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Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Branch (DEOB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Marc L. Reitman, M.D., Ph.D.

301-496-6442 marc.reitman@nih.gov

10-CRC/5-5940

Vandana

Clinical Endocrinology Section

Monica C. Skarulis, M.D.

301-496-6087 monicas@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/6-3940

Vandana

Energy Homeostasis Section

Alexxai (Lex) V. Kravitz, Ph.D.

301-496-6896 lex.kravitz@nih.gov

10-CRC/5-5932

Vandana

Ethnicity & Health Section, CEB

Anne Sumner, MD

301-402-4240 AnneS@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/6-5950

Vandana

Clinical & Experimental Thyroidology Section, CEB

Francesco Saverio Celi, M.D.

301-435-9267 fc93a@nih.gov

10-CRC/6-3940

Vandana

Section on Neuroendocronology of Obesity

Giovanni Cizza, MD, PhD

301-496-8711 cizzag@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/6-3940

Vandana

HMN Energy & Body Weight REG Core

Kong Chen, MD

301-451-1636 chenkong@niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/5-3671

Vandana

Immune Tolorence Section, DB

Kristan Tarbell, PhD

301-451-9360 tarbellk@mail.nih.gov

10-CRC/5-5940

Vandana

Section on Pediatric Diabetes & Metabolism, CEB

Kristina Rother, MD

301-435-4639 kristinar@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10-8C432A

Vandana

Energy Homeostasis Section

Michael J. Krashes, Ph.D.

301-451-6992 michael.krashes@nih.gov

10-CRC/5-5940

Vandana

Clinical & Cellular Biology Section, DB

Phillip Gorden, M.D.

301-402-7340 gordenp@extra.niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/6-5952

Vandana

Diabetes Branch

Ranganath Muniyappa, M.D.

301-451-7220 muniyapr@niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/5-3671

Vandana

Clinical & Cellular Biology Section, DB

Rebecca Brown, M.D., M.H.Sc.

301-594-0609 brownrebecca@niddk.nih.gov

10-CRC/6-5942

Vandana

Regenerative Biology Section, IAB

Sushil Rane, PhD

301-451-9834 ranes@mail.nih.gov

10-CRC/5-5940

Vandana



Digestive Diseases Branch (DDB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Steve Wank, MD, BC

301-496-4202 stevew@bdg10.niddk.nih.gov

10/9C101

Marguerite

Digestive Diseases Branch

Robert Jensen, MD

301-496-4201 robertj@bdg10.niddk.nih.gov

10/9C103

Marguerite

Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section

Mark Levine, MD

301-402-5588 markl@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10/4D52

Marguerite



Genetics and Biochemistry Branch (GBB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Genetics and Biochemistry Branch, Chief

Daniel Camerini-Otero, MD, BC

301-496-2710 rc10d@nih.gov

5/205A

Agnes

Protein Biogenesis Section

Harris Bernstein

301-402-4770 harris_bernstein@nih.gov

5/B120

Agnes

Genome Dynamics Section

Peggy Hsieh MacIntosh

301-496-0306 ph52x@nih.gov

10/9D04

Agnes



Genetics of Development and Disease Branch (GDDB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Richard Proia, PhD

301-496-4391 proiar@mail.nih.gov

10/9D06

Agnes

Genetics of Development and Disease Branch

Elisabetta Mueller, PhD

301-594-6797 elisabettam@mail.nih.gov

10/8D12B

Agnes

Mammalian Genetics Section

Chuxia Deng, PhD

301-402-7225 chuxiad@mail.nih.gov

10/9N105

Agnes



Kidney Diseases Branch (KDB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Jurgen Schnermann, MD, BC

301-435-6580 jurgens@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10/4D50

Agnes

Renal Function and Injury Section

Robert Star, MD

301-496-6325 starr@mail.nih.gov

10/3N108

Agnes

Kidney Disease Section

Jeffrey Kopp, MD

301-594-3403 jeffreyk@mail.nih.gov

10/3N116

Agnes

Kidney Disease Section

Howard Austin, MD

301-435-5055 rda@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10/CRC5-2543

