Staff Directory

Office of the Associate Director (OAD)

Name	Position	Primary Email	Phone
Lyndsay Harris, M.D.	Acting Associate Director	lyndsay.harris@nih.gov	(240) 276-6327
Tracy Lively, Ph.D.	Deputy Associate Director	livelyt@mail.nih.gov	(240) 276-5944
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
Melissa McKay-Daily, Ph.D. (Kelly Contractor)	Scientific Program Manager	melissa.mckay-daily@nih.gov	(240) 276-7051
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
Melissa Bowman, M.S. (Contractor)	Scientific Project Analyst	melissa.bowman2@nih.gov

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
Radim Moravec, Ph.D.	Program Manager	radim.moravec@nih.gov	(240) 276-6486
Veena Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.	Scientific Program Manager	veena.gopalakrishnan@nih.gov	(240) 276-5123
Raquel Poindexter	Administrative Assistant	Raquel.poindexter@nih.gov	(240) 276-5478
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
Miguel 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

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