Office of the Director | NINDS

Amy Adams
Amy Bany Adams, Ph.D.
Acting Director of NINDS

The Office of the Director (OD) determines Institute programs, plans, and policies and provides management, program analysis, and scientific program reporting services to the Institute, as well as scientific leadership, policy guidance, and overall operational and administrative coordination, including across the activities of the extramural and intramural divisions.

About Leadership

NINDS is led by Acting Director Amy Bany Adams, Ph.D. Dr. Adams previously served as Acting Deputy Director for NINDS and the NINDS Deputy Director for Scientific Management and Operations. Visit the Director's Corner to read the latest from the director. 

Dr. Jill Harper currently serves as the Acting NINDS Executive Officer and Acting NINDS Deputy Director for Scientific Management and Operations

Immediate Office

The Immediate Office of the Director provides executive guidance and decisions on all aspects of the Institute’s operations.

  • Alynda (Lyndie) Wood , Ph.D., Acting Chief of Staff
  • Michele Dean, Executive Assistant

Organization

The NINDS Office of the Director directs and coordinates the activities of the following NINDS offices and divisions.