Division of Extramural Research
Mission Statement
Staff Contacts List
Mission Statement
The Division of Extramural Research (1) plans and directs programs of grant and cooperative agreement, support for basic and applied clinical research, training, and career development, concerning the blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and needs of individuals who are partially-sighted or blind; (2) plans and directs the grant and cooperative agreement management activities of the Institute, ensuring that all awards are made in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies; (3) provides the initial scientific and technical merit review of those research and training applications assigned to the Institute's Scientific Review Branch; (4) provides the Institute's committee management services, and provides logistical support for the National Advisory Eye Council; (5) provides advice to the Director on all issues relating to extramural research program activities; and, (6) participates in the planning, development, formulation, evaluation, and administration of the overall programs, policies, and operating procedures of the Institute.
All Staff May be Contacted by Phone at (301) 451-2020
Main Fax: (301) 402-0528
Grants Management Fax: (301) 496-9997
Director, Division of Extramural Research
Dr. Loré Anne McNicol
lam@nei.nih.gov
Extramural Policy Officer
Ellen S. Liberman, Ph.D., M.B.A.
esl@nei.nih.gov
Program Staff
Retinal Diseases Program
Fundamental Retinal Processes
Lisa A. Neuhold, Ph.D.
lneuhold@mail.nih.gov
Retinal Diseases
Grace L. Shen, Ph.D.
sheng@nei.nih.gov
Retinal Neuroscience
Thomas N. Greenwell, Ph.D.
greenwellt@mail.nih.gov
Lens and Cataract
Oculomotor Systems and Neuro-Ophthalmology
Ocular Pain
Houmam Araj, Ph.D.
arajh@mail.nih.gov
Glaucoma and Optic Neuropathies
Research Training and Career Development
Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D.
agarwalnee@nei.nih.gov
Strabismus, Amblyopia, & Visual Processing
Michael A. Steinmetz, Ph.D.
Steinmem@nei.nih.gov
Perception and Psychophysics
Low Vision and Blindness Rehabilitation
Cheri L. Wiggs, Ph.D
wiggsc@nei.nih.gov
Corneal Diseases
George A. McKie, D.V.M., Ph.D.
mckiegeo@mail.nih.gov
Cross-Cutting Programs
Center Core Grant Program
Ellen S. Liberman, Ph.D., M.B.A.
esl@nei.nih.gov
Myopia and Refractive Error
Research Resources
Jerome R. Wujek, Ph.D.
wujekjer@mail.nih.gov
NIH Roadmap Nanomedicine Initiative, Project Team Leader
Richard S. Fisher, Ph.D.
rfisher@nei.nih.gov
Ocular Genetics
Hemin R. Chin, Ph.D.
hemin@nei.nih.gov
Ocular Infection, Inflammation, and Immunology
George A. McKie, D.V.M., Ph.D.
mckiegeo@mail.nih.gov
Collaborative Clinical Research
Donald F. Everett, M.A.
deverett@nei.nih.gov
Steven R. Oversby, R.N., Ph.D.
soversby@mail.nih.gov
Maryann Redford, D.D.S., M.P.H.
maryann.redford@nei.nih.gov
Eleanor B. Schron, Ph.D.
schrone@mail.nih.gov
Scientific Review Staff
Annie E. Schaffner, Ph.D., Chief
aes@nei.nih.gov
Brian A. Hoshaw, Ph.D.
hoshawb@nei.nih.gov
Grants Management Staff
FAX (301) 496-9997
William W. Darby, Chief
wwd@nei.nih.gov
J. Kevin Keating, Deputy Chief
jkk@nei.nih.gov
Pamela Bobbitt
bobbitp@mail.nih.gov
Monique K. Clark
clarkmk@nei.nih.gov
Linda Dingle
ltd@nei.nih.gov
Tina E. Jones
tej@nei.nih.gov
Kathleen L. Moy
klm@nei.nih.gov
Karen Robinson Smith
karen.robinson.smith@nei.nih.gov
Chantell Stevenson-Brown
stevensc@nei.nih.gov
Keturah Williams
williamskt@nei.nih.gov
Last Updated: January 2013