DCEG Staff Directory

Last Updated: 03/27/2026

TRANS-DIVISIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
Name E-mail Employment Type
Kraft, Peter L., Ph.D. (Branch/Lab Director) phillip.kraft@nih.gov Employee
Ahearn, Thomas U., Ph.D., M.P.H. (Staff Scientist) thomas.ahearn@nih.gov Employee
Almeida, Jonas S., Ph.D. (Senior Investigator) jonas.dealmeida@nih.gov Employee
Castle, Philip, Ph.D. (Senior Investigator) philip.castle@nih.gov Employee
Chaturvedi, Anil K., Ph.D. (Senior Investigator) chaturva@mail.nih.gov Employee
Demarco, Maria T., Ph.D., M.P.H. (Staff Scientist) maria.demarco@nih.gov Employee
Landi, Maria T., M.D., Ph.D. (Senior Advisor for Genomic Epidemiology) landim@mail.nih.gov Employee
Lou, Ka Lai L. (Program Specialist) ka.lou@nih.gov Employee
Lowy, Douglas, M.D. (Adjunct) lowyd@mail.nih.gov Employee
Mason, Lee K., M.S. (Fellow) lee.mason@nih.gov Fellow
Pal Choudhury, Parichoy, Ph.D. (Guest Researcher) parichoy.palchoudhury@nih.gov Guest
Sandoval, Lorena, M.S. (Fellow) lorena.sandoval@nih.gov Fellow
Schiller, John, Ph.D. (Adjunct) schillej@dc37a.nci.nih.gov Employee
Sharma, Jayati R., Ph.D., Sc.M. (Fellow) jayati.sharma@nih.gov Fellow
Troisi, Rebecca J., Sc.D., M.A. (Senior Associate Scientist) troisir@mail.nih.gov Employee
Wentzensen, Nicolas, M.D., Ph.D. (Principal Investigator) wentzenn@mail.nih.gov Employee
Wong, Wendy, Ph.D. (Staff Scientist) shukwanwendy.wong@nih.gov Employee
Wu, Xueyao (Fellow) xueyao.wu@nih.gov Fellow
Connect Coordinating Center
Gaudet, Mia M., M.S.P.H., Ph.D. (Senior Scientist, Connect) mia.gaudet@nih.gov Employee
Wentzensen, Nicolas, M.D., Ph.D. (Principal Investigator) wentzenn@mail.nih.gov Employee
Armani, Joe (Full-Stack Developer) joe.armani@nih.gov Contractor
Barra, Gene Juan. (Full-Stack Developer) gene.barra@nih.gov Contractor
Blaylock, Amber (Full-Stack Developer) amber.blaylock@nih.gov Contractor
Bransteitter, Brian (Full-Stack Developer) brian.bransteitter@nih.gov Contractor
Brotzman, Michelle J., M.P.H. (Lead, Study Operations) michelle.brotzman@nih.gov Employee
Cunnane, Aileen Q. (Scientific Development Coordinator) aileen.cunnane@nih.gov Contractor
Depietro, Deanna A., M.P.H. (Associate Lead, Participant Experience) deanna.depietro@nih.gov Contractor
Ferguson, Martin, Ph.D. (Data Systems Advisor to Senior Scientist) martin.ferguson@nih.gov Contractor
Frankenberger, Eddy A., B.S. (Data Analyst) edward.frankenberger@nih.gov Contractor
Gerlanc, Nicole M., Ph.D. (Staff Scientist) nicole.gerlanc@nih.gov Employee
Horner, Marie Josephe, Ph.D. (Staff Scientist) mariejosephe.horner@nih.gov Employee
Hudson, Michelle (Analytic Pipeline Data Scientist) michelle.hudson@nih.gov Contractor
Hullings, Autumn G., M.P.H., Ph.D. (Senior Analyst) autumn.hullings@nih.gov Contractor
Johnson, Davin (Lead, Data System) davin.johnson@nih.gov Contractor
Kent, Rose (Program Analyst) rose.kent@nih.gov Contractor
Lu, Wuxun (Lead Engineer) warren.lu@nih.gov Contractor
Mazzilli, Kaitlyn M. (Operations Coordinator) kaitlyn.mazzilli@nih.gov Contractor
Onyekere, Sandra (Associate Technical Project Manager) sandra.onyekere@nih.gov Contractor
Petersen, Anthony A. (Lead Architect) tony.petersen@nih.gov Contractor
Sager, Amelia M., M.P.H. (Associate Lead, Implementation) amelia.sager@nih.gov Contractor
Sanchez, Kelsey K., M.S. (Senior Data Analyst) kelsey.dowling@nih.gov Contractor
Schwartz, Erin C., M.S. (Associate Lead, Biospecimens) erin.schwartz@nih.gov Contractor
Trivitt, Gloria, M.S. (Analytic Pipeline Engineer) gloria.trivitt@nih.gov Contractor
Wiernusz, John E. (Technical Business Analyst) john.wiernusz@nih.gov Contractor
Data Science and Engineering Group
Almeida, Jonas S., Ph.D. (Director, Data Science) jonas.dealmeida@nih.gov Employee
Balasubramanian, Jeya Balaji, Ph.D., M.S. (Fellow) jeya.balasubramanian@nih.gov Employee
Bhawsar, Praphulla M., M.S. (Fellow) praphulla.bhawsar@nih.gov Fellow
Duarte, Ines N. (Fellow) ines.duarte@nih.gov Fellow
Russ, Daniel E., Ph.D. (Senior Associate Scientist) druss@mail.nih.gov Employee