Office of the Director
The Office of the Director oversees general operations, administration and communications for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). This office provides overall leadership; sets policies; develops scientific, fiscal and management strategies; assists in governing the ethical behavior of its employees, and coordinates genomic research for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with other federal, private and international programs.The office also supports international meetings, workshops and other activities essential for advancing genomics research.
The NHGRI Reorganization
To effectively oversee NHGRI's complex scientific activities and to better manage the many associated programs now conducted by the institute, NHGRI will implement a new structure that reorganizes the institute from three components — Office of the Director, Division of Extramural Research, and Division of Intramural Research — to seven.
- Learn about the restructuring: The NHGRI Reorganization
- Read the feature story: NHGRI Reorganizes
NHGRI Director
Deputy Director
Director's Working Group
The Director's Working Group advises the NHGRI Director on issues concerning NHGRI, NIH and the broader genomics community.
William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Director, Division of Intramural Research
Bettie Graham, Ph.D., Director, Division of Extramural Operations
Mark Guyer, Ph.D., Director, Division of Genomics and Society
Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research
Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Division of Genomic Medicine
Janis Mullaney, M.B.A., Director, Division of Management
Laura Lyman Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director, Division of Policy, Communications and Education
Ellen Rolfes, M.A., Deputy Director, Division of Management
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., Director, Division of Genome Sciences
Immediate Office of the Director
Vence L. Bonham, Jr., J.D. , Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities
Allison Mandich, M.S., Special Assistant to the Director
Jane Peterson, Ph.D., Senior Advisior to the NHGRI Office of the Director
Karen H. Rothenberg, J.D., M.P.A., Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Society
Kris Wetterstrand, M.S., Scientific Liaison to the Director for Extramural Activities
For inquiries regarding the Office of the Director, please contact:
Annette Sante
Phone: 301-496-0844
E-mail: asante@mail.nih.gov
Other Offices
Office of the Director Related Information
- News and Features from the Office of the Director
- Reports and Workshop Summaries from the Office of the Director
Address
Office of the Director
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Room 4B09
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-0844
Fax: (301) 402-4831
Last Updated: November 8, 2012