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Research Investigators

Senior Clinicians

Ben Solomon
Benjamin Solomon, M.D.
  • Clinical Director
  • Office of the Clinical Director

Senior Investigators

Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D.
Joan E. Bailey Wilson, Ph.D.
  • Chief & Senior Investigator
  • Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch
Daphne W. Bell, Ph.D.
Daphne W. Bell, Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Diana Bianchi
Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch
Leslie Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D.
  • NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch
David M. Bodine, Ph.D.
David M. Bodine, Ph.D.
  • Chief & Senior Investigator
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch
Lawrence Brody
Lawrence Brody, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Division of Genomics and Society
Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch
Laura Elnitski, Ph.D.
Laura Elnitski, Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
William A. Gahl, M.D., Ph.D.
William A. Gahl, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Undiagnosed Diseases Program
Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.
Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch
Dan Kastner
Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Division of Intramural Research
Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D.
Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D.
  • Chief
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Paul Liu
Paul P. Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
Elaine Ostrander
Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D.
  • Chief & NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Bill J. Pavan, Ph.D.
William J. Pavan, Ph.D.
  • Chief
  • Genetic Disease Research Branch
Adam Phillippy
Adam M. Phillippy, Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch
Charles Rotimi
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D.
  • NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch
Julie Segre, Ph.D.
Julie Segre, Ph.D.
  • Chief & Senior Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
Philip Shaw, B.M. B.Ch., Ph.D.
Philip Shaw, B.M. B.Ch., Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Ellen Sidransky
Ellen Sidransky, M.D.
  • Chief and Senior Investigator
  • Medical Genetics Branch
Charles Venditti
Charles P. Venditti, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch

Investigators

Peter J. McGuire, M.D.
Peter J. McGuire, M.D.
  • Investigator
  • Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch
Meru Sadhu
Meru J. Sadhu, Ph.D.
  • Investigator
  • Genetic Disease Research Branch

Senior Scientists

Andy Baxevanis
Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D.
  • Head
  • Computational Genomics Unit
Sharon K. Davis
Sharon K. Davis, M.Ed., M.P.A., Ph.D.
  • Senior Scientist
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Jim Mullikin, Ph.D.
Jim Mullikin, Ph.D.
  • Senior Scientist
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch

Associate Investigators

David Adams
David Adams, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Staff Clinician
  • Human Biochemical Genetics Section
Adebowale Adeyemo
Adebowale A. Adeyemo, M.D.
  • Deputy Director
  • Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health
Ivona Aksentijevich, M.D.
Ivona Aksentijevich, M.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch
Vence L. Bonham, Jr., J.D.
Vence L. Bonham Jr., J.D.
  • Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities
  • Office of the Director
Sean P. Conlan, Ph.D.
Sean P. Conlan, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator Microbial Genomics Section
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D
Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • NHGRI Bioethics Core
Irini Manoli
Irini Manoli, M.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Organic Acid Research Section
Susan J. Persky, Ph.D.
Susan J. Persky, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Elaine Remmers
Elaine Remmers, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Inflammatory Disease Section
James W. Thomas, Ph.D.
James W. Thomas, Ph.D.
  • Deputy Director
  • NIH Intramural Sequencing Center
Cynthia Tifft
Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Deputy Clinical Director
  • Office of the Clinical Director

Scientific Cores

Stacie M. Anderson, B.S.
Stacie M. Anderson, B.S.
  • Director
  • Flow Cytometry Core
Andy Baxevanis
Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core
Benjamin Berkman
Benjamin E. Berkman, J.D., M.P.H.
  • Deputy Director
  • NHGRI Bioethics Core
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Genomics Core
Amalia Dutra
Amalia Dutra
  • Director
  • Cytogenetics and Microscopy Core
Abdel G. Elkahloun, Ph.D.
Abdel G. Elkahloun, Ph.D.
  • Head
  • Microarray Core
Lisa Garrett, M.S.
Lisa Garrett, M.S.
  • Director
  • Embryonic Stem Cell and Transgenic Mouse Core
Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D
Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Bioethics Core
Raman Sood, Ph.D.
Raman Sood, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Zebrafish Core
Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D.
Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D.
  • Associate Director
  • Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core

Adjunct Investigators

Manfred Boehm, M.D.
Manfred Boehm, M.D.
  • Senior Investigator Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
  • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Carsten G. Bonnemann, M.D.
Carsten G. Bonnemann, M.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Medical Genetics Branch
Brian P. Brooks, M.D., Ph.D.
Brian P. Brooks, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Genetic Disease Research Branch
Kenneth Fischbeck, M.D.
Kenneth Fischbeck, M.D.
  • NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Neurogenetics Branch, NINDS
Edward S. Giniger, Ph.D.
Edward S. Giniger, Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch
James Inglese, Ph.D.
James Inglese, Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch
Paul Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D.
Paul Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Pamela Schwartzberg
Pamela Schwartzberg, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Chief
  • Cell Signaling and Immunity Section (NIAID)
Douglas Stewart, M.D.
Douglas Stewart, M.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Genetic Disease Research Branch

Scientist Emeritus

Alexander Wilson, Ph.D.
Alexander Wilson, Ph.D.
  • Scientist Emeritus
  • Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch

Last updated: November 6, 2020