Agnes



Laboratory of Biological Modeling

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Arthur Sherman, PhD, BC

301-496-4325 asherman@nih.gov

12A/4007

Marguerite

Mathmatical Cell Modelling Section

Carson Chow, PhD

301-402-8248 Kevinh@niddk.nih.gov

12A/4007

Marguerite

Mathmatical Cell Modelling Section

Kevin Hall, PhD

301-402-8250 carsonc@niddk.nih.gov

12A/4007

Marguerite

Mathmatical Cell Modelling Section

Vipul Periwal, PhD

301-496-0895 vipulp@mail.nih.gov

12A/4007

Marguerite

Laboratory of Biological Modelling

Stefano Costanzi, PhD

301-451-7353 stefanoc@mail.nih.gov

12A/4007

Marguerite



Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Kenneth Jacobson, PhD, BC

301-496-9024 kajacobs@helix.nih.gov

8/B1A02

Marguerite

Drug Receptor Interactions Section

Daniel Appella, PhD

301-451-1052 appellad@niddk.nih.gov

8A/1A21

Marguerite

Drug Receptor Interactions Section

Hans Luecke, PhD

301-402-7139 lueckeh@mail.nih.gov

8A/B2A05

Marguerite

Molecular Signalling Section

Hans Jurgen Wess, PhD

301-402-3589 jwess@helix.nih.gov

8A/B1A05

Marguerite

Natural Products Chemistry Section

Carole Bewley, PhD

301-594-5187 caroleb@mail.nih.gov

8A/1A02

Marguerite

Carbohydrates Section

Pavol Kovac, PhD

301-496-3569 kovac@mail.nih.gov

8A/B1A25

Marguerite



Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Reed Wickner, MD, BC

301-496-3452 wickner@helix.nih.gov

8/207

Agnes

Pharmacology Section

Herbert Tabor, MD

301-496-2562 tabor@helix.nih.gov

8/223

Agnes

Physical Biochemistry Section

Allen Minton, PhD

301-496-3604 minton@helix.nih.gov

8/226

Agnes

Genetics of Simple Eukaryotes Section

Andy Golden, PhD

301-594-4367 andyg@mail.nih.gov

8/323

Agnes

Genetics of Simple Eukaryotes Section

Daniel Masison, PhD

301-594-1316 masisond@helix.nih.gov

8/324

Agnes

Genetics of Simple Eukaryotes Section

Kevin O'Connell, PhD

301-451-4557 kevino@mail.nih.gov

8A/2A07

Agnes



Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

John Hanover, PhD

301-496-0943 jah@helix.nih.gov

8/B127

Agnes

Cell Biochemistry Section

William Prinz, PhD

301-451-4592 wp53m@nih.gov

8/301

Agnes

Lipid Cell Biology Section

E. Joan Blanchette-Mackie, PhD

301-496-2050 joanbm@bdg8.niddk.nih.gov

8/427

Agnes

Structural Cell Biology Section

Jenny Hinshaw

301-594-0842 jennyh@helix.nih.gov

8/1A03

Agnes

Structural Cell Biology Section

Jurgen Heyman

301-402-4490 heymannj@mail.nih.gov

8/1A03

Agnes

Cell Biochemistry Section

Dona Love

301-594-7750 donalove@mail.nih.gov

8/B127

Agnes

Genomic Structure and Function Section

Anthony Furano

301-496-6180 avf@helix.nih.gov

8/203

Agnes

Gene Structure and Disease Section

Karen Usdin

301-496-2189 ku@helix.nih.gov

8/202

Agnes

Gene Expression and regulation Section

Deborah Hinton

301-496-9885 dhinton@helix.nih.gov

8A/2A13

Agnes

Cell Cycle regulation and Nuclear Structure Section

Orna Cohen-Fix

301-594-2184 ornacf@helix.nih.gov

8/319

Agnes

Gene Regulation and Development Section

Anne Dean, PhD

301-496-6068 anndean@helix.nih.gov

50/3154

Agnes

Cellular and Developmental Biology Section

Elissa Lei, PhD

301-435-8989 leielissa@mail.nih.gov

50/3148

Agnes

Molecular Mechanisms Development Section

Alan Kimmel, PhD

301-496-3016 ark1@helix.nih.gov

50/3351

Agnes

Developmental Genomics Section

Brian Oliver, PhD

301-496-5494 oliver@helix.nih.gov

50/3339

Agnes



Laboratory of Chemical Physics (LCP)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Biophysical Chemistry Section, Chief

