Staff, Pictures and Bios

Roy S. Wu, PhD, Branch Chief, CGCB

Following graduation from the University of California at Berkeley and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Wu was a post-doctoral fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Zoology at the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to joining the federal government in 1979, he worked for a biotech company as a Senior Scientist for 5 years. More…

Elise Kreiss, MSW, MBA, Senior Program Specialist

Ms. Kreiss joined the Clinical Grants and Contracts Branch as the CTEP Senior Program Specialist in October of 2003. She holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore, and a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland. More…

William D. Merritt, PhD, Program Director

Dr. Merritt joined CGCB/CTEP as a Program Director in January, 2006, where his major focus has been to manage a portfolio of clinical grants in the areas of stem cell transplant and immunotherapeutic and drug therapies for hematologic malignancies. In this position he has also been active in the management of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network, which is co-funded with the NHLBI, with a specific interest in promoting the network’s collaboration with the NCI-sponsored cooperative groups. More…

William C. Timmer, PhD, Program Director

Dr. William Timmer joined CGCB as a Program Director (Health Science Administrator) in September 2007. His principal effort is directed toward management of a portfolio of clinical oncology research grants (principally involving brain, lung and pancreatic cancers) within CTEP. More…

Rolanda Wade-Ricks, Program Specialist

Ms. Rolanda Wade-Ricks has several years experience in grants, cooperative agreements and contracts in the administrative and program arena of NCI. Ms. Wade-Ricks joined the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), DCTD in 1990 as a Technical Assistant for grants and contracts and has been working in the Clinical Grants and Contracts Branch since its inception. More…

Kim Witherspoon, Program Analyst

Ms. Kim Witherspoon became part CTEP’s Clinical Grants and Contracts Branch (CGCB) in September 2000. She is responsible for the administrative management and oversight of the CGCB grant portfolio. In addition, Kim ensures grantee policy and regulatory compliance as well as assists the Investigational Drug Branch in management of the Phase I Cooperative Agreements. More…

Heng Xie, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Officer / Program Director

Dr. Xie is a Medical Officer and Program Director in the Clinical Grants and Contracts Branch; joining CTEP in 2001. As Program Director, he is responsible for the oversight of a portfolio of grants and cooperative agreements supporting clinical research studies on solid tumors. More…