Click on each office in the diagram to learn more: OER Offices and Divisions at a Glance (PDF) Office of Extramural Research (OER) Michael Lauer, M.D., Director Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) Michelle Bulls, Director Office of Research Information Service (ORIS) Sheryl Brining, Ph.D., Director Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) Patricia A. Brown, VMD, MS, Director Strategic Management and Contracts Office Marianna Mertts, Ph.D., Director Electronic Research Administration (eRA) Inna Faenson, Director Division of Communication and Outreach (DCO) Megan Columbus, Director Small Business Educationand Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Matt McMahon, Ph.D., Director Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW) Kay Lund, Ph.D., Director Division of Human Subjects Research Pamela Kearney, MD, Director NIH Guide Jose Ruiz, Ph.D., Director