NIH PIO Network Directories

NIH Media Contacts

• NIH Media Contacts

NIH Public Information Officers

NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems.

Note: The organization's full name is followed by 1-its acronym; and 2-where applicable, the two-letter code used to identify it as the first major-level subdivision of the funding organization. The two-letter code is used in each funded project grant- number, e.g., in 5R01EY000000, EY= National Eye Institute). Please visit the website of the NIH Office of Extramural Research, where you can find the full NIH glossary and NIH acronym list, including two letter Institute and Center codes.

NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)

• Renate Myles
  Acting Associate Director for Communications and Public Liaison
  mylesr@od.nih.gov
  301-435-3638
• Christen Sandoval
  NIH PIO Network Contact
  sandovalca@od.nih.gov
  301-435-7841

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

• Jennifer Morgan Gray
  Communications Director
  NIH’s Center for Information Technology
  jennifer.gray@nih.gov
  301-827-4887

Center for Scientific Review (CSR; RG)

• Donald Luckett
  Communications Director
  luckettd@csr.nih.gov
  301-435-1111

Clinical Center (CC; CL)

• Justin Cohen
  Communications Director
  cohenjg@cc.nih.gov
  301-402-6202

Fogarty International Center (FIC; TW)

• Andrey Kuzmichev, Ph. D.
  Communications Director
  andrey.kuzmichev@nih.gov
  301-496-1415
• Mariah Felipew
  Writer-Editor
  mariah.felipe@nih.gov
  240.788.1855

National Cancer Institute (NCI; CA)

• Peter Garrett
  Branch Chief, External Relations
  peter.garrett@nih.gov
  240-276-6621
• Cynthia Vitelli​
  Associate Director for Public Affairs
  cynthia.vitelli@nih.gov
  240-276-5603

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH; AT)

• Catherine Law
  Communications Director
  claw@mail.nih.gov
  301-402-6958
• Katy Danielson
  Media Specialist
  Danielsonk@mail.nih.gov
  301-402-9011

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

• Steve Benowitz
  Science Writer
  steven.benowitz@nih.gov
  301-402-0304
• Bobbi Gardner
  Public Affairs Specialist
  gardnerbw@mail.nih.gov
  301-443-9919

National Eye Institute (NEI; EY)

• Maria Zacharias
  Communications Director
  Maria.Zacharias@nih.gov
  301-496-5248
• Dustin Hays
  Science Communications
  dustin.hays@nih.gov
  301-451-5248

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI; HL)

• Lenora Johnson
  Communications Director
  johnslen@nhlbi.nih.gov
  301-496-4236
• Isabel Estrada-Portales
  Press Office
  Isabel.Estrada@nih.gov
  301-496-4236

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI; HG)  

• Sarah Bates
  Chief, Communications and Public Liaison Branch
  Sarah.Bates@NIH.gov

National Institute on Aging (NIA; AG)

• Joe Balintfy
  Press Office
  joe.balintfy@nih.gov
  301-496-1752

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA; AA)

• Fred Donodeo
  Communications Director
  fdonodeo@willco.niaaa.nih.gov
  301-443-6370
• John Bowersox
  Lead Press Officer
  John.Bowersox@nih.gov
  301-443-2857

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID; AI)

• Courtney Billet
  Communications Director
  billetc@niaid.nih.gov
  301-496-5717
• Kathy Stover
  Communications Officer: HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Biodefense
  stoverk@mail.nih.gov
  301-451-2278
  301-594-3961
• Hillary Hoffman
  Communications Officer: Allergy, Immunology, Transplantation
  hoffmanhe@niaid.nih.gov
  240-627-3695

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS; AR)

• Nancy Garrick
  Communications Director
  garrickna@mail.nih.gov
  301-496-8190
• Trish Reynolds
  Media Liaison
  trish.reynolds@mail.nih.gov
  301-496-8190

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB; EB)

• Christine Cooper
  Communications Director
  christine.cooper@nih.gov
  301-594-8923

• Raymond MacDougall
  Lead Communications Specialist
  Macdougallr@mail.nih.gov
  301-451-7638

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD; HD)

