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NEI scientists are part of the National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program (IRP) . With 1,200 Principal Investigators and more than 4,000 Postdoctoral Fellows conducting basic, translational, and clinical research, the IRP is the largest biomedical research institution on earth.
Research at NEI
- Kapil Bharti : Scientific Director
- David Schneeweis : Deputy Scientific Director
- Richard Lee : Clinical Director
- Emily Chew : Deputy Clinical Director & DECA Director
Principal Investigators & Core Heads
Laboratory of Immunology (LI) :
- Rachel Caspi : Lab Chief, Immunoregulation Section
- Charles Egwuagu : Senior Investigator, Molecular Immunology Section
Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology (LRCMB):
- T. Michael Redmond : Lab Chief, Molecular Mechanisms Section
- S. Patricia Becerra : Senior Investigator, Section on Protein Structure and Function
- Stanislav Tomarev : Senior Investigator, Section on Retinal Ganglion Cell Biology
Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research (LSR):
- Richard Krauzlis : Lab Chief, Visual Circuits Section
- Bevil Conway : Senior Investigator, Section on Perception, Cognition, Action
- Farran Briggs : Senior Investigator, Thalamocortical Visual Processing Section
- Hendrikje Nienborg : Senior Investigator, Section on Visual Decision Making
Neurobiology, Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory (N-NRL):
- Anand Swaroop : Lab Chief, Retinal Development, Genetics and Therapy Section
- Tiansen Li : Senior Investigator, Retinal Cell Biology & Degeneration Section
Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch (OGVFB):
- Brian P. Brooks : Lab Chief, Pediatric, Developmental & Genetic Ophthalmology Section
- Kapil Bharti : Senior Investigator, Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section
- Johnny Tam : Senior Investigator, Clinical and Translational Imaging Section
- J. Fielding Hejtmancik : Senior Investigator, Ophthalmic Molecular Genetics Section
Office of the Scientific Director :
- Duy T. Tran : Office of the Scientific Information Officer
- Han-Yu Shih : Stadtman Investigator, Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit
- Graeme J. Wistow : Senior Investigator, Section on Molecular Structure and Functional Genomics
- Johan Pahlberg : Chief, Photoreceptor Physiology Group
- Cesar Perez-Gonzalez : Training Office
- Mala Dutta : Technology Transfer Office
Office of the Clinical Director :
- William "Russ" O'Donnell : Chief of Staff, Clinical Operations Branch
- Elizabeth Murphy : Chief, Clinical Informatics Section
- Wendy Holland , Chief, Clinical Trials Coordinating Section
- Mike Arango : Chief, Imaging Services Section
- Darryl Hayes : Chief, Clinical Services Section
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA)
- Emily Y. Chew : Division Chief, Clinical Trials Branch
- Tiarnan Keenan : Stadtman Investigator, Multidisciplinary Retinal Research Unit
Cores and Other Services
- Tiansen Li : Head, Ocular Gene Therapy Core
- Krystal Allen-Worthington : Head, Veterinary Research and Resources Section
- Bob Fariss : Head, Biological Imaging Core:
- Lijin Dong : Head, Genetic Engineering Core
- Brett Jeffrey : Head, Human Visual Function Core
- Haohua Qian : Head, Visual Function Core
- Arvydas Maminishkis : Head, Translational Research Core
- Rafael Villasmil : Head, Flow Cytometry Core Facility