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Dr. Joshua Park holds an MS degree in pharmacology, microbiology, and immunology from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology from Johns Hopkins University. Thereafter, he pursued postdoctoral training at the National Institute of…
Principal investigators may initiate a request to withdraw their proposal but confirmation must come from a signing official at the institution. This may be done in two ways:In eRA Commons, via the Prior Approval tab, the principal investigator can initiate a request to withdraw. Next, the signing…
Dr. Jonathan Ivins serves as Chief of the Kidney, Urology, and Digestive Systems Review Branch (KUDS RB).Dr. Ivins received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After postdoctoral work at CalTech, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UC Irvine,…
Ms. Lynch leads the center’s ethics program. She oversees a staff of ethics professionals who are the first line of contact for employees. Ms. Lynch works with both employees and supervisors to ensure employee compliance with ethics rules, regulations, and policies, and the prevention or…
Dr. Jennifer Fiori O’Connell received her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine investigating the dysregulation of bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathways in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), a devastating genetic condition in…
Dr. Zhuqing Li received a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio. Following postdoctoral training at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Dr. Li joined the National Eye Institute (NEI) as a staff scientist and then the head of the Clinical Immunology…
Dr. Thomas Beres serves as Chief of the Health Services and Systems Review Branch (HSS RB).Dr. Thomas Beres received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Development from the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Dallas, Texas. There he studied both bHLH and homeodomain…
Dr. Marisa Srivareerat received a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Houston. Dr. Srivareerat began her career supporting the Biological Sciences Division at Aerospace Innovations Group in Albuquerque, where she oversaw clinical operations and research initiatives. She then moved on to…
The CSR Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR) receives all NIH grant applications. DRR assigns grant applications to a scientific review group (study section) for first-level peer review and to a funding institute/center for the second level of review for funding consideration. Appeals…
Ms. Debbie Dawkins is the lead extramural support assistant for the Disease Control and Applied Immunology (DCAI) review branch within the Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences (DPPS) at CSR. Ms. Dawkins began her government career working at the National Institute of Allergy and…
Dr. Dolores Arjona earned her Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry at the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid in Spain. She subsequently completed her postdoctoral training at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Neuro-Oncology Branch at NCI. Her main research efforts were focused on…
Mark D. Lindner, PhD, is currently serving as Acting Branch Chief of the Analysis, Informatics, and Automation (AIA) Branch within the Division of Planning, Analysis, and Information Management (DPAIM) at CSR—a role he assumed in August 2023 following seven years as leader of the Office of Planning…
Dr. Kathy Partlow received her Ph.D. in molecular cell biology from Washington University, St. Louis. She conducted her graduate and postdoctoral work in laboratories that specialized in imaging (e.g., ultrasound and MRI) and organic chemistry, respectively. Dr. Partlow’s research experience has…