William Eaton, MD, PhD, BC

301-496-6030 eaton@helix.nih.gov

5/104

Vandana

Laboratory of Chemical Physics

John Medabalimi, PhD

301-594-3122 jmlouis@helix.nih.gov

5/411

Vandana

Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance & Biomol Section

Robert Tycko, PhD

301-402-8272 tty@mail.nih.gov

5/112

Vandana

Theoretical Biophysics Section

Gerhard Hummer, PhD

301-402-6290 hummer@helix.nih.gov

5/132

Vandana

Biophysical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Ad Bax, PhD

301-496-2848 bax@nih.gov

5/126

Vandana

Protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Section

G. Marius Clore, PhD

301-496-0782 mariusc@mail.nih.gov

5/B130

Vandana

Theoretical Biophysical Chemistry Section

Attila Szabo, PhD

301-496-2650 ilas@mail.nih.gov

5/138

Vandana

Ultrafast Biophysical Chemistry section

Philip Anfinrud, PhD

301-435-6034 philipa@mail.nih.gov

5/134

Vandana

Biophysical Chemistry Section

Eric Henry, PhD

301-496-6031 eric@helix.nih.gov

5/110

Vandana

Laboratory of Chemical Physics

Robert Best, PhD

301-496-5414 robert.best2@nih.gov

5/130

Vandana



Liver Diseases Branch (LDB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Virology Section & Clinical Section, Chief

Jake Liang, MD, BC

301-496-1721 jakel@mail.nih.gov

10/9B16

Marguerite

Immunology Section

Barbara Rehermann, MD

301-402-7144 barbarar@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10/9B16C

Marguerite

Genetics and Metabolism Section

Caroline Philpot, MD

301-435-4018 carolinep@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10/9B16A

Marguerite

Translational Hepatology Unit, Chief

Theo Heller, MD

301-402-7147 theoh@intra.niddk.nih.gov

10/9C432B

Marguerite



Laboratory of Endocrinology and Receptor Biology (LERB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Clinical Endocrinology Branch, Chief

Marvin Gershengorn, MD

301-451-6301 marving@mail.nih.gov

50/4134

Marguerite

Nuclear Receptor Biology Section

Douglas Forrest, PhD

301-594-6170 df189i@nih.gov

10/8N307

Marguerite

Nuclear Receptor Biology Section

Kai Ge, PhD

301-451-1998 kaig@niddk.nih.gov

10/8N307C

Marguerite

Steroid Hormones Section

Stoney Simons, PhD

301-496-6796 steroids@helix.nih.gov

10/8N307B

Marguerite



Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology (LGP)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Lothar Hennighausen, PhD, BC

301-496-2716 lotharh@helix.nih.gov

8/101

Agnes



Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Developmental Biology Section, Chief and SD

Mike Krause, PhD, BC

301-402-4633 mwkrause@helix.nih.gov

5/B1-04

Cindy

Molecular Genetics Section

Martin Gellert, PhD

301-451-8168 gellert@helix.nih.gov

5/241

Agnes

Physical Chemistry Section

Gary Felsenfeld, PhD

301-496-4173 garyf@intra.niddk.nih.gov

5/212

Agnes

Physical Chemistry Section

Yihong Ye, PhD

301-594-0845 yihongy@mail.nih.gov

5/433

Agnes

Molecular Virology Section

Robert Craigie, PhD

301-496-4081 bobc@helix.nih.gov

5/301

Agnes

Genetic Mechanisms Section

Kiyoshi MizuuchiPhD

301-496-8154 kmizu@helix.nih.gov

5/237

Agnes

Structural Biology and Cell Signaling Section

Susan Buchanan, PhD

301-594-9222 skbuchan@helix.nih.gov

50/4503

Agnes

Structural Biology and Cell Signaling Section

James Hurley, PhD

301-402-4703 hurley@helix.nih.gov

50/4517

Agnes

Structural and Mechanical DNA Repair, Repl, &Recom Sect

Wei Yang, PhD

301-402-4645 weiy@mail.nih.gov

5/B107

Agnes

Structural Biochemistry Section

Frederick Dyda, PhD

301-402-4496 dyda@helix.nih.gov

5/303

Agnes



Metabolic Diseases Branch (MDB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Signal Transduction Section, Acting Chief

