Gamma Herpesviruses and Prions, Virology Branch
Jessica Bernstein, Communications Team Lead, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. John Bogdan, Drug Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affair
Mason Booth, Communications Specialist (Contractor), Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. Jim Boyce, Health Scientist Administrator, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Nancy Boyd, Chief, Extramural Biodefense Facilities Section, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Joseph Breen, Lyme Borreliosis and Related Diseases Program Officer, Anthrax Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Wendy Buchanan, Nurse Consultant, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Erica Bush, Contractor, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Cathy Cai, Nurse Consultant, Virology Branch
Dr. Joseph Campbell, Heatlh Scientist, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Frederick Cassels, Chief, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Dr. Cristina Cassetti, Program Officer, Acute Viral Diseases, Virology Branch
Dr. Mark Challberg, Team Leader - Product Development, Program Officer - Poxviruses and Alpha Herpesviruses, Virology Branch
Dr. Soju Chang, Medical Officer, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Ping Chen, Drug Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Christine Chiou, Project Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Clinical Trials Contracts, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Adriana Costero, Vector Biology Program Officer, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Audria Crowder, Clinical Studies Coordination, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Martin Crumrine, Product Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Hagit David, Vaccines and Immunology Program Officer, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Dr. Carolyn Deal, Chief, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Dr. Walla Dempsey, Team Leader - Human Subjects Activities, Program Officer - Clinical Trials, Virology Branch
Dr. Gregory Deye, Medical Officer, Office of Clinical Research Resources
Valentina Di Francesco, Program Director for Bioinformatics, Genomics and Proteomics Program, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Dr. Dennis Dixon, Chief, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. William Dowling, Health Scientist, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Peter Dudley, Program Officer, Genomics and Proteomics Program, Office of the Director
Dr. Vivien Dugan, Health Scientist, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Rory Duncan, Mycology Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Mohamed Elsafy, Contractor, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Linda Engel, Special Assistant to the Director (Contractor), Office of the Director
Babak "Bob" Farahpour, Biocontainment Facilities Program Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Gabriele Feolo, Nurse Consultant, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Elizabeth Formentini, Nurse Consultant, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Stephanie Foster, Science Policy, Strategic Planning and Legislative Activities Team Lead, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Sonia Gales, Product Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Natarajan Ganesan, Contractor, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Susan Garges, Program Officer, Concept Acceleration Program, Office of the Director
Ghiorghis Ghenbot, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Gail Ginsberg, Biologist, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Maria Giovanni, Director, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Carolyn Glasgow, Program Coordinator, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Elizabeth Glaze, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Jonathon Glock, Health Specialist, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Dr. Irene Glowinski, Deputy Director
Dr. Richard Gorman, Associate Director for Clinical Research, Office of the Director
Patricia Gottdiener, Biodefense Clinical Research Project Manager, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Heather Greenstone, Program Officer, Animal Models Antiviral Evaluations, Virology Branch
Katrina Gross, Program Analyst, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Sonnie Kim Grossman, Influenza Clinical Trials and Paramyxoviruses Program Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Xin-Xing Gu, Program Officer, GAS, GBS, and Maternal Immunization, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Tina Guina, Health Scientist, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Barbara Hahn, Nurse Consultant, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Dr. Lee Hall, Chief, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. Robert H. Hall, Program Officer, Cholera, other vibrios, Aeromonas, Enteric and Hepatic Disease Diagnostics, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Crystal Harrington, Nurse Consultant, Safety Coordinator, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Ray Harris, Drug Development Project Officer
Dr. Teresa Hauguel, Health Scientists, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Janyce Hedetniemi, Community Relations Advisor (Consultant) , Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Carole Heilman, Director
Dr. Judith Hewitt, Chief, Biodefense Research Resources Section, Office of Biodefense Research Affair
Dr. Stephen Heyse, Medical Consultant (Contractor), Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Thomas Hiltke, Basic Research Program Officer, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Dr. Rona Hirschberg, Chief, Regional Centers, Translational Research and Biodefense Training Section, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Elizabeth Hollomon, Phase I Unit Project Officer, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Elizabeth Horigan, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Contractor), Office of the Director
Lei Huang, Regulatory Medical Writer, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Clayton Huntley, Antibacterial Resistance Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Maliha Ilias, Health Specialist, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Farukh Khambaty, Program Officer, Pertussis and Pneumococcal, Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Gail Jacobs, Diagnostics and Translational Sciences Program Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dorte Jensen, Regulatory Medical Writer, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Robert Johnson, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Walt Jones, RN, Clinical Project Manager, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. Deirdre Joy, Parasite Genomics, Program Officer, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. Jane Knisely, Scientific Program Analyst, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Tena Knudsen, Nurse Consultant, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Aparna Kolhekar, Health Scientist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Hyung Koo, Nurse Consultant, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Jukka Korpela, Medical Bacteriology Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Rajen Koshy, Program Officer, Viral Hepatitis C, A and E, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Dr. Amy Krafft, Influenza Therapeutics Program Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Michael Kurilla, Associate Director for Biodefense Product Development - Office of the Director, Director – Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Karen Lacourciere, Program Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Linda Lambert, Chief, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Lynda Lanning, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Tracy LaPorte, Health Specialist, Office of the Director
Dr. Catherine Laughlin, Chief, Virology Branch
Dr. Barbara Laughon, Microbiologist, Office of the Director
