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Organization & Staff Directory

Updated 9/15/2008

NIAMS All Staff   |   Office of the Director (OD)   |   Extramural Program (EP)

Intramural Research Program (IRP) Phone Listing

NIH NIAMS IRP
Building 10, Room 6N204
10 Center Drive , MSC 1616
Bethesda , MD 20892-1616
Phone: 301-435-3050

Office of the Scientific Director
Administrative Management Branch
Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch
Autoimmunity Branch
Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch
Developmental Skin Biology Unit
Genetics and Genomics Branch
Laboratory of Muscle Biology
Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation
Laboratory of Skin Biology
Laboratory of Structural Biology Research
Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch
Office of Science and Technology
Office of the Clinical Director
Protein Expression Laboratory

Office of the Scientific Director NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL John J O'Shea Scientific Director 301-496-2612 osheajo@mail.nih.gov Melissa A Porter Lab Manager 301-496-5213 porterm@mail.nih.gov Pilsieditas Sayther Program Support Specialist 301-435-3052 saytherp@mail.nih.gov Pamela M Williams Staff Assistant 301-594-9113 williamsp2@mail.nih.gov Top Administrative Management Branch NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Joan Mancuso Chief, Administrative Management Branch 301-496-0633 mancusoj@mail.nih.gov Doug Boyer Administrative Technician (Property) 301-496-2998 boyerd1@mail.nih.gov Timothy Gloster Program Analyst 301-451-4419 glostert@mail.nih.gov Tracy A Goss Administrative Technician 301-496-9650 gosstr@mail.nih.gov Kimberly Griffin Administrative Officer 301-435-5316 griffik@mail.nih.gov Marsha G Hennings Administrative Specialist (Contractor) 301-402-1375 henningm@mail.nih.gov Mary Junious Lead, Purchasing Agent 301-402-3200 juniousm@mail.nih.gov Annie Moon Administrative Technician 301-435-1487 moona@mail.nih.gov Linda Peterson Administrative Officer 301-496-3375 petersol@mail.nih.gov Andi Ricche Program Analyst 301-435-5314 ricchea@mail.nih.gov Laura Spears Office Automation Clerk 301-594-0907 spearsl@mail.nih.gov Laurrita M Spriggs Purchasing Agent 301-402-1376 spriggla@mail.nih.gov Shana Townsend Administrative Technician 301-435-2049 townsend2@mail.nih.gov William C Tucker Purchasing Agent 301-451-4318 tuckerw1@mail.nih.gov Margaret Vincent Administrative Technician 301-594-5015 vincentm@mail.nih.gov Carrie L Watkins Administrative Officer 301-496-2158 watkinsc@mail.nih.gov Wanda White Administrative Officer 301-435-1489 whitewan@mail.nih.gov Top Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Paul H Plotz Chief, Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch 301-496-3651 plotzp@mail.nih.gov Rebecca Baum Postbaccalaureate IRTA 301-496-1474 baumr2@mail.nih.gov Nina Raben Staff Scientist 301-496-1474 rabenn@mail.nih.gov Cynthia Schreiner Post Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow 301-496-1475 schreinerc@mail.nih.gov Shoichi Takikita Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-1474 takikitas@mail.nih.gov Top Autoimmunity Branch NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Krishika Acharya Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow 301-496-3246 acharyak2@mail.nih.gov John Botson Rheumatology Fellow 301-451-9961 botsonj@mail.nih.gov Ariel Bulua Clnical Research Training Program Student 301-435-3694 buluaa@mail.nih.gov Sophia Cleland Graduate Partnership Program Student, George Washington University 301-451-2133 clelands@mail.nih.gov Anthony Cruz Biologist 301-496-9896 cruza2@mail.nih.gov Nancy Longo Senior Research Fellow 301-594-3494 longon@mail.nih.gov Ian-James K Malm Fellow 301-496-5767 malmi@mail.nih.gov Francoise Meylan Postdoctoral Fellow 301- 496- 9942 meylanf@mail.nih.gov Heiyoung Park Senior Research Fellow 301-496-1565 parkh1@mail.nih.gov Madhu Ramaswamy Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-9937 ramaswamm@mail.nih.gov Colleen L