BLRD and CSRD Contact Information

(as of 5 March 2024)

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• Administration

• Compliance Issues

• Actively Managed Portfolios

• 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
202-739-2838
VHACOBMAReview@va.gov

AWARDS – Clinician Scientist Investigator (BLRD)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

AWARDS – Middleton (BLRD)
Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

AWARDS – PECASE
Pauline Cilladi-Rehrer, MSBA
202-740-0927
Pauline.Cilladi-Rehrer@va.gov

BUDGET (BLRD)
Sara Clark, BFA
202-320-8723
Sara.Clark@va.gov

BUDGET (CSRD)
Maria Negrete
202-632-8028
Maria.Negrete2@va.gov

BUDGET CAP FOR MERIT REVIEW
Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-7123
VHABLRD-CSRD@va.gov
VHACOBLCSRDEV@va.gov

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-739-2838
VHACADEREVIEW@va.gov

Eric Schwinder
202-631-7346
VHACADEREVIEW@va.gov

CLINICAL TRIALS
Kristina Nord, MSW
202-679-4150
Kristina.Nord@va.gov

DATA MONITORING (CSRD)
Lucindia Shouse, MS
202-306-1163
Lucinda.Shouse@va.gov

JUST IN TIME (JIT)
Chinagozi (Cheena) Ugwu
202-834-2763
chinagozi.ugwu@va.gov

OFF-SITE LABORATORY WAIVERS
Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

PROMOTIONS/CENTRALIZED POSITIONS, GS 14/15
Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
VHACOBLCSPROMOTIONS@va.gov

RESEARCH CAREER SCIENTIST (RCS) PROGRAM (BLRD/CSRD)
Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
RSC.Material@va.gov

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

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COMPLIANCE

BIOSAFETY & BIOSECURITY (ANIMAL RESEARCH)
George Lathrop, DVM
404-728-7644
George.Lathrop@va.gov

BIOSAFETY & BIOSECURITY (HUMAN RESEARCH)
John Balog, BS
202-664-2090
John.Balog2@va.gov

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

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ACTIVELY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS

GULF WAR VETERANS’ ILLNESSES (SPLD)

Shakeria (Shay) Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

MILITARY EXPOSURES RESEARCH PROGRAM (MERP)

Rudolph (Rudy) Johnson, PhD
404-927-2829
Ruldolph.Johnson3@va.gov

Shakeria (Shay) Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

PAIN/OPIOID USE

Biomedical Laboratory Research

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

Clinical Sciences Research

Jayanthi Sankar, PhD
202-664-6206
Jayanthi.Sankar@va.gov

Health Systems Research

Cathie Plouzek, PhD
Cathie.Plouzek@va.gov

Rehabilitation Research

Audrey Kusiak, PhD
Audrey.Kusiak@va.gov

PRECISION ONCOLOGY

Kenute Myrie, PhD
202-632-7231
Kenute.Myrie@va.gov

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Joseph (Joe) Constans, PhD
504-232-9142
Joseph.Constans@va.gov

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGERS

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

AGING – GEROSCIENCE (CAMM)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

CARDIOVASCULAR (CARA)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.potter@va.gov

Faiyaz Khan, PhD
202-459-3980
Faiyaz.Khan@va.gov

CARDIOVASCULAR (CARB)
Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-7123
Alex.Chiu@va.gov

Faiyaz Khan, PhD
202-459-3980
Faiyaz.Khan@va.gov

CELLULAR & MOLECULAR MEDICINE (CAMM)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL & PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS & PSYCHIATRIST APPLICATIONS
Vetisha McClair, PhD
202-774-0342
Vetisha.McClair@va.gov

ENDOCRINOLOGY (ENDA)
Arun Sharma, PhD
202-281-9374
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

EXERCISE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND AGING
Mark Roltsch, PhD
202-739-2838
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

FRAILITY & MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (ENDB)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

GASTROENTEROLOGY (GAST)
Arun Sharma, PhD
202-281-9374
Arun.Sharma@va.gov

GULF WAR VETERANS’ ILLNESSES (SPLD)
Shakeria Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

HEMATOLOGY (HEMA)
Masood Khan, PhD
202-873-5703
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

IMMUNOLOGY & DERMATOLOGY (IMMA)
Masood Khan, PhD
202-873-5703
Masood.Khan1@va.gov

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INFA, INFB)
Jane Battles, PhD
202-817--9789
Jane.Battles@va.gov

MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – PRE-CLINICAL (MHBA)
Jayanthi Sankar, PhD
202-443-5784
Jayanthi.Sankar@va.gov

NEPHROLOGY (NEPH)
Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE DISORDERS (NURA)
Jayanthi Sankar, PhD
202-443-5784
Jayanthi.Sankar@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF ALGESIA (PAIN), ANALGESIA & ANALGESIC TOLERANCE (NURP)
Carol Fowler, PhD
202-497-6815
Carol.Fowler@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION (NURD)
Ying-Yee Kong, PhD
202-718-7115
Ying-Yee.Kong@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF EPILEPSY & MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (NURB)
Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

NEUROBIOLOGY OF TBI, STROKE, & SPINAL CORD INJURY (NURC)
Amanda Hunt, PhD
202-679-5853
Amanda.Hunt@va.gov

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS (NURE)
Ying-Yee Kong, PhD
202-718-7115
Ying-Yee.Kong@va.gov

ONCOLOGY
Mark Roltsch, PhD (ONCB, ONCE)
202-739-2838
Mark.Roltsch@va.gov

Nicholas Simon, PhD (ONCA, ONCC, ONCD)
(304) 820-9617
Nicholas.Simon@va.gov

PULMONARY MEDICINE (PULM)
Shakeria Cohen, PhD
202-262-4745
shakeria.cohen@va.gov

SHARED EQUIPMENT EVALUATION PROGRAM (ShEEP) and LABORATORY ANIMAL MAJOR EQUIPMENT (LAMb) PROGRAM
Alex Chiu, PhD
202-443-7123
Alex.Chiu@va.gov

SURGERY & BIOFABRICATION & RESTORATIVE MEDICINE (SURG)
Kimberlee Potter, PhD
202-400-7860
Kimberlee.Potter@va.gov

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