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Division of Intramural Research

Office of the Scientific Director
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Carter Van Waes, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Director	10	7N240D	+1 301 402 4216 +1 301 402 1140 (Fax)
Karen Fischer Office Manager	35A	GF-104	+1 301 435 5656 +1 301 402 7580 (Fax)
Elyssa Monzack, Ph.D. Intramural Chief of Staff	35A	GF-109	+1 301 827 4184

Intramural Research Administration Branch (IRAB)
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Lynne Penn Chief Administrative Officer	35A	GF-105	+1 301 402 3365 +1 301 402 4200 (Fax)
Ralph Lopez Deputy Chief Administrative Officer	35A	GF-118	+1 301 402 3365 +1 301 402 4200 (Fax)

Molecular Biology Genetics Section
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Parna Chattaraj Biologist	35A	1F204D	+1 301 402 8038
Isabelle Roux	35A	1F-233	+1 301 496 7036

Section on Auditory Mechanics
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Richard Chadwick, Ph.D. Scientist Emeritus	35A	1F-121	+1 301 435 1957
Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D. Special Volunteer	35A	1E-614	+1 301 451 6383

Section on Brain Imaging and Modeling
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Barry Horwitz, Ph.D. Scientist Emeritus	10	7N240	+1 301 594 7755

Section on Developmental Neuroscience
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Matthew W. Kelley, Ph.D. Senior Investigator	35A	1D-993	+1 301 435 8075 +1 301 480 3001 (Fax)
Sarah Allen Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow	35A	1D973	+1 301 435 8074
Weise Chang, Ph.D. Biologist	35A	1D991D	+1 301 435 8074 +1 301 402 3470 (Fax)
Elizabeth Driver, Ph.D. Staff Scientist	35A	1D991B	+1 301 435 8074 +1 301 480 3001 (Fax)
Rebecca Hipp Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow	35A	1D973C	+1 301 435 8074
Susumu Sakamoto Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1D993	+1 301 435 8075
Tessa Sanders, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1D975B	+1 301 435 8074

Section on Genetics of Communication Disorders
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Dennis Drayna, Ph.D. Scientist Emeritus	35A	1F-127

Section on Human Genetics
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Thomas B. Friedman, Ph.D. Acting Scientific Director	35A	1F-141	+1 301 496 7882 +1 301 402 7580 (Fax)
Inna Belyantseva Staff Scientist	35A	1F149A	+1 301 435 8204 +1 301 402 7580 (Fax)
Alexander Findlen Callahan	35A	1F-202
Rabia Faridi Pre-Doctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1F143D	+1 301 594 4174
Maria Cristina Fenollar Ferrer Research Fellow	35A	1F149A	+1 301 435 8204
Christina Takla Post Baccalaureate IRTA	35A	1F147-D	+1 301 402 4207
Elizabeth Wilson Biologist	35A	1F147A	+1 301 402 7903
Barbara Zwiesler Technical Lab Manager	35A	1F147C	+1 301 435 5599

Section on Neuronal Circuitry
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Catherine Weisz, Ph.D. Tenure-Track Investigator	35A	3E-450	+1 301 827 9014
Mary (Grace) Chaves, B.A. Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow	35A	3D802A	+1 301 827 9014
Matthew Fischl, Ph.D. Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow	35A	3D804A	+1 301 827 9014
Sian Kitcher, Ph.D. Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow	35A	3D802C	+1 301 827 9014
Kirupa Suthakar, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	3D804B	+1 301 827 9014
Lester Torres Cadenas, M.S. Biologist	35A	3D-802	+1 301 402 4219

Section on Sensory Cell Biology
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Lisa L. Cunningham, Ph.D. Senior Investigator	35A	1D-971	+1 301 443 2766
Melanie Barzik, Ph.D. Staff Scientist	35A	1D955C	+1 301 827 4172
Katharine Fernandez, Au.D., Ph.D. Staff Scientist	35A	1D955	+1 301 496 5699
Nicole Folan Postbaccalaureate IRTA	35A	1D971	+1 301 443 2766
Cathy Sung, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (IRTA)	35A	1D953D	+1 301 451 2012
Lizhen (Jenny) Wang, Ph.D. Biologist/Lab Manager	35A	1D-953	+1 301 443 5884

Section on Sensory Cell Development and Function
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Katie Kindt, Ph.D. Tenure-Track Investigator	35A	1D-933	+1 301 443 2626
Roberto Aponte-Rivera Predoctoral IRTA Fellow (GPP)	35A	1D951	+1 301 594 6063
Saman Hussain Biologist	35A	1D931	+1 301 402 6284
Alma Jukic Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow	35A	1D931A	+1 301 594 6063
Daria Lukasz Predoctoral IRTA Fellow	35A	1D-931	+1 301 594 8110
Qiuxiang Zhang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1D951B	+1 301 451 6058

Section on Sensory Cell Regeneration and Development
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Doris K. Wu, Ph.D. Senior Investigator	35A	1D-824	+1 301 402 4214 +1 301 402 5475 (Fax)
Youngrae Ji, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1D844C	+1 301 402 4215
Azra Maqsood Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1D908	+1 301 402 4215
Michael Mulheisen Biologist	35A	1D842B	+1 301 402 4215 +1 301 402 5475 (Fax)
Sho Ota Research Fellow (VP)	35A	1D844	+1 301 402 4215
Lok Sum Wong, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1D844	+1 301 435 5797

Section on Structural Cell Biology
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Bechara Kachar, M.D. Senior Investigator	35A	3D-824	+1 301 402 1600 +1 301 402 1765 (Fax)
Runjia Cui Biologist	35A	3D-844	+1 301 594 8297
Willy Sun Supplemental Predoctoral IRTA Fellow	35A	3D842E	+1 301 402 1600 +1 301 402 1765 (Fax)

Tumor Biology Section
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Carter Van Waes, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Director	10	7N240D	+1 301 402 4216 +1 301 402 1140 (Fax)
Hui Cheng Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow	35A	1F125	+1 301 451 9171
Adeeb Derakhshan NIH Medical Research Scholar	BG 10	RM 5D50	304-881-3170
Ethan Morgan	10	7S240	+1 301 827 6933
Anthony Saleh Research Fellow	10	7S250	+1 301 451 9810
Xinping Yang Biologist	10	7S250	+1 301 435 2075 +1 301 594 4643 (Fax)

Section on Translational Tumor Immunology
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Clint T. Allen, M.D. Principal Investigator	10	7N240C	+1 301 827 5620
Ke Bai Contract Scientist	10	5B39	+1 202 368 6628
Paul Clavijo Contract Scientist	10	7S240	+1 301 594 6091
Jay Friedman Contract Scientist	10	7S243	+1 301 402 4216
Youji Hong Post Baccalaureate IRTA	10	7S240	+1 301 827 5619
Angel Huynh Contract Technician	10	7S240	+1 301 827 5608
Yvette Robbins Contract Biologist	10	7S240	+1 301 402 4216 +1 301 480 3980 (Fax)
Christian Samaniego Davila	10	7S240	+1 301 827 5620

Advanced Imaging Core
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Ronald S. Petralia, Ph.D. Staff Scientist	35A	1E-614	+1 301 496 3804 +1 301 480 0126 (Fax)
Ya-Xian Wang, M.D. Biologist	35A	1E-614	+1 301 496 3805 +1 301 480 0126 (Fax)

Audiology Unit
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Carmen C. Brewer, Ph.D Chief Research Audiologist	10	5C422B	+1 301 496 5294 +1 301 402 0409 (Fax)
Talah Wafa, Au.D. Doctoral fellow	35A	1D-951	+1 301 402 2154
Christopher Zalewski, Ph.D. Research Audiologist	10	5C422A	+1 301 496 5145 +1 301 402 0409 (Fax)

Genomics and Computational Biology Core
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Robert Morell, Ph.D. Staff Scientist	35A	1F-103	+1 301 402 4249 +1 301 402 7580 (Fax)

Mouse Auditory Testing Core Facility
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Tracy Fitzgerald, Ph.D., CCC-A Staff Scientist	35A	1D-913	+1 301 402 2154
Katya Krasnopolsky	35A	1F-123	+1 301 594 1043
Talah Wafa, Au.D. Doctoral fellow	35A	1D-951	+1 301 402 2154

Veterinary Husbandry and Care Program
Name	Building	Room	Phone
James McGehee, DVM Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer	35A	GE-352	+1 301 402 0223 +1 301 402 0541 (Fax)

Auditory Development and Restoration Program
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Michael Hoa, M.D. Otolaryngology Surgeon-Scientist	35A	1F-226	+1 301 435 3455 +1 301 480 3001 (Fax)
Shoujun Gu Bioinformatics Scientist (Contractor)	35A	1F240D	+1 301 451 4271
Vignesh Krishnamoorthy Fellow	10	7S240	+1 301 827 5617
Rafal Olszewski, Ph.D. Biologist (Animal)	35A	1F-240	+1 301 451 7305

Inner Ear Gene Therapy Program
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Wade Chien, M.D., FACS Otolaryngology Surgeon-Scientist	35A	1F-220	+1 301 443 2504
Kevin Isgrig Biologist	35A	1F240D	+1 301 443 2504

Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumor Program
Name	Building	Room	Phone
Nyall R. London Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Otolaryngology Surgeon-Scientist	10	7N240	+1 301 402 4216
Sreenivasulu Gunti Scientist (contractor)	10	7S240	+1 301 827 5619
Kenny Vu, M.S. Animal biologist	10	7N256	+1 301 827 6933