Jeffrey Diamond, Ph.D., Scientific Director, NINDS
Dr. Jeffrey Diamond, was appointed Scientific Director in August 2023. He joined NINDS as an investigator in 1999, and a year later was awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering. Dr. Diamond was promoted to Senior Investigator in 2007, and his ground-breaking research has focused on how synapses, neurons and small circuits perform computational tasks required for visual information processing in the mammalian retina.
As the Scientific Director, Dr. Diamond provides overall executive direction and scientific leadership for the entire NINDS Intramural Research Program (IRP). The Office of the Scientific Director (OSD) is responsible for providing programmatic oversight, review, and evaluation of research programs; enriching the mentoring and training of intramural scientists; managing and allocating research, IT, and fiscal resources; enabling robust interaction with scientists outside the NIH; and providing administrative support for the NINDS IRP.
The OSD manages activities essential to the success of the overall operation of the research program, while actively promoting a diverse environment that encourages collaborative and rigorous science in support of the NINDS mission.
Contact: NINDSOSD@nih.gov
Address: Office of the Scientific Director, NINDS, 35A Convent Dr., Rm. GF-144, MSC 3716, Bethesda, MD 20892
OSD Staff |
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R. Benjamin Free, Ph.D. Assistant Director of Science Operations Support |
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Rachael Schacherer Chief of Staff |
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Liza Litvina, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Strategic Resource Management (Acting) |
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Caren Collins Supervisory Program Analyst |
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Pat McGurrin, Ph.D. Scientific Program Analyst |
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Duilio Correa Data & Management Analyst |
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Jennifer Delawder Title 42 Program Coordinator |
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MaryCatherine Hellmuth Program Specialist |
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Molly Frazier Espaillat Executive Assistant |
OSD Unit Heads |
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Rita Devine, Ph.D. Advisor to the Scientific Director for Scientific Capacity Building |
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Faith Plante, Ph.D. Director of Training and Education |
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Christine Koch-Paiz Chief Administrative Officer |
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Mark Edwards Chief, Scientific Computing Support Section |
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Sue Ano, Ph.D. Director, Technology Transfer Office (TTO) |
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Heather Narver, V.M.D. Chief, Animal Health Care Section |
