OIR Leadership and Staff

Leadership of the NIH Office of Intramural Research (OIR) comprises the NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research (DDIR) and a cadre of senior representatives for all intramural activities.

• Michael Gottesman, M.D. – Deputy Director for Intramural Research (DDIR)
• Richard G. Wyatt, M.D. – Deputy Director, Office of Intramural Research
• Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D. – Assistant Director for Computational Biology
• Melissa C. Colbert, Ph.D. – Assistant Director for Compliance
• Charles R. Dearolf, Ph.D. – Assistant Director
• Nadine Fonrose, M.A. – Director of Operations
• Arlyn García-Pérez, Ph.D. – Assistant Director
• Roland A. Owens, Ph.D. – Assistant Director
• Christopher Wanjek, S.M. – Director of Communications

Advisors

• Paul P. Liu, M.D., Ph.D. – Senior Advisor
• Paul H. Plotz, M.D. – Senior Advisor
• Mark L. Rohrbaugh, Ph.D., J.D. – Special Advisor for Technology Transfer
• Judith R. Walters, Ph.D. – Senior Advisor
• Joshua J. Zimmerberg, M.D., Ph.D. – Senior Advisor for Biophysics and Imaging

In addition to the immediate staff and advisors of the Office of Intramural Research, OIR oversees several Offices.