Lee Weinstein, MD

301-402-2923 leew@mail.nih.gov

10/8C101

Agnes

Metabolic Diseases Branch

Stephen Marx, MD, BC

301-496-5051 marxs@mail.nih.gov

10/9C103

Agnes

Endocrine Signaling and Oncogenesis Section

William Simonds, MD

301-496-9299 wfs@helix.nih.gov

10/8C101

Agnes

Genetics and Endocrinology Section

Sunita Agarwal, PhD

301-402-7834 sunitaa@mail.nih.gov

10/9C103

Agnes



Molecular Medicine Branch (MMB)

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Chief

Alan Schechter, MD, BC

301-496-5408 aschecht@helix.nih.gov

10/9N314B

Agnes

Molecular Cell Biology Section

Constance Noguchi, PhD

301-496-1163 cnoguchi@helix.nih.gov

10/9N307

Agnes

Molecular Genomics and Therapeutics

Jeffrey Miller, MD

301-402-2373 jeffm@mail.nih.gov

10/9N311

Agnes

Molecular Medicine Branch

Daniel G. Wright, M.D.

301-594-7714 wrightdan@mail.nih.gov

2DEM/621

Agnes



Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch

Clifton Bogardus, MD, BC

602-200-5200 clifton_bogardus@nih.gov

PECRB/102

Vandana

Diabetes Epdmlgy and Clinical Research Section

William Knowler, MD, PhD

602-200-5206 wknowler@phx.niddk.nih.gov

PECRB/605

Vandana

Diabetes Epdmlgy and Clinical Research Section

Robert Nelson, MD, PhD

602-200-5205 rgnelson@mail.nih.gov

PECRB/604

Vandana

Diabetes Epdmlgy and Clinical Research Section

Leslie Baier, PhD

602-440-6589 lbaier@phx.niddk.nih.gov

GENOME/2D02

Vandana

Obesity and Diabetes Clinical Research Section

Johnathan Krakoff, MD

602-200-5217 jkrakoff@mail.nih.gov

PIMC 5-42

Vandana

Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch

Robert Hanson, MD, PhD

602-200-5207 rhanson@niddk.nih.gov

PECRB/606

Vandana



Core Laboratories

Principal Investigator

Phone Number/E-mail

Bldg/Room

Technology Development Specialist

Proteomics and Mass Spec

Eric Anderson, PhD

301-496-7546 davida@mail.nih.gov

8A/B2A19

Agnes

Biotechnology Facility

Joseph Shiloach

301-496-9719 joseshS@intra.niddk.nih.gov

14A/173

Agnes

Microarray

Michael Krause, PhD, BC

301-402-4633 mwkrause@helix.nih.gov

5/B1-04

Cindy

Mouse Metabolism/ Transgenic

Oksana Gavrilova, PhD

301-435-5370 oksanag@intra.niddk.nih.gov

8/B2A11

Agnes

Knockout

Chuxia Deng

301-402-7225 chuxiad@mail.nih.gov

10/9N105

Agnes

Human Metabolic Chamber

Kong Chen

301-451-1636 chenkong@niddk.nih.gov

10/CRC5-3671

Agnes

Clinical Mass Spec

Peter Walter

301-443-7307 walterpj@mail.nih.gov

10/9C106

Agnes

Clinical Care

Terri Wakefield

301-451-6982 terriw@mail.nih.gov

10/CRC5-2541

Agnes



Office of the Director (OD)

Principal Investigator

Technology Development Specialist

Director

Griffin Rodgers, MD

Cindy

Deputy Director

Greg Germino, MD

Cindy

Scientific Director

Michael Krause, PhD, BC

Cindy

Clinical Director

James, Balow, MD

Cindy

NIDDK IRB Chair

Howard Austin, MD

Cindy

NIBIB Research Laboratory

Roderic Pettigrew

Cindy

NIBIB Research Laboratory

Ahmed Gharib

Cindy

Page last updated: May 17, 2013