United States Department of Veterans Affairs

BLR&D Contact Information



Program Administration

Appeals:

Zaheer Parvez, PhD
202-443-5702
Zaheer.Parvez@va.gov

Budget Cap for Merit Review:

LeRoy Frey, PhD
202-443-5674
Leroy.Frey@va.gov

Clinical Research Program:

Theresa (Terri) Gleason, PhD
202-443-5697
Theresa.Gleason@va.gov

Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD
202-443-5679
Sumitra.Muralidhar@va.gov

Eligibility and Permission to Submit Applications:

Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-5672
Alex.Chiu@va.gov

Epidemiology Program:

Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD
202-443-5679
Sumitra.Muralidhar@va.gov

Research Career Scientist Program/ PhD Promotions:

Susan Stern, PhD
202-443-5703
Susan.Stern@va.gov

Middleton Award:

Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD
202-443-5679
Sumitra.Muralidhar@va.gov

Off-Site Laboratory Waivers:

LeRoy Frey, PhD
202-443-5674
Leroy.frey@va.gov

Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) and Centers:

Ralph Paxton, PhD
202-443-5680
Ralph.Paxton@va.gov

Tissue Banking:

Marianna J. Bledsoe, MA
202-443-5781
Marianna.Bledsoe@va.gov

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Program Review

LeRoy Frey, PhD
Chief, Program Review
Phone: 202-443-5674
Leroy.Frey@va.gov

Compliance Issues


Animal issues:

Michael T. Fallon, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, CPIA
Chief Veterinary Medical Officer
404-728-7644
Michael.Fallon@va.gov

Biosafety Issues:

Zaheer Parvez, PhD
202-443-5702
Zaheer.Parvez@va.gov

Human Studies Issues:

Brenda Cuccherini, PhD
202-443-5604
Brenda.Cuccherini@va.gov

Lynn Cates,M.D.
202-443-5648
Lynn.Cates@va.gov

Just In Time for Human and Animal Studies

Faith Brown
202-443-5714
Faith.Brown2@va.gov

Just In Time for Biosafety

Zaheer Parvez, PhD
202-443-5702
Zaheer.Parvez@va.gov

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Research Portfolio Managers


Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders

Theresa (Terri) Gleason, PhD
202-443-5697
Theresa.Gleason@va.gov

Cardiovascular Disorders

Zaheer Parvez, PhD
202-443-5702
Zaheer.Parvez@va.gov

Endocrinology

Zafar Iqbal, PhD
202-443-5676
Zafar.Iqbal@va.gov

Epidemiology

Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD
202-443-5679
Sumitra.Muralidhar@va.gov

Gastroenterology

Zafar Iqbal, PhD
202-443-5676
Zafar.Iqbal@va.gov

Hematology

Zafar Iqbal, PhD
202-443-5676
Zafar.Iqbal@va.gov

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Susan Stern, PhD
202-443-5703
Susan.Stern@va.gov

Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD
202-443-5679
Sumitra.Muralidhar@va.gov

Nephrology

Zaheer Parvez, PhD
202-443-5702
Zaheer.Parvez@va.gov

Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease

William Goldberg, PhD
202-443-5698
William.Goldberg@va.gov

Neurobiology of Trauma, Pain, and Addictive Disorders

Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-5672
Alex.Chiu@va.gov

Oncology

Ralph Paxton, PhD
202-443-5680
Ralph.Paxton@va.gov

Persian Gulf War I

William Goldberg, PhD
202-443-5698
William.Goldberg@va.gov

Pulmonary Medicine

Zaheer Parvez, PhD
202-443-5702
Zaheer.Parvez@va.gov

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