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Message from the NICHD Scientific Director
A
- Philip P. Adams - Gene Regulation and Cell Biology in the Lyme Disease Pathogen
B
- Tamás Balla - Phosphoinositide Messengers in Cellular Signaling and Trafficking
- Anirban Banerjee - Structural and Chemical Biology
- Jeffrey Baron - Regulation of Childhood Growth
- Peter J. Basser - Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences
- Sergey M. Bezrukov - Biophysics of Large Membrane Channels
- Diana Blithe - Contraceptive Development Program
- Juan S. Bonifacino - Protein Sorting in the Endomembrane System
- Andres Buonanno - Neuregulin–ErbB and NMDA Receptor Signaling in Neuronal Development and Psychiatric Disorders
- Harold Burgess - Neuronal Circuits Controlling Behavior: Genetic Analysis in Zebrafish
C
- Zhen Chen - Statistical Methods Development and Applications to Perinatal Epidemiology
- Bobby Cheon - Social and Psychological Influences on Appetite and Eating Behaviors
- Leonid V. Chernomordik - Mechanisms and Physiological Role of Osteoclasts
- Ajay Chitnis - Building the Zebrafish Lateral Line System
- Janice Y. Chou - Molecular Genetics of Heritable Human Disorders
- David J. Clark - Chromatin Remodeling and Gene Activation
- Robert J. Crouch - Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular-Genetic Events Governing the Recognition and Resolution of RNA/DNA Hybrids
D
- An N. Dang Do - Investigations of Cellular Stress in Development and Diseases
- Mary Dasso - The Role of Nuclear Pore Remodeling in Spermatogenesis and Tissue Function
- Thomas E. Dever - Mechanism and Regulation of Eukaryotic Protein Synthesis
- Rena D'Souza - Molecules and Therapies for Craniofacial and Dental Disorders
F
- Jeffrey A. Farrell - Transcriptional Control of Cell Specification and Differentiation
- Carlos R Ferreira - Clinical and Laboratory Investigations of Rare Genetic Skeletal Disorders
G
- Amir H. Gandjbakhche - Translational Biophotonics in Developmental Disorders and Diseases
- Bizu Gelaye - Epidemiology Branch
- Stephen E. Gilman (Lab) - Social Determinants of Child Development and Mental Health
- Catherine Gordon - Predictors of Bone Health in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Katherine Grantz - Innovative Approaches to Clinical Management of Complex Pregnancy Issues
- Una Grewal - The Division of Population Health Research (DiPHR) - Office of the Director
H
- Alan G. Hinnebusch - Transcriptional and Translational Regulatory Mechanisms in Nutrient Control of Gene Expression
- Dax Hoffman - Molecular Nature and Functional Role of Dendritic Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
- Micah J. Hill - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Training Program
L
- Sergey Leikin - Extracellular Matrix Disorders: Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment Targets
- Claire E. Le Pichon - From Axon Damage to Disease: Common Pathways in Neurodegeneration
- Henry L. Levin - The Biological Impact of Transposable Elements
- Mary Lilly - The Role of Metabolism in the Regulation of Oocyte Development and Growth
- Aiyi Liu - Biomarkers Analysis with Group-Tested Data
- Y. Peng Loh - Neurosecretory Proteins in Neuroprotection and Neurodevelopment
- Jon Lorsch - The Molecular Mechanics of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation
- Paul E. Love - Exploring Genes and Signals Regulating Mammalian Hematopoiesis and New Approaches to Immunotherapy
M
- Todd S. Macfarlan - The Role of Endogenous Retroviruses and KRAB-ZFP Genes in Mammal Development and Evolution
- Matthias Machner - Virulence Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogens
- Richard J. Maraia - RNA Metabolism in Cell Biology, Growth, and Development
- Doreen Matthies - High-Resolution Structural Biology of Membrane Protein Complexes in Their Native Environment
- Chris J. McBain - Hippocampal Interneurons and Their Role in the Control of Network Excitability
- Deborah P. Merke - Pathophysiology, Genetics, and Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Anil B. Mukherjee - Childhood Neurodegenerative Lysosomal Storage Disorders
N
- Tonja R. Nansel - Eating Behavior from Pregnancy through Early Childhood
O
- Keiko Ozato - Gene Regulation in Innate Immunity
P
- Karel Pacak - Diagnosis, Localization, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
- Timothy J. Petros - Mechanisms Regulating Fate and Maturation of Forebrain GABAergic Interneurons
- Karl Pfeifer - Molecular Genetics of an Imprinted Gene Cluster on Mouse Distal Chromosome 7
- Forbes D. Porter - Rare Genetic Disorders of Cholesterol Homeostasis and Lysosomal Diseases