Satorius Research Assistant 301-594-5743 colleenS@mail.nih.gov Richard Siegel Principal Investigator 301-496-3761 siegelr@mail.nih.gov Yun-jeong Song Rheumatology Fellow 301-451-1163 songy2@mail.nih.gov Top Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Rocky Tuan Senior Investigator 301-451-6854 tuanr@mail.nih.gov Peter Alexander Research Fellow 301-451-1957 alexandp@mail.nih.gov Brent Bobick Postdoctoral Fellow 301- 435- 8427 bobickb@mail.nih.gov Lisa Boyette Predoctoral Fellow 301-451-4518 boyettel@mail.nih.gov Cynthia Chang Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-9974 changcy@mail.nih.gov Faye Chen Staff Scientist 301-451-1206 chenf1@mail.nih.gov Sirinee Chiamvichitr Secretary 301-435-3095 chiamvis@mail.nih.gov Karen Clark Research Assistant 301-451-4520 clarkk1@mail.nih.gov Farida Djouad Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-7907 djouadf@mail.nih.gov Mona Dvir-Ginsberg Postdoctoral Fellow 301- 443-5407 dvirginzbergm@mail.nih.gov Odile Gabay Pre-doctoral Visiting Fellow (Graduate Student) 301-451-6860 ramonago@mail.nih.gov Viktoria Gagarina Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-6860 gagarinv@mail.nih.gov David J Hall Investigator 301-451-6855 halld@mail.nih.gov Jeannine M Helm Research Assistant 301-451-9975 helmj@mail.nih.gov Sohee Hong Research Fellow 301-435-8206 hongs2@mail.nih.gov Catherine M Kolf Predoctoral Fellow 301-594-5988 kolfc@mail.nih.gov Nastaran Z Kuhn Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-3838 ZahirN@mail.nih.gov Eun Jin Lee Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-6860 ejlee@mail.nih.gov Thomas P Lozito Predoctoral Fellow 301-451-1205 lozitot@mail.nih.gov Maria Alice Mello Research Fellow 301-451-9977 mellom@mail.nih.gov Kathleen T Rousche Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-6846 rouschek@mail.nih.gov Hana H Smith Senior Research Assistant 301-451-4522 smithha@mail.nih.gov Yingjie Song Research Assistant 301-451-6848 songyi@mail.nih.gov Lauren Statman Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-451-4519 statmanl@mail.nih.gov Juan Taboas Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-8850 taboasj@mail.nih.gov Xibin Wang Research Fellow 301-402-5266 wangx1@mail.nih.gov Top Developmental Skin Biology Unit NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Maria Morasso Investigator 301-435-7842 morassom@mail.nih.gov Olivier Duverger Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-8232 duvergero@mail.nih.gov Nicole Gentile Post Baccalaureate (IRTA/CRTA) 301-402-2888 gentilen@mail.nih.gov Joonsung Hwang Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-8233 jh682v@nih.gov Oleksandr E Kalinin Research Fellow 301-451-8230 kalinino@mail.nih.gov Katherine Maddox Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-402-6543 maddoxk@mail.nih.gov Junko Okano Postdoc Fellow (Visiting Fellow) 301-402-2888 okanoj@mail.nih.gov Top Genetics and Genomics Branch NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Daniel L Kastner Senior Investigator 301-496-8364 kastnerd@mail.nih.gov Ivona Aksentijevich Staff Scientist 301-496-8365 aksentii@mail.nih.gov James E Balow Senior Research Assistant 301-496-3378 balowjjr@mail.nih.gov Matthew G Booty Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-496-3411 bootym@mail.nih.gov Susannah Brydges Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-3694 brydgess@mail.nih.gov Jae Jin Chae Research Fellow 301-435-3844 chaej@mail.nih.gov Nona Colburn Clinical Fellow 301-496-1482 colburnn@mail.nih.gov Melanie Fleming-Wells Secretary 301-451-5890 fleminme@mail.nih.gov Julie M Le Research Assistant 301-496-3330 lej@mail.nih.gov Seth Masters Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-1527 masterss@mail.nih.gov Elaine F Remmers Staff Scientist 301-496-3373 remmerse@mail.nih.gov John Ryan Clinical Fellow 301-435-3042 ryanj2@mail.nih.gov Silvia Stojanov Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-7030 stojanos@mail.nih.gov Geryl M Wood Research Assistant 301-496-1527 woodg@mail.nih.gov Top