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Communications and Public Liaison Branch

The Communications and Public Liaison Branch of the Office of Policy, Communications and Education (OPCE) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) provides the latest news and background information about NHGRI, the Human Genome Project and NHGRI research. The staff handles media requests, inquiries from the scientific community and questions from the general public. News releases, reports, fact sheets, exhibits, and videos highlighting NHGRI programs and policies are also available.

Chief, Communications and Public Liaison Branch

Larry J. Thompson, M.S., M.F.A.
Phone: (301) 402-0911
E-mail: thompsl@mail.nih.gov

Staff:

Deputy Chief, Communications and Public Liaison Branch
Rebecca Kolberg
Phone: (301) 594-2134
E-mail: kolbergr@mail.nih.gov

Associate Director of Communications, Division of Intramural Research
Raymond MacDougall
Phone: (301) 443-3523
E-mail: macdougallr@mail.nih.gov

Public Affairs Specialist
Geoff Spencer
Phone: (301) 451-8325
E-mail: spencerg@mail.nih.gov

Assistant Public Affairs Specialist
Omar McCrimmon
Phone: (301) 402-0911
E-mail: mccrimmono@mail.nih.gov

Graphic Designer
Jane Ades
Phone: (301) 594-0654
E-mail: janea@mail.nih.gov

Visual Information/Graphics Specialist

Maggie Bartlett
Phone: (301) 594-0632
E-mail: bartletm@mail.nih.gov

Writer/Editor/Web Editor
Judith Wyatt
Telework Phone: (303) 979-1663
Telework Cell Phone: (240) 393-3851
E-mail: wyattj@mail.nih.gov

Assistant Web Editor
Mukul Nerurkar
Phone: (301) 451-8326
E-mail: nerurkam@mail.nih.gov

Web Developer/Team Lead
David Smith
Telework Phone: (407) 273-3340
E-mail: dcsmith@mail.nih.gov

Senior Web Developer
Alan Kent Klemm
Phone: (301) 451-8328
E-mail: klemma@mail.nih.gov

Web Designer
Mabel Bialecki
Phone: (301) 451-8327
E-mail: bialeckim@mail.nih.gov

Address:

National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 4B09
31 Center Drive, MSC 2152
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892-2152

Phone: (301) 402-0911
Fax: (301) 402-4831

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Last Updated: September 12, 2008