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Staff Listings

Office of the DBNBR Director (OD)
Name Title Phone
Rutter, Joni, Ph.D. Acting Director (301) 435-0298
Schnur, Paul, Ph.D. Deputy Director (301) 443-1887
Skinner, Karen, Ph.D. Deputy Director for Science & Technology (301) 443-1887
Caulder, Mark, M.S., M.P.H. Health Program Specialist (301) 443-1887
Babecki, Beth, M.A. Training Co-Coordinator (301) 435-0899
Avila, Albert, Ph.D. Training Co-Coordinator (301) 443-1887
Espinoza, Christie Program Analyst (301) 435-0914
Selmane, Myriam Program Analyst (301) 443-1887
Williams, Joyce Program Analyst (301) 443-1887
Behavioral and Cognitive Science Research Branch (BCSRB)
Name Title Phone
Lynch, Minda, Ph.D. Branch Chief (301) 435-1322
Noursi, Samia, Ph.D. Women and Sex/Gender Differences Research Deputy Coordinator/Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Thomas, David, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Volman, Susan, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301)435-1315
Wetherington, Cora Lee, Ph.D. Women and Sex/Gender Differences Research Coordinator/Health Scientist Administrator (301) 435-1319
Chemistry and Physiological Systems Research Branch (CPSRB)
Name Title Phone
Rapaka, Rao, Ph.D. Branch Chief (301) 443-1887
Aigner, Tom, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Hillery, Paul, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Purohit, Vishnudutt, D.V.M., Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Singh, Hari, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Genetics and Molecular Neurobiology Research Branch (GMNRB)
Name Title Phone
Pollock, Jonathan, Ph.D. Branch Chief (301) 435-1309
Koustova, Elena, Ph.D., M.B.A. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1887
Satterlee, John, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 435-1020
Da-Yu Wu, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 435-4649
Functional Neuroscience Research Branch (FNRB)
Name Title Phone
Pilotte, Nancy, Ph.D. Branch Chief (301) 435-1317
Frankenheim, Jerry, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 435-1312
Lin, Geraline, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 435-1305
Sorensen, Roger, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-3205

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