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Cancer Diagnosis Program (CDP)
Last Updated: 04/03/17

Staff Directory

Office of the Associate Director (OAD)
Name Position Primary Email Phone
Barbara A. Conley, M.D. Associate Director barbara.conley@nih.gov (240) 276-6505
Tracy Lively, Ph.D. Deputy Associate Director livelyt@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5944
Lyndsay Harris, MD Deputy Associate Director lyndsay.harris@nih.gov (240) 276-6327
Lisa McShane, Ph.D. BRP Biostatistical Support lm5h@nih.gov (240) 276-6037
Laura Yee, Ph.D. BRP Biostatistical Support laura.yee@nih.gov (240) 276-5654
Carol Weil, J.D. Program Director carol.weil@nih.gov (240) 276-5975
Aniruddha Ganguly, Ph.D. Program Director aniruddha.ganguly@nih.gov (240) 276-5905
Margaret Cavenagh, M.S. Program Specialist cavenagh@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5948
Ramona Saunders-Smith Administrative Support saunderssmithr@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-6012
P. Mickey Williams, Ph.D. (Contractor) Leidos Molecular Characterization Lab Chief williamspm@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-6000 *2364
Ben Kim, M.S. (Kelly Contractor) Scientific Project Manager benjamin.kim@nih.gov (240) 276-5961
Charles Stephens, M.S. (Contractor) Scientific Project Manager chaz.stephens@nih.gov (240) 276-6293
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch (BBRB)
Name Position Primary Email Phone
Helen Moore, Ph.D. Branch Chief moorehe@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5713
Lokesh Agrawal, Ph.D. Program Director lokesh.agrawal@nih.gov (240) 276-5718
Ping Guan, Ph.D. Program Director ping.guan@nih.gov (240) 276-5711
Abhi Rao, Ph.D. Program Manager abhi.rao@nih.gov (240) 276-5718
Merlyn Rodriguez, Ph.D., M.D. Scientific Program Manager rodrigues.merlyn@nih.gov (240) 276-5709
Marquita Stevenson Administrative Support Marquita.Stevenson@nih.gov (240) 276-6505
Philip Branton, M.D. (Kelly Contractor) Surgical Pathologist philip.branton@nih.gov (240) 276-5708
Esmeralda Casas-Silva, Ph.D. (AAAS Fellow) Health Scientist emi.casas-silva@nih.gov (240) 276-6989
Diagnostic Biomarkers and Technology Branch (DBTB)
Name Position Primary Email Phone
James V. Tricoli, Ph.D. Branch Chief tricolij@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5725
Brian Sorg, Ph.D. Program Director brian.sorg@nih.gov (240) 276-5712
Miquel R. Ossandon, M.S. Program Director ossandom@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5714
Tawnya McKee, Ph.D. Program Director mckeeta@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5719
Mary Mengesha, B.B.A. Administrative Support mengesham@od.nih.gov (240) 276-5723
Diagnostics Evaluation Branch (DEB)
Name Position Primary Email Phone
Tracy Lively, Ph.D. Branch Chief livelyt@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5944
Magdalena Thurin, Ph.D. Program Director thurinm@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5973
Kelly Kim, Ph.D. Program Director kimke@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-7811
Nina Lukinova, Ph.D. Program Director nina.lukinova@nih.gov (240) 276-5309
Sumana Dey, Ph.D. Program Director Sumana.Dey@nih.gov (240) 276-5748
Acquilly Lionel Administrative Support acquilly.lionel@nih.gov (240) 276-6005
Pathology Investigation and Resources Branch (PIRB)
Name Position Primary Email Phone
Irina Lubensky, M.D. Branch Chief lubenskyi@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5902
Rodrigo Chuaqui, M.D. Program Director chuaquir@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5910
Joanne Peter-Demchok, M.S. Program Director peterjo@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5959
Hala R. Makhlouf, M.D., Ph.D. Program Director hala.makhlouf@nih.gov (240) 276-7782
Derrick Burns Administrative Support burnsd@od.nih.gov (240) 276-5984