Laboratory of Muscle Biology NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Kuan Wang Chief 301-496-4097 wangk@mail.nih.gov Yongqing Chen Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-2681 chenyo@mail.nih.gov Garland L Crawford Pre-Doctoral IRTA 301-496-7326 crawfordga@mail.nih.gov Justin J Dore Postdoctoral Fellow 301-594-2802 dorej@mail.nih.gov Jeffrey G Forbes Staff Scientist 301-451-9535 forbesj@mail.nih.gov Jin Gu Technician (Contractor) 301-594-3333 guj@mail.nih.gov Robert Horowits Senior Investigator 301-435-8371 horowitr@mail.nih.gov Hang Lin Postdoc Fellow (Visiting Fellow) 301-451-9537 linh2@mail.nih.gov Shajia Lu Biologist 301-402-1917 lushajia@mail.nih.gov Bing Sun Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-9537 sunb2@mail.nih.gov Wanxia Li Tsai Research Assistant 301-496-5200 liwan@mail.nih.gov Sengen Xu Senior Research Assistant 301-594-3333 xus@mail.nih.gov Leepo Yu Senior Investigator 301-496-5880 yule@mail.nih.gov Top Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Vittorio Sartorelli Senior Investigator 301-435-8145 sartorev@mail.nih.gov Stephanie Benjamin Secretary 301-402-6956 benjaminsn@mail.nih.gov Assia Derfoul Research Fellow 301-402-5290 derfoula@mail.nih.gov Marcella Fulco Staff Scientist 301-451-9538 fulcom@ep.niams.nih.gov Gustavo Gutierrez-Cruz Research Assistant 301-402-4730 gutierrg@mail.nih.gov Shanil Haugen Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-5072 haugens@mail.nih.gov Aster Juan Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-9617 juana2@mail.nih.gov Joseph Marx Postdoctoral Fellow 301-594-1320 marxjg@mail.nih.gov Kambiz Mousavi Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-5648 mousavik@mail.nih.gov Top Laboratory of Skin Biology NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Alasdair Steven Senior Investigator 301-496-0132 stevena@mail.nih.gov Nicole Gentile Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-402-2888 gentilen@mail.nih.gov Junko Okano MOLECULAR BIOLOGY KERATINIZATION 301-402-2888 okanoj@mail.nih.gov Top Laboratory of Structural Biology Research NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Alasdair Steven Senior Investigator 301-496-0132 stevena@mail.nih.gov Ulrich Baxa Research Fellow 301-451-8245 baxau@mail.nih.gov Carmen C Butan Research Fellow 301-451-8246 butanc@mail.nih.gov Giovanni Cardone Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-8247 cardoneg@mail.nih.gov Mario E Cerritelli Chief, Career Development Section 301-402-6924 cerritem@mail.nih.gov Naiqian Cheng Senior Research Assistant 301-451-8097 chengn@mail.nih.gov Michael A Dimattia Pre-doctoral IRTA (Graduate Student) 301-402-3102 dimattiam@mail.nih.gov Gregory Effantin Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-8244 effanting@mail.nih.gov Bernard Heymann Research Fellow 301-451-8241 heymannb@mail.nih.gov Pam Hill Computational Support 301-451-8066 hillpa@mail.nih.gov Eaazhisai Kandiah Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-2281 kandiahe@mail.nih.gov Paul Keller Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-4939 kellerp@mail.nih.gov Lyuben Marekov Staff Scientist 301-496-7190 marekovl@mail.nih.gov Naoko Mizuno Research Fellow 301-451-8242 mizunon@mail.nih.gov Doreen Quimby Office Manager 301-402-2679 quimbyd@mail.nih.gov Charles S Smith Research Program Analyst 301-451-4614 smithc1@mail.nih.gov Benes Trus Guest Worker 301-496-2250 trusb@mail.nih.gov Norman Watts Staff Scientist 301-402-3418 wattsn@mail.nih.gov Dennis Winkler Staff Scientist 301-496-0131 winkler1@mail.nih.gov Lili You Research Assistant 301-451-8085 youli@mail.nih.gov Top Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL John J O'Shea Scientific Director 301-496-2612 osheajo@mail.nih.gov Damiana Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellow 301- 435- 5516 alvarezd2@mail.nih.gov Camilo Ansarah Sobrinho Postdoc Fellow (Visiting Fellow) 301-496-0196 ansarahc@mail.nih.gov Jason Belsky Post Baccalaureate IRTA 301-496-0196 belskyj@mail.nih.gov Rafael C Casellas