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DTP Staff Directory

Office of the Associate Director (OAD)

NameEmail
Rosemarie Aurigemma, Ph.D., Associate Director, Developmental Therapeutics Program  aurigemr@mail.nih.gov
Christophe Marchand, Ph.D., Deputy Associate Directormarchanc@mail.nih.gov
Ashley Fredlock, Scientific Program Specialist ashley.fredlock@nih.gov

Information Technology Branch (ITB)

NameEmail
Ronald C. Taylor, Ph.D., Branch Chief ronald.taylor@nih.gov
Yuxiang (Emily) Zhou, IT Specialist (data management)emily.zhou@nih.gov
Andrew Gruenberger, IT Specialist (software applications)andrew.gruenberger@nih.gov

Biological Testing Branch (BTB)

NameEmail
Sergio Alcoser, Ph.D., Acting Branch Chief, Research Biologistalcosers@mail.nih.gov
Bethany Asare, Ph.D., Biologist bethany.asare@nih.gov
Christian Battung, Biologist (Bioinformatics)christian.battung@nih.gov
Michelle Gottholm Ahalt, Program Specialistahaltgottholmm@mail.nih.gov
Tara Grinnage-Pulley, DMV, Ph.D., Veterinary Medical Officertara.grinnage-pulley@nih.gov
Kimberly Klarmann, Ph.D., Research Biologist klarmank@mail.nih.gov

Natural Products Branch (NPB)

NameEmail
Barry O'keefe, Ph.D., Branch Chief  okeefeba@mail.nih.gov
Carol Haggerty, Program Specialist haggerca@mail.nih.gov
Jason Evans, Data Scientist jason.evans@nih.gov
Brian Peyser, Research Biologist brian.peyser@nih.gov
Tanja Grkovic, Ph.D., Staff Scientisttanja.grkovic@nih.gov

Preclinical Therapeutics Grants Branch (PTGB)

NameEmail
Sundar Venkatachalam, Ph.D., Branch Chief sundarv@nih.gov
Joseph Agyin, Ph.D., M.B.A., Program Director   joseph.agyin@nih.gov
Weiwei Chen, Ph.D., Program Director   chenw6@mail.nih.gov
David Covell, Ph.D., Program Director    covelld@mail.nih.gov
 Suzanne L. Forry, Ph.D., Program Director   forryscs@mail.nih.gov
Yali Fu, Ph.D., Program Directorfuyali@mail.nih.gov
William Greenberg, Ph.D., Program Directorwill.greenberg@nih.gov
Sudhir B. Kondapaka, Ph. D., Program Director  kondapas@mail.nih.gov
Morgan O'Hayre, Ph.D., Program Directorohayrem@mail.nih.gov

Drug Synthesis and Chemistry Branch (DSCB)

NameEmail
Christophe Marchand, Ph.D., Acting Branch Chiefmarchanc@mail.nih.gov
Akram Hazeen, Ph. D., Chemist (Analytical)akram.hazeen@nih.gov
Omar Lopez, Ph.D., Chemistomar.lopez@nih.gov
David Mccutcheon, Ph.D., Chemistdave.mccutcheon@nih.gov
Stephen L. White, Ph.D., Chemistwhitesl@mail.nih.gov
John Williams, Ph.D., Chemistjohn.williams4@nih.gov

Toxicology and Pharmacology Branch (TPB)

NameEmail
Elizabeth Glaze, Ph.D., DABT, Branch Chief, Supervisory Pharmacologistglazee@mail.nih.gov

Biological Resources Branch (BRB)

NameEmail
Jason Yovandich, Ph.D., RACyovandij@mail.nih.gov
Dawn Edwards, Program Specialistalbaughda@mail.nih.gov
Jackie Smith, Repository Coordinator    Jacqueline.smith@nih.gov
Kasia Bourcier, Ph.D., Program Directorkatarzyna.bourcier@nih.gov
Jayne Christen, Ph.D., PMP, Program Director Jayne.christen@nih.gov
Ray Harris, Ph.D., Program Directorraymond.harris@nih.gov
Rachelle Salomon, Ph.D., Program Director rachelle.salomon@nih.gov

Molecular Pharmacology Branch (MPB)

NameEmail
Beverly A. Teicher, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Supervisory Chemistbeverly.teicher@nih.gov
Ernest Hamel, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Disciplinary Scientisthamele@dc37a.nci.nih.gov
Mark W. Kunkel, Ph.D., Biologistkunkelm@mail.nih.gov

ImmunoOncology Branch (IOB)

NameEmail
Marc Ernstoff, MD, Branch Chief marc.ernstoff@nih.gov
Marco Cardone, Ph.D., Program Officermarco.cardone@nih.gov
Connie L. Sommers, Ph.D., Program Directorsommersc@mail.nih.gov
Anju Singh, DVM, Ph.D., Program Directoranju.singh@nih.gov
Zhang-Zhi Hu, M.D., Program Directorzhang-zhi.hu@nih.gov

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