Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS)

Office of the Director

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Carl W. Dieffenbach Director	301-496-0545	cdieffenba@niaid.nih.gov
Vacant Principal Deputy Director
Ms. Mary Owens Chief, Science Planning and Operations Branch	301-594-9954	mowens@niaid.nih.gov
Mr. Robert Gulakowski Chief, Scientific Communications and Information Branch	301-435-5022	rgulakow@niaid.nih.gov

Office for Policy in Clinical Research Operations (OPCRO)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Richard Hafner Director	301-435-3766	rhafner@niaid.nih.gov
Vacant Deputy Director
Ms. Carole Andres Chief, Clinical Research Resources Branch	301-496-0701	andresca@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Liza Dawson Chief,Human Subjects Protection Branch	301-496-6179	dawsonl@mail.nih.gov
Dr. Ana I. Martinez Chief, Pharmaceutical Affairs Branch	301-435-3734	amartinez@niaid.nih.gov
Ms. Judy Brooks Chief, Policy Training and Quality Assurance Branch	301-594-6626	brooksju@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Mary Anne Luzar Chief, Regulatory Affairs Branch	301-435-3737	mluzar@niaid.nih.gov

Office of Clincal Site Oversight (OCSO)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Ms. Manizhe Payton Director	301-402-2302	paytonma@niaid.nih.gov
Bola Adedeji Program Officer, East Africa Team	301-496-7122	badedeji@niaid.nih.gov
Jane Bupp Program Officer, Asia, India and Europe Team	301-451-2759	jbupp@niaid.nih.gov
Blanca Castillo Program Officer, South America and Caribbean Team	301-451-2736	bcastillo@niaid.nih.gov
Joanne Csedrik Program Officer, South America and Caribbean Team	301-402-4288	csedrikj@niaid.nih.gov
Donna Germuga Program Officer, South Africa Team	301-402-3224	germugad@niaid.nih.gov
Teri Greenfield Financial Liaison	301-496-3248	tgreenfield@niaid.nih.gov
Lynnea Ladouceur Program Officer, Asia, India and Europe Team	301-594-8019	ladouceurl@niaid.nih.gov
Cherlynn Mathias Program Officer, South America and Caribbean Team	301-402-0147	cmathias@niaid.nih.gov
Eileen Pouliot South Africa Team Leader	301-402-3222	pouliote@niaid.nih.gov
Maureen Power Asia, India and Europe Team Leader	301-451-3696	mpower@niaid.nih.gov
Karen Reese Non-network Liaison	301-496-7124	kreese@niaid.nih.gov
Bill Sachau Program Officer, Asia, India and Europe Team	301-402-1500	sachaub@niaid.nih.gov
Bariatu Smith Program Officer, Asia, India and Europe Team	301-402-6476	smithba@niaid.nih.gov
Gail Tauscher Program Officer, South Africa Team	301-451-2786	tauscherg@niaid.nih.gov
Sue Welsch Program Officer, East Africa Team	301-402-2295	swelsch@niaid.nih.gov

Basic Sciences Program (BSP)

Vaccine Research Program (VRP)

Vaccine Discovery Branch (VDB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Jorge E. Flores Acting Chief	301-435-3758	jflores@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Jeff Ahlers Program Officer	301-435-3756	jahlers@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Geetha Bansal Program Officer	301-496-5042	gbansal@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Stuart Shapiro CHAVI Team Leader	301-402-0122	sshapiro@niaid.nih.gov

Therapeutics Research Program (TRP)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Jeffrey Nadler Acting Director	301-451-3121	nadlerj@niaid.nih.gov

Drug Development and Clinical Sciences Branch (DDCSB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Michael Ussery Chief	301-402-0134	mussery@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Joe Fitzbibbon Program Officer	301-451-2738	jfitzgibbon@niaid.nih.gov
Daniella Livnat Program Officer	301-435-3775	dlivnat@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Mohamed Nasr Program Officer	301-435-3767	mnasr@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Eva Petrakova Program Officer	301-402-0132	petrakoe@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Steven Turk Program Officer	301-435-3771	sturk@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Hao Zhang Pharmacologist	301-451-2191	hazhang@niaid.nih.gov

HIV Research Branch (HIVRB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Carla B. Pettinelli Chief	301-402-5582	cpettinell@niaid.nih.gov
Marjorie Dehlinger Nurse Consultant	301-435-3765	mdehlinger@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Larry Fox Medical Officer	301-402-0129	lfox@niaid.nih.gov
Tia Frazier Nurse Consultant	301-435-3763	frazierti@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Catherine Godfrey Medical Officer	301-496-1540	cgodfrey@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Peter Kim Medical Officer	301-451-2761	kimp2@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Karin Klingman Medical Officer	301-435-3772	kklingman@niaid.nih.gov
Akin Ojumu ACTG Program Officer	301-435-3768	ojumua@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Sarah Read Medical Officer	301-451-2757	readsa@niaid.nih.gov

Complications and Co-infections Research Branch (CCRB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Beverly Alston-Smith Chief	301-435-3773	balston@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Susan Brobst Program Officer	301-435-3762	sbrobst@niaid.nih.gov
Ellen DeCarlo Program Officer	301-496-8212	decarloe@niaid.nih.gov
Kimberly Howell-Simmonds INSIGHT Program Officer	301-402-0346	khowellsimmonds@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Chris Lambros Program Officer	301-435-3769	clambros@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Trinh Ly Medical Officer	301-402-2297	tly@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Sonia Qasba Medical Officer	301-451-2745	qasbas@niaid.nih.gov

Pediatric Medicine Branch (PMB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Ed Handlesman Chief	301-402-3221	handelsmane@niaid.nih.gov
Judi Miller IMPAACT Program Officer	301-496-1189	jmillera@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Paul Sato Medical Officer	301-435-3750	satop@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Betsy Smith Medical Officer	301-402-2300	bs161v@nih.gov

Prevention Sciences Program (PSP)

Microbicide Research Branch (MRB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. Roberta Black Chief	301-496-8199	rblack@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. James Cummins Program Officer	301-435-3725	cumminsje@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Jeanna Piper Medical Officer	301-451-2778	piperj@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Lydia Soto-Torres Medical Officer	301-594-9705	lsoto-torres@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Jim Turpin Preclinical Team Leader	301-451-2732	jturpin@niaid.nih.gov

Prevention Research Branch (PRB)

Name	Phone #	E-mail
Dr. David Burns Chief	301-435-8896	burnsda@niaid.nih.gov
Grace Chow Program Officer	301-435-3747	gchow@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Vanessa Elharrar Medical Officer	301-827-0845	elharrarva@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Michael Gilbreath Program Officer
Dr. Usha Sharma Program Officer	301-451-3441	usharma@niaid.nih.gov
Dr. Fulvia Veronese Program Officer	301-402-4148	veronesf@niaid.nih.gov

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