Investigator 301-402-7858 casellar@mail.nih.gov Nicolas Charles Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-5509 charlesn2@mail.nih.gov Kalonji Collins Postdoctoral Fellow 301-443-5522 collinsk2@mail.nih.gov Sandra Dillahunt Predoctoral Fellow 301-496-6556 dillahunts@mail.nih.gov Lydia Durant Predoctoral Fellow 301-594-3155 durantl@mail.nih.gov Nora Fierro Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-5513 fierron@mail.nih.gov Yasuko Furumoto Research Fellow 301-435-5568 furumoty@mail.nih.gov Kamran Ghoreschi Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow 301-435-1852 ghoreschik@mail.nih.gov Alon Hershko Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-5513 hershkoa@mail.nih.gov Yuka Kanno Staff Scientist 301-402-3008 kannoy@mail.nih.gov Yoshiaki Kitamura Postdoctoral Fellow 301- 435-6210 kitamuray@mail.nih.gov Arian Laurence Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-6821 laurencea@mail.nih.gov Eva Lessmann Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-5516 lessmane@mail.nih.gov Zhiyu Li Research Fellow 301-402-7856 lizhi@mail.nih.gov Susan E Lim Biologist 301-451-8229 lims@mail.nih.gov Shantelle Lucas Predoctoral Fellow 301-594-6675 lucass2@mail.nih.gov Henry Metzger Scientist Emeritus 301-435-6126 metzgerh@mail.nih.gov Lisa Mielke Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-5571 mielkel@mail.nih.gov Sandra Odom Biologist 301-435-5517 odoms@mail.nih.gov Ana Olivera Staff Scientist 301-435-5510 oliveraa@mail.nih.gov Haydee Ramos Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-4885 ramosh@mail.nih.gov Juan Rivera Senior Investigator 301-496-7592 riveraj@mail.nih.gov Eric Scott Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-435-5513 scotte2@mail.nih.gov Scott Steward-Tharp HHMI Fellow 301-402-5571 stewardtharpsm@mail.nih.gov Ryo Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-5512 suzukir@mail.nih.gov Hiroaki Takatori Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-5909 takatorih@mail.nih.gov Helena Tolarova Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-2128 tolarovah@mail.nih.gov Wendy Watford Postdoctoral Fellow 301-402-5133 watfordw@mail.nih.gov Lai Wei Postdoctoral Fellow 301-496-2541 weil2@mail.nih.gov Arito Yamane Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-402-7929 yamanea@mail.nih.gov Xiangping Yang Postdoctoral Fellow 301-435-7657 yangx2@mail.nih.gov Top Office of Science and Technology NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Massimo G Gadina Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology 301-443-5457 gadinama@mail.nih.gov Hong-Wei Sun Staff Scientist 301-496-0016 sunh1@mail.nih.gov Joulia Benton Administrative Support Specialist 301-496-9984 bentonj@mail.nih.gov Crystal Brobst-Wormell Clinical Veterinarian 301-435-3559 brobstwc@mail.nih.gov Stephen Butler Student Fellow 301-402-2533 butlers2@mail.nih.gov Mario E Cerritelli Chief, Career Development Section 301-402-6924 cerritem@mail.nih.gov Nea Dam Secretary 301-435-0424 damn@mail.nih.gov Geoffrey Hunt Animal Facility Manager (Contractor) 301-435-3512 huntg@mail.nih.gov Ellis S Kempner Scientist Emeritus 301-496-6941 kempnere@mail.nih.gov Sharon Louis Outreach Coordinator/ Program Support 301-496-0801 louiss@mail.nih.gov Gary M Melvin Director, Engineering and Instrumentation Unit 301-496-4074 melving@mail.nih.gov Iris Pratt Secretary (Contractor) 301-451-9631 pratti@mail.nih.gov Evelyn Ralston Staff Scientist 301-496-6164 ralstone@mail.nih.gov Ericka Reid Research Assistant 301-451-4813 reide1@mail.nih.gov Hector Rivera Animal Care Technologist (Contractor) 301-451-4648 riverah@mail.nih.gov James Simone Senior Research Assistant 301-594-6191 simonej@mail.nih.gov Charles S Smith Research Program Analyst 301-451-4614 smithc1@mail.nih.gov Mark St. Claire NIAMS Animal Program Director 301-496-4860 markst@mail.nih.gov Hong-Wei Sun Staff Scientist 301-496-0016 sunh1@mail.nih.gov Victoria Tate Post Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow 301-451-4818 tatev@mail.nih.gov Isabela Taveras