R
- Pedro Rocha - Three-Dimensional Organization of the Genome as a Determinant of Cell-Fate Decisions
- Katherine W. Rogers - Decoding Developmental Signaling in Vertebrate Embryos
- Roberto Romero - Mechanisms of Disease in Preterm Labor and Complications of Prematurity; Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies
- Leah F. Rosin - Investigating Chromosome Structure and Function during Development
- Tracey A. Rouault - Regulation of Mammalian Iron Metabolism and Biogenesis of Iron-Sulfur Proteins
S
- Mihaela Serpe - Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Assembly and Homeostasis
- Sarah E. Sheppard - Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Lymphatic Disorders
- Yun-Bo Shi - Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Vertebrate Postembryonic Development
- Alexander J. Sodt - Modeling the Biophysics of Cellular Membranes
- Stanko S. Stojilkovic - Signaling and Secretion in Neuroendocrine Cells
- Mark Stopfer - Chemosensory Coding and Decoding by Neuron Ensembles
- Gisela Storz - Regulatory Small RNAs and Small Proteins
- Rajeshwari Sundaram - Survival, Longitudinal, and Machine-Learning approaches to Reproductive, Obstetric, and Child Health
T
- Christina Tatsi - Evaluation of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders
- Fasil Tekola-Ayele - Genomics of Early Growth and Cardio-Metabolic Health
- Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB) - Point of Care and Wearable Biophotonics for Characterizing Tissue Composition and Metabolism
W
- Brant M. Weinstein - Organ and Tissue Formation during Development
- Roger Woodgate - Studies on DNA Replication, Repair, and Mutagenesis in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
Y
- Jack A. Yanovski - Physiology, Psychology, and Genetics of Obesity
- Edwina Yeung - Early Determinants of Child Health
Z
- Joshua Zimmerberg - Membrane Biology of Infectious Diseases and Developmental Disorders
Aquatic Models of Human Development
- Harold Burgess - Neuronal Circuits Controlling Behavior: Genetic Analysis in Zebrafish
- Ajay Chitnis - Building the Zebrafish Lateral Line System
- Jeffrey A. Farrell - Transcriptional Control of Cell Specification and Differentiation
- Katherine W. Rogers - Decoding Developmental Signaling in Vertebrate Embryos
- Brant M. Weinstein - Organ and Tissue Formation during Development
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Zhen Chen - Statistical Methods Development and Applications to Perinatal Epidemiology
- Aiyi Liu - Biomarkers Analysis with Group-Tested Data
- Rajeshwari Sundaram - Survival, Longitudinal, and Machine-Learning approaches to Reproductive, Obstetric, and Child Health
Bone and Matrix Biology in Development and Disease
- Rena D'Souza - Molecules and Therapies for Craniofacial and Dental Disorders
- Carlos R Ferreira - Clinical and Laboratory Investigations of Rare Genetic Skeletal Disorders
- Sergey Leikin - Extracellular Matrix Disorders: Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment Targets
Cell Regulation and Development
- Mary Dasso - The Role of Nuclear Pore Remodeling in Spermatogenesis and Tissue Function
- Thomas E. Dever - Mechanism and Regulation of Eukaryotic Protein Synthesis
- Alan G. Hinnebusch - Transcriptional and Translational Regulatory Mechanisms in Nutrient Control of Gene Expression
- Henry L. Levin - The Biological Impact of Transposable Elements
- Jon Lorsch - The Molecular Mechanics of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation
- Mihaela Serpe - Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Assembly and Homeostasis
- Yun-Bo Shi - Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Vertebrate Postembryonic Development
Cell and Structural Biology
- Philip P. Adams - Gene Regulation and Cell Biology in the Lyme Disease Pathogen
- Anirban Banerjee - Structural and Chemical Biology
- Juan S. Bonifacino - Protein Sorting in the Endomembrane System
- Andres Buonanno - Neuregulin–ErbB and NMDA Receptor Signaling in Neuronal Development and Psychiatric Disorders
- Mary Lilly - The Role of Metabolism in the Regulation of Oocyte Development and Growth
- Matthias Machner - Virulence Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogens
- Gisela Storz - Regulatory Small RNAs and Small Proteins
Contraceptive Development
- Diana Blithe - Contraceptive Development Program
Developmental Endocrinology, Metabolism, Genetics, and Endocrine Oncology
- Jeffrey Baron - Regulation of Childhood Growth
- Janice Y. Chou - Molecular Genetics of Heritable Human Disorders
- An N. Dang Do - Investigations of Cellular Stress in Development and Diseases
