Director’s Council of Public Representatives (COPR)
NIH Public Liaison Offices
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AIDS
Office of AIDS Research (OD/OAR)
Wendy Wertheimer (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: wertheiw@od31em1.od.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-0888
Building 2, Room 4E12
2 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Alcohol / Alcohol Abuse / Alcoholism
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Fred Donodeo (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: fred_donodeo@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 443-6370
Fax: (301) 480-1726
5635 Fishers Lane
Room 3091
Rockville, MD 20892
Allergy
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Andrew Gootee (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: agootee@niaid.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 594-6611
6610 Rockledge Drive
Room 2309
Bethesda, MD 20892
Alternative Medicine
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Irene Liu (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: liui@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-6525
Building 31, Room 2B11
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Alzheimer’s Disease
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Anne Decker (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: deckera@31.nia.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-1752
Building 31, Room 5C-27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892-2292
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Melanie M. Martinez, MPA (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: martinme@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-8190
Janet Austin (Communications Director)
Email: austinj@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-8190
Building 31, Room 4C32
31 Center Drive, MSC 2350
Bethesda, MD 20892-2350
Bioengineering
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Shirley Coney-Johnson (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: coneyjohnsons@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-9208
Fax: (301) 480-0679
Biomedical Research
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Ann Dieffenbach (Communications Director and Public Liaison Officer)
Email: dieffena@nigms.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7301
Fax: (301) 402-0224
Building 45, Room 3AN.32
45 Center Drive, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Melanie Modlin (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: modlinm@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7771
Fax: (301) 496-4450
Kathleen Gardner Cravedi (Communications Director)
Email: CravediK@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-6308
Building 38, Room 2W-12
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Bones, Joints, and Muscles
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Melanie M. Martinez, MPA (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: martinme@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-8190
Janet Austin (Communications Director)
Email: austinj@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-8190
Building 31, Room 4C32
31 Center Drive, MSC 2350
Bethesda, MD 20892-2350
Cancers
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Shannon K. Bell (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: bells@mail.nih.gov
Phone: 301-451-3393
NCI Bldg 31 Rm 10A28
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892
Children’s Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Lisa Kaeser (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: kaeserl@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-0536
Lisa Kaeser (Senior Program Analyst)
Email: kaeserl@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-0536
Building 31, Room 2A03
31 Center Drive, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Clinical Trials
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (CC)
Dinora Dominguez (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: ddominguez@mail.cc.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-6072
Fax: (301) 402-1982
Building 61, Room 61
10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, MD 20892-4754
Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Eileen Newman (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: newmaneileen@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-8116
Kathy Kranzfelder (Communications Director)
Email: kranzfeldk@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-3583
Fax: (301) 496-7422
Building 31, Room 9A06
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Digestive System
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Eileen Newman (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: newmaneileen@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-8116
Kathy Kranzfelder (Communications Director)
Email: kranzfeldk@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-3583
Fax: (301) 496-7422
Building 31, Room 9A06
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Drug Abuse and Addiction (formerly Substance Abuse)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Brian Marquis (Program Analyst)
Email: bmarquis@nida.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 594-6184
Fax: (301) 443-7397
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5228
Rockville, MD 20892-9561
Environmental Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Christine Bruske (Communications Director)
Email: bruskec@niehs.nih.gov
Phone: (919) 541-3665
Fax: (919) 541-4395
Nottingham Hall, Room 284
4505 Emperor Boulevard
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Eyes and Vision
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Kym Collins-Lee (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: collinsleek@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-5248
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive, MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
Foreign Scientists
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Ann Puderbaugh (Communications Director)
Email: puderba@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-8614
Jeff Gray (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: grayjeffrey@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-6680
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Genes and Gene therapy
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Geoff Spencer (Public Affairs Specialist)
Email: SpencerG@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-0911
Building 31, Room 4B09
31 Center Drive, MSC 2152
Bethesda, MD 20892-2152
Health Disparities
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
Kester Williams (Act.) (Communications Director)
Email: kw236u@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-1366
Fax: (301) 480-4049
6707 Democracy Boulevard
Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20817-5465
Hearing Disorders and Deafness
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Robert Miranda-Acevedo, MPA (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: miranda1@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7243
Fax: (301) 402-0018
Building 31, Room 3C35
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892
Heart and Circulation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hilary Leeds (Program Analyst)
Email: leedsh@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-6331
Building 31, Suite 5A07
31 Center Drive, MSC 2482
Bethesda, MD 20892-2482
Human Development
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
George Gaines (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: gainesg@exchange.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-3447
Lisa Kaeser (Senior Program Analyst)
Email: kaeserl@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-0536
Building 31, Room 2A03
31 Center Drive, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Andrew Gootee (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: agootee@niaid.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 594-6611
6610 Rockledge Drive
Room 2309
Bethesda, MD 20892
Kidney and Urinary System
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Eileen Newman (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: newmaneileen@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-8116
Kathy Kranzfelder (Communications Director)
Email: kranzfeldk@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-3583
Fax: (301) 496-7422
Building 31, Room 9A06
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Lungs and Breathing
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hilary Leeds (Program Analyst)
Email: leedsh@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-6331
Building 31, Suite 5A07
31 Center Drive, MSC 2482
Bethesda, MD 20892-2482
Mental Health and Behavior
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Phyllis Ampofo (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: pq7i@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 443-8530
Fax: (301) 496-3850
6001 Executive Boulevard
Suite 8192
Bethesda, MD 20892-8324
Minority Health
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
Kester Williams (Act.) (Communications Director)
Email: kw236u@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-1366
Fax: (301) 480-4049
6707 Democracy Boulevard
Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20817-5465
Neurological Disorders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Gregory Roa (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: greg.roa@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-5924
Fax: (301) 402-2186
Marian Emr (Communications Director)
Email: me20t@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-5924
Building 31, Room 8A07
31 Center Drive, MSC 2540
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Nursing Research
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Adrienne Burroughs (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: adrienne.burroughs@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-0256
Melissa Gutierrez Barrett (Communications Director)
Email: barrettmg@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-0208
Fax: (301) 480-8845
Building 31, Room 5B10
31 Center Drive, MSC 2178
Bethesda, MD 20892
Oral Health
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Patricia Sheridan (Public Affairs Specialist)
Email: patricia.sheridan@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 594-7557
Fax: (301) 496-9988
Susan Johnson (Acting Chief, Office of Communications and Health Education)
Email: susan.m.johnson@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-4260
Building 45, Room 4AS-19J
45 Center Drive, MSC 6400
Bethesda, MD 20892-6400
Research
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Cindy Caughman (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: caughmanc@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-0866
6701 Democracy Boulevard
Building 1DEM-One Democracy Plaza,
Room 990
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Science (General)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Ann Dieffenbach (Communications Director and Public Liaison Officer)
Email: dieffena@nigms.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7301
Fax: (301) 402-0224
Building 45, Room 3AN.32
45 Center Drive, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Melanie Modlin (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: modlinm@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7771
Fax: (301) 496-4450
Kathleen Gardner Cravedi (Communications Director)
Email: CravediK@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-6308
Building 38, Room 2W-12
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
Donald Luckett (Communications Director)
Email: luckettd@csr.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 435-1111
Fax: 301-480-3965
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3108
MSC 7776
Bethesda, MD 20892-7776
Seniors’ Health
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Anne Decker (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: deckera@31.nia.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-1752
Building 31, Room 5C-27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892-2292
Skin, Hair, and Nails
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Melanie M. Martinez, MPA (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: martinme@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-8190
Janet Austin (Communications Director)
Email: austinj@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-8190
Building 31, Room 4C32
31 Center Drive, MSC 2350
Bethesda, MD 20892-2350
Smell and Taste
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Robert Miranda-Acevedo, MPA (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: miranda1@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7243
Fax: (301) 402-0018
Building 31, Room 3C35
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892
Stroke
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Gregory Roa (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: greg.roa@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-5924
Fax: (301) 402-2186
Marian Emr (Communications Director)
Email: me20t@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-5924
Building 31, Room 8A07
31 Center Drive, MSC 2540
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Voice, Speech, and Language
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Robert Miranda-Acevedo, MPA (Public Liaison Officer)
Email: miranda1@mail.nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-7243
Fax: (301) 402-0018
Building 31, Room 3C35
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892
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