Animal Care Technician (Contractor) 301-496-7472 taverasi@mail.nih.gov Joseph Woo Animal Program Resources Coordinator 301-594-9108 wooj1@mail.nih.gov Zenovia Wright ACUC Coordinator (Contractor) 301-594-5545 wrightz@mail.nih.gov Barbara C Yang Post Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow 301-594-6208 yangb@mail.nih.gov K. Zaal Staff Scientist 301-451-4816 zaalk@mail.nih.gov Tan Zhang Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-4815 zhangt1@mail.nih.gov Top Office of the Clinical Director NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Daniel L Kastner Senior Investigator 301-496-8364 kastnerd@mail.nih.gov Mark Gourley Director, Clinical Care and Training 301-451-6807 gourleym@mail.nih.gov Beverly Barham Nurse Specialist (Research) 301-594-2494 bbarham@mail.nih.gov John Botson Rheumatology Fellow 301-451-9961 botsonj@mail.nih.gov Christine Castro Clinical Fellow 301-443-5518 castroc2@mail.nih.gov Dawn Chapelle Nurse Practitioner 301-402-3000 chapelled@mail.nih.gov Heather Christensen Nurse Practioner 301-673-0007 christeh@mail.nih.gov Robert Colbert Pediatric Rheumatologist 301-443-8935 colbertr@mail.nih.gov Jimmy Daruwalla Post Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow 301-402-9633 daruwalj@mail.nih.gov Joseph G Dolan Post Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow 301-435-6288 dolanj@mail.nih.gov Shaila Farooque (Contractor) 301-451-1221 farooqus@mail.nih.gov Rachel Glaser Clinical Fellow 301-451-1212 glaserr2@mail.nih.gov Raphaela T Goldbach Mansky Staff Clinician 301-435-6243 goldbacr@mail.nih.gov Lori Guthrie Nurse Specialist (Research) 301-435-8434 guthriel@mail.nih.gov Donna Hardwick Nurse Specialist (Research) 301-402-6409 dhardwick@mail.nih.gov William Hennings Administrative Support Specialist 301-443-7470 henningsw@mail.nih.gov Kenneth W Howe Program Coordinator 301-594-0529 howeken@mail.nih.gov Anne Jones Nurse Specialist 301-451-8078 ajones@mail.nih.gov Peter W Kim Clinical Fellow 301-496-8316 kimp@mail.nih.gov Sivia Lapidus Clinical Fellow 301-451-1599 lapiduss@mail.nih.gov Grant H Louie Clinical Fellow 301-451-1186 louieg@mail.nih.gov Cedric McClinton Assistant Protocol Manager (Contractor) 301-496-5236 mcclintc@mail.nih.gov Isabel Ochoa Medical Assistant 202-673-0006 ochoai@mail.nih.gov John J O'Shea Senior Investigator 301-496-2612 osheajo@mail.nih.gov Grace Park Staff Clinician 301-496-4644 gpark1@mail.nih.gov Tuyet-Hang Pham Medical Technologist 301-451-3489 phamt1@mail.nih.gov Zach Phillips Postbaccalaureate Fellow 301-435-6288 phillipsz@mail.nih.gov Nicole D Plass Research Assistant 301-496-2237 plassn@mail.nih.gov Sara Plehn Nurse Practitioner 301-594-2500 plehns@mail.nih.gov Paul H Plotz Acting Deputy Director 301-496-3651 plotzp@mail.nih.gov Lisa Poe Staff Assistant 301-451-8078 poel@mail.nih.gov Rallis M Rajan Clinical Fellow 301-451-6373 rajanr@mail.nih.gov Christopher Snyder (Contractor) 301-402-8431 snyderc1@mail.nih.gov Yun-jeong Song Rheumatology Fellow 301-451-1163 songy2@mail.nih.gov Debbie Stone Staff Clinician 301-451-9766 stonedeb@mail.nih.gov Yuan Su Clinical Database Manager 301-402-3105 suyu@mail.nih.gov Sovira Tan Postdoctoral Fellow 301-451-4375 tanso@mail.nih.gov J.C. Urdinola Medical Support Assistant 202-673-0000 urdinolj@mail.nih.gov Michael Ward Investigator 301-496-7263 wardm1@mail.nih.gov Maureen Wilburn Patient Care Assistant 301-496-0764 wilburnm@mail.nih.gov Mildred E Wilson Nurse Specialist (Research) 301-402-4884 wilson1@mail.nih.gov Top Protein Expression Laboratory NAME/TITLE PHONE/EMAIL Paul Wingfield Senior Investigator 301-594-1313 wingfiep@mail.nih.gov Joshua D Kaufman Research Assistant 301-402-0943 kaufmanj@mail.nih.gov Ira W Palmer Research Assistant 301-402-0941 palmeri@mail.nih.gov Beverly E Rothschild Secretary 301-594-1358 rothschb@mail.nih.gov Stephen Stahl Senior Investigator 301-594-1332 stahls1@mail.nih.gov Joe G Vethanayagam Research Fellow 301-402-0940 vethanaj@mail.nih.gov Norman Watts Staff Scientist 301-402-3418 wattsn@mail.nih.gov Top