- Deborah P. Merke - Pathophysiology, Genetics, and Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Anil B. Mukherjee - Childhood Neurodegenerative Lysosomal Storage Disorders
- Karel Pacak - Diagnosis, Localization, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
- Micah J. Hill - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Training Program
- Jeffrey Baron (PEITP) - Pediatric Endocrinology Inter-Institute Training Program
- Forbes D. Porter - Rare Genetic Disorders of Cholesterol Homeostasis and Lysosomal Diseases
- Sarah E. Sheppard - Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Lymphatic Disorders
- Stanko S. Stojilkovic - Signaling and Secretion in Neuroendocrine Cells
- Christina Tatsi - Evaluation of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders
- Jack A. Yanovski - Physiology, Psychology, and Genetics of Obesity
Epidemiology
- Bizu Gelaye - Epidemiology Branch
- Katherine Grantz - Innovative Approaches to Clinical Management of Complex Pregnancy Issues
- Una Grewal - The Division of Population Health Research (DiPHR) - Office of the Director
- Fasil Tekola-Ayele - Genomics of Early Growth and Cardio-Metabolic Health
- Edwina Yeung - Early Determinants of Child Health
Genetics and Epigenetics of Development
- David J. Clark - Chromatin Remodeling and Gene Activation
- Paul E. Love - Exploring Genes and Signals Regulating Mammalian Hematopoiesis and New Approaches to Immunotherapy
- Todd S. Macfarlan - The Role of Endogenous Retroviruses and KRAB-ZFP Genes in Mammal Development and Evolution
- Keiko Ozato - Gene Regulation in Innate Immunity
- Karl Pfeifer - Molecular Genetics of an Imprinted Gene Cluster on Mouse Distal Chromosome 7
- Pedro Rocha - Three-Dimensional Organization of the Genome as a Determinant of Cell-Fate Decisions
- Leah F. Rosin - Investigating Chromosome Structure and Function during Development
Genomics and Basic Mechanisms of Growth and Development
- Robert J. Crouch - Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular-Genetic Events Governing the Recognition and Resolution of RNA/DNA Hybrids
- Richard J. Maraia - RNA Metabolism in Cell Biology, Growth, and Development
- Roger Woodgate - Studies on DNA Replication, Repair, and Mutagenesis in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Translational Imaging
- Peter J. Basser - Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences
- Amir H. Gandjbakhche - Translational Biophotonics in Developmental Disorders and Diseases
- Roberto Romero - Mechanisms of Disease in Preterm Labor and Complications of Prematurity; Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies
- Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB) - Point of Care and Wearable Biophotonics for Characterizing Tissue Composition and Metabolism
Molecular Medicine
- Claire E. Le Pichon - From Axon Damage to Disease: Common Pathways in Neurodegeneration
- Tracey A. Rouault - Regulation of Mammalian Iron Metabolism and Biogenesis of Iron-Sulfur Proteins
Neurosciences
- Tamás Balla - Phosphoinositide Messengers in Cellular Signaling and Trafficking
- Dax Hoffman - Molecular Nature and Functional Role of Dendritic Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
- Y. Peng Loh - Neurosecretory Proteins in Neuroprotection and Neurodevelopment
- Chris J. McBain - Hippocampal Interneurons and Their Role in the Control of Network Excitability
- Timothy J. Petros - Mechanisms Regulating Fate and Maturation of Forebrain GABAergic Interneurons
- Mark Stopfer - Chemosensory Coding and Decoding by Neuron Ensembles
Physical Biology and Medicine
- Sergey M. Bezrukov - Biophysics of Large Membrane Channels
- Leonid V. Chernomordik - Mechanisms and Physiological Role of Osteoclasts
- Doreen Matthies - High-Resolution Structural Biology of Membrane Protein Complexes in Their Native Environment
- Alexander J. Sodt - Modeling the Biophysics of Cellular Membranes
- Joshua Zimmerberg - Membrane Biology of Infectious Diseases and Developmental Disorders
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility and Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology
- Catherine Gordon - Predictors of Bone Health in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Veronica Gomez-Lobo - NICHD Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Training Program
Social and Behavioral Science
- Bobby Cheon - Social and Psychological Influences on Appetite and Eating Behaviors
- Stephen E. Gilman (Lab) - Social Determinants of Child Development and Mental Health
- Tonja R. Nansel - Eating Behavior from Pregnancy through Early Childhood
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