BLR&D and CSR&D Contact Information

(as of 10 December 2021)

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• Administration

• Compliance Issues

• Scientific Program Managers

ADMINISTRATION

APPEALS

Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
VHABLRD-CSRD@va.gov

APPLICATION REVIEW

VHACOBLCSRDREV@va.gov

AWARDS – Barnwell (CSRD)

Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-443-5738
VHACOBMAReview@va.gov

AWARDS – Clinician Scientist Investigator (BLRD)

Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

AWARDS – Middleton (BLRD)

Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
VHACOBMAReview@va.gov

BUDGET (BLRD)

Sara Clark, BFA
202-320-8723
Sara.Clark@va.gov

BUDGET (CSRD)

Lisa Eiben, MS
202-382-2345
Lisa.Eiben@va.gov

BUDGET CAP FOR MERIT REVIEW

VHACOBLCSRDEV@va.gov

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-443-5738
VHACADEREVIEW@va.gov

Eric Schwinder
202-443-5806
VHACADEREVIEW@va.gov

CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

Miriam Smyth, PhD
202-443-5784
Miriam.Smyth@va.gov

DATA MONITORING (CSRD)

Lucinda Shouse, MS
202-443-5659
Lucinda.Shouse@va.gov

GENOMIC MEDICINE PROGRAM & MILLION VETERAN PROGRAM

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

Jennifer Moser, PhD
202-443-5678
Jennifer.Moser@va.gov

JUST IN TIME (JIT)

Chinagozi Ugwu, MPH
Chinagozi.Ugwu@va.gov

OFF-SITE LABORATORY WAIVERS

Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Offsite.Waiver@va.gov

PROMOTIONS/CENTRALIZED POSITIONS, GS 14/15

Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
VHACOBLCSPROMOTIONS@va.gov

RESEARCH CAREER SCIENTIST PROGRAM

Jane Battles, PhD
202-443-5781
RSC.Materials@va.gov

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW

Michael Burgio, PhD
202-603-4667
VHACOBLCSRDREV@va.gov

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COMPLIANCE

BIOSAFETY & BIOSECURITY (HUMAN RESEARCH)

John Balog, BS
202-443-5712
John.Balog@va.gov

BIOSAFETY & BIOSECURITY (ANIMAL RESEARCH)

George Lathrop, DVM
404-728-7644
George.Lathrop@va.gov

CLINICAL TRIALS

Kristina Nord, MSW
202-443-5614
CLIN-REVIEW@va.gov

POLICY & EDUCATION

Karen Jeans, PhD, CCRN, CIP
202-443-5712
C.Karen.Jeans@va.gov

PRIVACY OFFICER

Michelle Christiano, BBA, CIP
706-399-7980
Michelle.Christiano@va.gov

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGERS

AGING

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

Ying-Yee Kong, PhD
202-718-7115
Ying-Yee.Kong@va.gov

Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-443-5738
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

CARDIOVASCULAR

Mario Rinaudo, MD
202-443-5618
Mario.Rinaudo@va.gov

CELLULAR & MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL & PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

Vetisha McClair, PhD
202-443-5640
Vetisha.McClair@va.gov

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Arun Sharma, PhD
202-443-5746
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

FRAILTY & MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Arun Sharma, PhD
202-443-5746
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

GULF WAR VETERANS' ILLNESSES

Karen Block, PhD
202-443-5791
Karen.Block@va.gov

HEMATOLOGY

Masood Khan, PhD
202-443-5749
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

IMMUNOLOGY & DERMATOLOGY

Masood Khan, PhD
202-443-5749
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Jane Battles, PhD
202-443-5781
Jane.Battles@va.gov

MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – PRE-CLINICAL

Jana Drgonova, PhD
202-443-5669
Jana.Drgonova@va.gov

MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – CLINICAL STUDIES

Vetisha McClair, PhD
202-443-5640
Vetisha.McClair@va.gov

NEPHROLOGY

Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE DISORDERS

Jana Drgonova, PhD
202-443-5669
Jana.Drgonova@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF ALGESIA (PAIN), ANALGESIA & ANALGESIC TOLERANCE

Jana Drgonova, PhD
202-443-5669
Jana.Drgonova@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION

Ying-Yee Kong, PhD
202-718-7115
Ying-Yee.Kong@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF EPILEPSY & MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF TBI, STROKE, & SPINAL CORD INJURY

Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

Ying-Yee Kong, PhD
202-718-7115
Ying-Yee.Kong@va.gov

ONCOLOGY

Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-443-5738
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

Nicholas Simon, PhD
202-443-5681
Nicholas.Simon@va.gov

PRECISION ONCOLOGY

Ken Myrie, PhD
202-443-5674
Kenute.Myrie@va.gov

PULMONARY MEDICINE

Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

SURGERY & RESTORATIVE MEDICINE

Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

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