Centers and Training Working Group Roster | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (DEPR)

Promotes and supports applied, translational, and methodological research on the epidemiology and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption and related behaviors, alcohol-related mortality and morbidity, and other alcohol-related problems and consequences.

Division of Metabolism and Health Effects (DMHE)

DMHE

Supports basic and clinical research studies to identify the molecular pathways through which alcohol causes organ and tissue damage, with the goal of identifying targets for drug discovery to prevent or treat alcohol-related disorders.

Bill Dunty, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-7351
Email: Willliam.Dunty@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/bill-dunty-phd

Kathy Jung, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: 301-443-8744
Email: Kathy.Jung@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/kathy-jung-phd

Li Lin, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-827-7749
Email: Li.Lin@nih.gov
Web: https://content.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/li-lin-phd

Andras Orosz, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-2193
Email: Andra.Orosz@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/andras-orosz-phd

Svetlana Radaeva, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-1189
Email: Svetlana.Radaeva@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/svetlana-radaeva-phd

Joe Wang, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-451-0747
Email: Joe.Wang1@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/h-joe-wang-phd

Division of Medications Development (DMD)

DMD

Focuses on pharmacological treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and supports clinical research programs.

Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)

DNB

Promotes research on ways in which neuronal and behavioral systems are influenced by genetic, developmental, and environmental factors in conjunction with alcohol exposure to engender alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

Hemin Chin, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-1282
Email: Hemin.Chin@nih.gov

Changhai Cui, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-1678
Email: Changhai.Cui@nih.gov

Mark Egli, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-594-6382
Email: megli@willco.niaaa.nih.gov

Ivana Grakalic, Ph.D.
Program Director; Co-Chair NIAAA Centers and Training Working Group
Phone: 301-443-7600
Email: igrakalic@mail.nih.gov

Qi-Ying Liu, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-2678
Email: liuqiy@mail.nih.gov

Dominique Lorang-Leins, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-594-6228
Email: lorangd@mail.nih.gov

John Matochik, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-451-7319
Email: jmatochi@mail.nih.gov

Antonio Noronha, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: 301-443-7722
Email: anoronha@willco.niaaa.nih.gov

Abbas Parsian, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-5733
Email: parsiana@mail.nih.gov

Jenica Patterson, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-827-6166
Email: Jenica.Patterson@nih.gov

Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-0786
Email: elizabeth.powell3@nih.gov

Soundar Regunathan, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-1192
Email: soundar.regunathan@nih.gov

Ben Xu, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-6545
Email: benxu1@mail.nih.gov

Division of Treatment and Recovery Research (DTRR)

DTRR

Supports research to better understand the natural history of excessive drinking and alcohol use disorders and factors associated with positive change.

Office of Extramural Activities (OEA)

Responsible for extramural grant and contract review, the management of chartered initial review groups and special emphasis panels, and all grants management activities.

Abraham Bautista, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Extramural Activities
Phone: 301-443-9737
Email: bautista@mail.nih.gov

Extramural Project Review Branch
Beata Buzas, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Administrator
Phone: 301-443-0800
Email: bbuzas@mail.nih.gov

Anna Ghambaryan, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Phone: 301-443-4032
Email: Anna.Ghambaryan@nih.gov

Philippe Marmillot, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Phone: 301-443-2861
Email: marmillotp@mail.nih.gov

R V Srinivas, Ph.D.
Chief
Phone: 301-451-2067
Email: srinivar@mail.nih.gov

Grants Management Branch (GMB)

Responsible for fiscal, business management, and administrative issues relating to specific grants and grant programs, federal regulations, and NIH policies.

Revised November 2019