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Research Investigators

Senior Clinicians

Ben Solomon
Benjamin Solomon, M.D.
  • Clinical Director
  • Office of the Clinical Director
Cynthia Tifft
Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Deputy Clinical Director
  • Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Training Program
David Adams
David Adams, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Clinician
  • Office of the Clinical Director
Oleg Shchelochkov
Oleg A. Shchelochkov, M.D.
  • Director
  • Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Training Program

NIH Distinguished Investigators

Leslie Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D.
  • Director & NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Francis Collins
Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
  • NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Dan Kastner
Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.
  • NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Medical Genetics Branch
Elaine Ostrander
Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D.
  • Chief & NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Charles Rotimi
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D.
  • Scientific Director and NIH Distinguished Investigator, Division of Intramural Research
  • Director, Center for Research in Genomics and Global Health
Julie Segre
Julie Segre, Ph.D.
  • Chief and NIH Distinguished Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch

Senior Investigators

Daphne Bell
Daphne W. Bell, Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Diana Bianchi
Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Lawrence Brody
Lawrence Brody, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Division of Genomics and Society
Shawn Burgess
Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
  • Deputy Director
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
Laura Elntiski
Laura Elnitski, Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
William Gahl
William A. Gahl, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator, Medical Genetics Branch
  • Director, Undiagnosed Diseases Program
Neil Hanchard
Neil A. Hanchard, M.B.B.S., D.Phil.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Laura Koehly
Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D.
  • Chief & Senior Investigator
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Paul Liu
Paul P. Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Investigator
  • Translational and Functional Genomics Branch
Adam Phillips
Adam M. Phillippy, Ph.D.
  • Director and Senior Investigator
  • Genome Informatics Section
Philip Shaw
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.
  • Chief and Senior Investigator
  • Metabolic Medicine Branch

Investigators

Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire, M.S., M.B.B.Ch.
  • Investigator
  • Metabolic Medicine Branch
Meru Sadhu
Meru J. Sadhu, Ph.D.
  • Investigator
  • Center for Genomics and Data Science Research

Senior Scientists

Andy Baxevanis
Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D.
  • Head
  • NIH Office of Intramural Research

Associate Investigators

Adebowale Adeyemo
Adebowale A. Adeyemo, M.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Center for Genomics and Data Science Research
Ivona Aksentijevich, M.D.
Ivona Aksentijevich, M.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Inflammatory Disease Section
Stacie Anderson
Stacie M. Anderson, B.S.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Office of Scientific Core Facilities
Benjamin Berkman
Benjamin E. Berkman, J.D., M.P.H.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Office of the Clinical Director
Vence Bonham
Vence L. Bonham Jr., J.D.
  • Acting Deputy Director
  • Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office
Sean Conlan
Sean P. Conlan, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Microbial Genomics Section
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Randy Chandler
Randy Chandler, Ph.D., M.B.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Organic Acid Research Section
Abdel Elkahloun
Abdel G. Elkahloun, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Lori Erby
Lori Erby, Sc.M., Ph.D., C.G.C.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Mike Erdos
Michael R. Erdos, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Molecular Genetics Section
Sergey Koren
Sergey Koren, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Genome Informatics Section
Irini Manoli
Eirini Manoli, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Research Physician
  • Organic Acid Research Section
Lisa Garrett
Lisa Garrett, M.S.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Office of Scientific Core Facilities
Chris Gunter
Chris Gunter, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Sara Hull
Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D.
  • Deputy Director
  • NIH IRB Internship Program
Heidi Parker
Heidi Parker, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Susan Persky
Susan Persky, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Gustavo P. Sudre, Ph.D.
Gustavo P. Sudre, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Neurobehavioral Clinical Research Section
Raman Sood
Raman Sood, Ph.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • Office of Scientific Core Facilities
Oleg Shchelochkov
Oleg A. Shchelochkov, M.D.
  • Associate Investigator
  • National Human Genome Research Institute
James W. Thomas, Ph.D.
James W. Thomas, Ph.D.
  • Acting Director
  • NIH Intramural Sequencing Center

Scientific Cores

Stacie Anderson
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
  • Bioethics Core
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D
Settara Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Genomics Core
Amalia Dutra
Amalia Dutra, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Cytogenetics and Microscopy Core
Abdel Elkahloun
Abdel G. Elkahloun, Ph.D.
  • Head
  • Microarrays and Single-Cell Genomics Core
Lisa Garrett
Lisa Garrett, M.S.
  • Director
  • Embryonic Stem Cell and Transgenic Mouse Core
Sara Hull
Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Bioethics Core
Raman Sood
Raman Sood, Ph.D.
  • Director
  • Zebrafish Core
Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D.
Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D.
  • Associate Director
  • Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core
Clesson Turner
Clesson Turner, M.D.
  • Director
  • Reverse Phenotyping Core

Adjunct Investigators

Manfred Boehm, M.D.
Manfred Boehm, M.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Office of the Clinical Director, NHGRI
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
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Lindsey Criswell
Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Medical Genetics Branch
Joshua Denny
Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
Edward S. Giniger, Ph.D.
Edward S. Giniger, Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Medical Genetics Branch
James Inglese, Ph.D.
James Inglese, Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Metabolic Medicine Branch
William Klein
William M. Klein, Ph.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research
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.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Center for Genomics and Data Science Research
Douglas Stewart, M.D.
Douglas Stewart, M.D.
  • Adjunct Investigator
  • Center for Precision Health Research

Scientist Emeriti

Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson, Ph.D.
  • Scientist Emeritus
  • Division of Intramural Research
Joan Bailey-Wilson
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D.
  • Scientist Emerita
  • Center for Genomics and Data Science Research
David Bodine
David M. Bodine, Ph.D.
  • Scientist Emeritus
  • Hematopoiesis Section

Last updated: November 22, 2023