Eun Lee, Product Development Project Manager, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Ambrose (Buck) Lewis, Biocontainment Facilities Program Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Jill Long, Medical Officer, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Joni Love, Nurse Consultant Safety Coordinator, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Rickie Lyon, Communications Specialist (Contractor), Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. Mamodikoe Makhene, Medical Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Robin Mason, Health Specialist, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Punam Mathur, Health Specialist, Genomics and Proteomics Program, Office of the Director
Andre McBride, Project Manager, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Glen McGugan, Parasite Biology Program Officer, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Jonathan McInnes, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Edward McSweegan, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of the Director
Maureen Mehigan, Nurse Consultant, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Sarah Miers, Program Analyst, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. Melody Mills, Program Officer, Helicobacter, Listeria, Shigella, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Pier A. Minor, Extramural Program Assistant, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Haleh Miraftab-Zadeh, Project Manager, ICEMR Program (Contractor), Parasitology and International Program Branch
Dr. Annie Mo, Preclinical ParasiteVaccine Development, Program Officer, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. Suman Mukhopadhyay, Bacterial Zoonoses Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Barbara Mulach, Director, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Kimberly Murphy, Product Development Program Manager, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Suzanne Murray, Nurse Consultant, VTEU Project Officer, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Kathy Muth, Nurse Consultant, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Ramya Natarajan, Health Specialist, Virology Branch
Dr. Mirjana Nesin, Senior Medical Officer, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Tam Nguyen, Drug Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Effie Nomicos, Nurse Consultant, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Edwin Nuzum, Chief, Product Development Section, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Nicholas Obiri, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Kathleen Ormanoski, Contractor, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Blaire Osborn, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Carol Ostrye, Biodefense Clinical Research Project Manager, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Alan Ou, Medical Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Eun-Chung Park, Program Officer, Persistant Infectious Diseases, Virology Branch
Dr. Tina Parker, Program Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Susan Payne, Health Specialist, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Dr. Sam Perdue, Chief, Basic Sciences Section, Rickettsial and Related Diseases Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Miriam Perkins, Health Specialist, Virology Branch
John Pesce, Product Development Program Manager, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. N. Kent Peters, Regional Centers of Excellence Program Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Thames Pickett, Research Resources Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Rhonda Pikaart-Tautges, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Malu Polanski, Genomics Program Director, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Dr. Diane Post, CEIRS Project Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Julia Puzak, Contractor, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Dr. Ryan Ranallo, Health Scientist, Enterics and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Dr. Malla Rao, International TropicalDiseases Research/Epidemiological Studies, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Angelita Ray, Chief, Clinical Trial Management Section, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Patricia Repik, Program Officer, Emerging Viral Diseases, Virology Branch
Dr. Valerie Riddle, Contractor, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. John Alec Ritchie, Diagnostics Development Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. M. John Rogers, Preclinical Parasite Drug Development Project Officer, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. Steve Rosenthal, Clinical Parasite Vaccine and Drug Development Medical Officer
Janie Russell, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Polly Sager, Assistant Director, International Research in Infectious Diseases, Office of the Director
Dr. Rachelle Salomon, Basic Research and Diagnostics Program Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Patrick Sanz, Product Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Michael Schaefer, Regional Centers of Excellence Program Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Helen Schiltz, Acting Chief and Program Officer, Drug Development Section, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Amanda Schleif, Health Specialist, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. Clare Schmitt, Deputy Director, Office of Biodefense Research Affair
Claire Schuster, Health Specialist, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. Venus Shahamatdar, Contractor, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Janet Shimko, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Shy Shorer, Director, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Elisa Sindall, Nurse Consultant, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Christine Sizemore, Section Chief, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Raymond Slay, Health Scientist, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Blossom Smith, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Beth Spinelli, Drug Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. David Spiro, Section Chief, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Dr. Erik Stemmy, Health Specialist, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Kimberly (JoJo) Stemple, Research Resources Project Officer
Dr. Daniel Stoughton, Product Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Patricia Strickler-Dinglasan, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Dr. Kimberly Taylor, Health Scientist, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Dr. Christopher Taylor, Program Officer, Bacterial Respiratory Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Branch
Maria Tellier, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Logan Thornton, Communications Specialist (Contractor), Office of Scientific Coordination and Program Operations
Susan Truitt, Nurse Consultant, SDCC Project Officer, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Christopher K. Tseng, Program Officer, Antiviral Research and Antimicrobial Chemistry, Virology Branch
Josephine S. Bush Vinson, Health Specialist, Office of Clinical Research Affairs
Dr. Tonu Wali, Preclinical Host Response Program Officer, Parasitology and International Programs Branch
Dr. Lucy Ward, Product Development Project Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Peter Wolff, Clinical Trials Specialist, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch
Dr. Zuoyu Xu, Therapeutics Development Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Dr. Alison Yao, Health Scientist, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
Dr. Sue Yuan, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Gary Zackowitz, Biocontainment Facilities Program Officer, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs
Stephanie J. Zafonte, Nurse Consultant/Clinical Project Manager, Enteric and Hepatic Diseases Branch
Dr. Eric Zhou, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Lanling Zou, Chief, Translational Sciences Section, Vaccines Development Program Officer, Diagnostics Development Program Officer, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch