Indu Ambudkar, PhD, MSc
Senior Investigator
Secretory Physiology Section
COVID-19 information and updates
Staff Contacts
Lorena Baccaglini, DDS, MS, PhD, NE-CPhT
Director, Clinical Research and Epidemiology Program
David Bradley, PhD
Director, Office of Technology Transfer and Innovation Access (OTTIA)
Thomas Bugge, PhD
Senior Investigator
Proteases & Tissue Remodeling Section
Preethi Chander, PhD
Director, Salivary Biology and Immunology Program
Zhong Chen, MD, PhD
Director, Oral & Salivary Cancer Biology Program
Wanjun Chen, MD
Senior Investigator
Mucosal Immunology Section
John Chiorini, PhD
Senior Investigator
Adeno-Associated Virus Biology Section
Michael Collins, MD
Senior Investigator
Skeletal Disorders & Mineral Homeostasis Section
Victoria Contie, MA, MA
Chief, Science Communication and Digital Outreach Branch
Rena D'Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Director
Mary Daum
Chief, Health Information and Public Liaison Branch
Jimmy Do
Chief, Financial Management Branch
Alicia Dombroski, PhD
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
Dena Fischer, DDS, MSD, MS
Director, Center for Clinical Research
Director, Clinical Trials & Practice-Based Research Program
Leslie Frieden, PhD
Extramural Training Officer
Margaret M. Grisius, DDS
Director, Oral & Comprehensive Health Program
Matthew Hoffman, BDS, PhD
Scientific Director
Senior Investigator, Matrix & Morphogenesis Section
Mark Hoon, PhD
Senior Investigator
Molecular Genetics Unit
Jonathan Horsford, PhD
Acting Deputy Director
Timothy Iafolla, DMD, MPH
Chief, Program Analysis and Reporting Branch
Hiroko Iida, DDS, MPH
Director, HIV/AIDS & Oral Health Research Program
Laura Kerosuo, PhD
Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator
Neural Crest Development & Disease Unit
Emir Khatipov
Director, Data Science, Computational Biology, & Bioinformatics Program
Yeowon Kim, MD, MHS
Deputy Clinical Director
Lynn King, PhD
Chief, Research Training and Career Development Branch
Ashok Kulkarni, PhD
Senior Investigator
Functional Genomics Section
Director, Gene Transfer Facility
Helene Langevin, MD
Adjunct Investigator
Connective Tissue Section
Director, NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Janice Lee, DDS, MD, MS
Clinical Director
Craniofacial Anomalies & Regeneration Section
Yuanyuan Liu, PhD
Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator
Somatosensation and Pain Unit
Orlando Lopez, PhD
Director, Dental Materials and Biomaterials
Coordinator, Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Research (SBIR/STTR) Program
Amber Lowery
Deputy Executive Officer
Nadya Lumelsky, PhD
Director, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Program
Chief, Integrative Biology and Infectious Diseases Branch
Jacqueline Mays, DDS, MHSc, PhD
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Oral Immunobiology Unit
Tamara McNealy, PhD
Director, Oral Microbiota & Bacterial Disease Program
Amanda Melillo, PhD
Director, Oral Opportunistic Pathogens and Viral Disease Program
Chief, Integrative Biology and Infectious Diseases Branch
Eva Mezey, MD, PhD, DSc
Senior Investigator
Adult Stem Cell Section
Niki Moutsopoulos, DDS, PhD
Principal Investigator
Oral Immunity & Infection Section
Shmuel Muallem, PhD
Senior Investigator
Epithelial Signaling & Transport Section
Anna Nicholson, MSHS
Director, Office of Clinical Trials Operations & Management
Myung Hee Park, PhD
Senior Investigator
Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Section
John Prue, MS
Director, Office of Information Technology
Elise Rice, PhD
Program Officer, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Program
Melissa Riddle, PhD
Director, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Program
Chief, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
Pamela Robey, PhD
Senior Investigator
Skeletal Biology Section
Diana Rutberg, MBA
Chief, Grants Management Branch
Nicholas Ryba, PhD
Senior Investigator
Taste & Smell Section
Nadine Samara, PhD
Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
Distinguished Scholar
Structural Biochemistry Unit
Yasaman Shirazi, PhD
Chief, Scientific Review Branch
Lillian Shum, PhD
Director, Division of Extramural Research
Kathryn Stein, PhD
Director, Developmental Biology and Genetics Program
Kathleen Stephan, MBA
Associate Director for Management/Executive Officer
Denise Stredrick, PhD
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy and Analysis
Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD
Senior Investigator
Section on Biological Chemistry
Principal Deputy Director, NIH
Kelly Ten Hagen, PhD
Senior Investigator
Developmental Glycobiology Section
Roxane Tussiwand, PhD
Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator
Immune Regulation Unit
Yolanda F. Vallejo, PhD
Director, Neuroscience of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders Program
J.D. Ventura, MS, MS
Director, Office of Communications & Health Education
Jason Wan, PhD
Director, Mineralized Tissue Physiology Program
Lu Wang, PhD
Director, Translational Genetics & Genomics Program
Chief, Translational Genomics Research Branch
Blake Warner, DDS, PhD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Salivary Disorders Unit
Darien Weatherspoon, DDS, MPH
Director, Oral Health Disparities & Inequities Research Program
Roberto Weigert, PhD
Adjunct Senior Investigator
Intracellular Membrane Trafficking Section
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Cellular & Molecular Biology, NCI
Achim Werner, PhD
Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator
Stem Cell Biochemistry Unit
Kenneth Yamada, MD, PhD
NIH Distinguished Investigator
Cell Biology Section
Marian Young, PhD
Deputy Scientific Director
Senior Investigator, Molecular Biology of Bones & Teeth Section