• Paul Williams
  Communications Director
  Paul.Williams@nih.gov
  301-496-5135
• Robert Bock
  Lead Press Officer
  bockr@mail.nih.gov
  301-496-5134
  301-496-5133
• Meredith Daly
  Senior Media Relations Officer
  dalym@mail.nih.gov
  301-594-3858

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD; DC)

• Joanne Karimbakas M.S., R.D.N
  Communications Director
  joanne.karimbakas@nih.gov
  240-398-1196
• Lonnie Lisle
  Public Affairs Specialist
  lislel@nidcd.nih.gov
  301-496-7243

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR; DE)

• Catherine Evans
  Science Communication and Media
  Catherine.Evans@nih.gov
  301-594-7557

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK; DK)

• Kathy Kranzfelder
  Communications Director
  kathy_kranzfelder@nih.gov
  301-496-3583

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA; DA)

• media@nida.nih.gov

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS; ES)

• Christine Bruske Flowers
  Communications Director
  bruskec@niehs.nih.gov
  919-541-3345
• Ian Thomas
  Public Affairs Specialist
  ian.thomas@nih.gov
  919-541-4794

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS; GM)

• Stephanie Older
  Communications Director
  Stephanie.Older@nih.gov
  301-496-7301
• Brittany Merth
  Public Affairs Specialist & Social Media Lead
  brittany.merth@nih.gov
  301-827-1119

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH; MH)

• Claire Cole
  Science Writer
  claire.cole@nih.gov
  301-827-2315

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD; MD)

• Kelli Carrington
  Communications Director
  carringk@mail.nih.gov
  301-594-5798

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS; NS)

• Margo Warren
  Chief, Public Liaison Section
  warrenm@ninds.nih.gov
  301-496-5924

• Jessica Corley
  Writer-Editor
  jessica.corley@nih.gov
  301-496-5751

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR; NR)

• Edmond Byrnes
  Chief, Public Relations Branch
  Edmond.Byrnes@nih.gov
  301-496-0235

National Library of Medicine (NLM; LM)

• Jody Nurik​
  Communications Director
  Jody.Nurik@nih.gov​
  301-827-7615

Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

• Alyssa Cotler
  Communications Director
  All of Us Research Program
  cotlera@mail.nih.gov
  301-451-3851
• Rebekah Yeager
  Communications Director
  Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)
  Rebekah.Yeager@nih.gov
  301-827-3275
• Jennifer Gorman-Wright
  Communications Director
  Office of Administrative Management and Communications
  gormanj@od.nih.gov
  301-496-0608
• Sima Dembo
  Communications Director
  Office of AIDS Research
  Sima.Dembo@nih.gov
  301-670-4990
• Erica Moore
  Communications Director
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  erica.moore2@nih.gov
  301-594-4392
• Anne Thurn
  Communications Director
  Office of Dietary Supplements
  thurna@od.nih.gov
  301-435-3606
• Jody Engel
  Communications Director
  Office of Disease Prevention
  engeljo@mail.nih.gov
  301-827-5554
• Kat Schwartz
  Communication Specialist
  Office of Disease Prevention
  Kat.Schwartz@nih.gov
  301-827-6514
• Lamont Williams
  Communications Director
  Office of Research on Women's Health
  Lamont.Williams@nih.gov
  301-435-6828
• Patty Newman
  Communications Director
  Office of Science Education (OSE) and Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
  pnewman@mail.nih.gov
  301-435-0864
• Rachel Britt
  Communications Director
  Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)
  Rachel.Britt@nih.gov
  301-435-0968
• Bonnie Tabasko
  Communications Director
  Tribal Health Research Office (THRO)
  Bonnie.Tabasko@nih.gov
  301-451-4710

Office of Extramural Research (OER)

• Megan Columbus
  Communications Director
  columbum@od.nih.gov
  301-435-2496
• Elyse Sullivan
  Strategic Communications
  elyse.sullivan@nih.gov
  301-435-3931

Office of Intramural Research (OIR)

• Christopher Wanjek
  Communications Director
  wanjek@od.nih.gov
  301-402-4274
• Laura S. Carter
  The NIH Catalyst Managing Editor
  carterls@mail.nih.gov
  301-402-1449

Office of Research Services (ORS/ORF)

• Brad Moss
  Communications Director
  mossb@mail.nih.gov
  301-402-5104
  301-496-2215