Office of Communications
The Office of Communications (OC) leads corporate communications about the research and programs supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
Forefront of Genomics Newsletter
The NHGRI Office of Communications rounds up the best and latest news stories from our institute and the broader world of genomics in our quarterly newsletter.
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Genomics and the Media Seminar Series
A series that featured science communicators, including podcasters, writers, public speakers and others who discuss what it is like to communicate genomics today.
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Sarah A. Bates, M.S., M.A.
- Communications Director
- Office of Communications
Britny J. Kish
- Deputy Director
- Office of Communications
Sonja Soo, Ph.D.
- Science Writer
- Office of Communications
Jenny Montooth, M.A.
- Lead Public Affairs Specialist
- Office of Communications
Christopher R. Donohue, Ph.D.
- Historian
- Office of Communications
Zach Utz, M.A.
- Archivist
- Office of Communications
Mukul Nerurkar
- Digital Information Specialist
- Office of Communications
Darryl Leja, M.F.A.
- Senior Graphic Artist/Scientific Illustrator
- Office of Communications
Ernesto Del Aguila III
- Digital Communications Specialist
- Office of Communications
Julia Fekecs
- Visual Information Specialist
- Office of Communications
Alvaro W. Encinas
- Audiovisual Production Specialist
- Office of Communications
Radwanullah Kakar
- Lead Web Developer
- Office of Communications
Kenya R. Smith
- Web Developer
- Office of Communications
Ellaha Sadat
- Front-End Web Developer
- Office of Communications
Elizabeth Dietz, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Bioethics Core/Institutional Review Board
Jacqueline Cohen, M.P.H.
- ASHG-NHGRI Genomics Communications Fellow
- Office of Communications
Last updated: February 14, 2025