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Office of Research Infrastructure Programs

Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
One Democracy Plaza, Suite 902
6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4877
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874 (20817 for express mail)

[email protected]
Phone: 301-435-0744, Fax: 301-480-3819

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Immediate Office of the Director
Name Title Email Phone
Franziska Grieder, DVM, Ph.D. Director [email protected] 301-435-0744
Michael Chang, Ph.D. Deputy Director [email protected] 301-435-0744
Chris Bohince Extramural Support Assistant [email protected] 301-451-7845
Cecilia Fox Executive Assistant [email protected] 301-435-0959
Adrian Green, M.H.A. Program Analyst [email protected] 301-594-6082
Tamara Ivey Administrative Officer [email protected] 301-594-2689
Desirée von Kollmar Health Science Policy Analyst [email protected] 301-435-0045
Division of Comparative Medicine
Name Title Scientific Expertise Programs Email Phone
Stephanie Murphy, V.M.D., Ph.D. Director Neuroscience, comparative medicine Human Tissue and Organ Research Resource (HTORR) [email protected] 301-435-0744
Bettina Buhring, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator Neuroscience, cognition, electrophysiology National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) [email protected] 301-435-0744
Susan Chandran Program Analyst     [email protected] 301-496-3835
Miguel Contreras, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator Neuroscience, biochemistry (peroxisomal metabolism and disorders) Vertebrate resources (aquatic, swine, venomous snakes), small business opportunities [email protected] 301-594-9410
Oleg Mirochnitchenko, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator Biochemistry, animal disease models, molecular virology Rodent disease models and resources, Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2), stem cell/regenerative medicine programs, Centers for Precision Disease Modeling, Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) centers, primary contact for P40 applications [email protected] 301-435-0748
Ritesh Tandon, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator Veterinary medicine, animal models, microbiology, virology Specialized research training in animal models and related resources [email protected] 301-594-5304
Sige Zou, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator Genetics, molecular biology Invertebrates; genetic, biological, and information resources; genetics and genomics of animal models; primary contact for R21 and R24 applications and HIV-related research [email protected] 301-435-0749
Division of Construction and Instruments
Name Title Email Phone
Xiang-Ning Li, M.D., Ph.D. Director [email protected] 301-435-0766
Monika Aggarwal, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator [email protected] 301-435-0783
Yong Chen, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator [email protected] 301-594-1187
Henrike Nelson Program Analyst [email protected] 301-435-0815
Small Business
Name Title Email Phone
Miguel Contreras, Ph.D. Program Manager [email protected] 301-594-9410