Clinical Studies and Trials Staff Contacts

Inquiries related to R01 and R35 applications in the specific clinical research areas supported by the NIGMS Division of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry (PPBC)​ should be directed to the following Scientific/Research contacts:

Anesthesiology and Pain

Zuzana Justinova, M.D.,​ Ph.D.
zuzana.justinova@nih.gov

Clinical Pharmacology

Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.
sailaja.koduri@nih.gov

Injury and Critical Illness (includes trauma and burn injury)​

Chris Chao, Ph.D.
chris.chao@nih.gov

Sepsis

Xiaoli Zhao, Ph.D.
xiaoli.zhao@nih.gov

Systemic Inflammatory Responses (including Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, MODS)​

Xiaoli Zhao, Ph.D.
xiaoli.zhao@nih.gov

Wound Healing

Chris Chao, Ph.D.
chris.chao@nih.gov

Inquiries related to clinical trials in research areas supported by the PPBC Division (see NOT-GM-22-027) should be directed to:

Zuzana Justinova, M.D., Ph.D.
zuzana.justinova@nih.gov

Inquiries related to the NIGMS SBIR/STTR program should be directed to:

Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.
sailaja.koduri@nih.gov

Inquiries related to the NIGMS Multidisciplinary Teams/Collaborative Research program should be directed to:

Oleg Barski, Ph.D.
​RM1mailbox@nigms.nih.gov
 

Inquiries related to applications for the Mentored Career Development Awards (K08 and K23) in the specific clinical research areas should be directed to the program directors in the Division of Training and Workforce Development (TWD).

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