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## *Eunice Kennedy Shriver* National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

# 2023 Annual Report of the Division of Intramural Research

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# 2023 Annual Report • Contents

Download the Annual Report as a PDF here: NICHD_DIR_Annual_Report_2023.pdf (PDF, 27 MB)

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Board of Scientific CounselorsScientific Director's MessageOffice of the Scientific DirectorOffice of EducationOffice of the Clinical DirectorClinical Trials

Clinical Training Programs
        - NICHD-NIDDK-NIDCR Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program
        - Pediatric Endocrinology Inter-Institute Training Program
        - Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Training Program
        - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Training Program

Administrative Management BranchResearch Animal Management Branch

**Scientific Core Facilities**
        - Ryan Dale:  Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming
        - Ryan Dale:  Computer Support Services
        - Vincent Schram:  Microscopy and Imaging
        - Forbes Porter:  Molecular Genomics Laboratory
        - Ben Feldman:  Zebrafish Core

Affinity Groups

## A

        - Philip Adams:  RNA–Mediated Gene Regulation in the Lyme Disease Pathogen

## B

        - Tamás Balla:  Phosphoinositide Messengers in Cellular Signaling and Trafficking
        - Anirban Banerjee:  Structural and Chemical Biology
        - Jeffrey Baron:  Regulation of Childhood Growth
        - Peter Basser:  Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences
        - Sergey Bezrukov:  Biophysics of Large Membrane Channels
        - Juan Bonifacino:  Protein Sorting in the Endomembrane System
        - Andres Buonanno:  Neuregulin–ErbB and NMDA Receptor Signaling in Neuronal Development and Psychiatric Disorders
        - Harold Burgess:  Neuronal Circuits Controlling Behavior: Genetic Analysis in Zebrafish

## C

        - Leonid Chernomordik:  Cell Fusion Stages in Osteoclastogenesis: Mechanisms and Physiological Role
        - Ajay Chitnis:  Building the Zebrafish Lateral Line System
        - Janice Chou:  Molecular Genetics of Heritable Human Disorders
        - David Clark:  Chromatin Remodeling and Gene Activation
        - Robert Crouch:  Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular-Genetic Events Governing the Recognition and Resolution of RNA/DNA Hybrids

## D

        - An Dang Do:  Investigations of Cellular Stress in Development and Diseases
        - Mary Dasso:  Mechanisms of Nuclear Genome Organization and Maintenance
        - Melvin DePamphilis:  Regulation of Mammalian Cell Proliferation and Differentiation
        - Thomas Dever:  Mechanism and Regulation of Eukaryotic Protein Synthesis
        - Rena D’Souza:  Molecules and Therapies for Craniofacial and Dental Disorders

## F

        - Jeffrey Farrell:  Transcriptional Control of Cell Specification and Differentiation
        - Douglas Fields:  Nervous System Development and Plasticity

## G

        - Amir Gandjbakhche:  Translational Biophotonics in Developmental Disorders and Diseases
        - Catherine Gordon:  Predictors of Bone Health in Adolescents and Young Adults

## H

        - Alan Hinnebusch:  Transcriptional and Translational Regulatory Mechanisms in Nutrient Control of Gene Expression
        - Dax Hoffman:  Molecular Nature and Functional Role of Dendritic Voltage-Gated Ion Channels

## K

        - Judith Kassis:  Control of Gene Expression during Development

## L

        - Sergey Leikin:  Extracellular Matrix Disorders: Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment Targets
        - Claire Le Pichon:  From Axon Damage to Disease: Common Pathways in Neurodegeneration
        - Henry Levin:  The Biological Impact of Transposable Elements
        - Mary Lilly:  Cell Cycle Regulation in Oogenesis
        - Y. Peng Loh:  Neurosecretory Proteins in Neuroprotection and Neurodevelopment
        - Jon Lorsch:  The Molecular Mechanics of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation
        - Paul Love:  Exploring Genes and Signals Regulating Mammalian Hematopoiesis and New Approaches to Immunotherapy

## M

        - Todd Macfarlan:  The Arms Race between Transposable Elements and KRAB-ZFPs and its Impact on Mammals
        - Matthias Machner:  Virulence Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogens
        - Richard Maraia:  RNA Metabolism in Cell Biology, Growth, and Development
        - Leonid Margolis:  Immune Activation and Viral Pathogenesis
        - Joan Marini:  Genetic Disorders of Bone and Extracellular Matrix
        - Doreen Matthies:  High-Resolution Structural Biology of Membrane Protein Complexes in Their Native Environment
        - Chris McBain:  Hippocampal Interneurons and Their Role in the Control of Network Excitability
        - Deborah Merke:  Pathophysiology, Genetics, and Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
        - Anil Mukherjee:  Childhood Neurodegenerative Lysosomal Storage Disorders

## O

        - Keiko Ozato:  Gene Regulation in Innate Immunity

## P

        - Karel Pacak:  Diagnosis, Localization, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
        - Timothy Petros:  Mechanisms Regulating Fate and Maturation of Forebrain GABAergic Interneurons
        - Karl Pfeifer:  Molecular Genetics of an Imprinted Gene Cluster on Mouse Distal Chromosome 7
        - Forbes Porter:  Rare Genetic Disorders of Cholesterol Homeostasis and Lysosomal Diseases

## R

        - Pedro Rocha:  Three-Dimensional Organization of the Genome as a Determinant of Cell-Fate Decisions
        - Katherine Rogers:  Decoding Developmental Signaling in Vertebrate Embryos
        - Roberto Romero:  Mechanisms of Disease in Preterm Labor and Complications of Prematurity; Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies
        - Tracey Rouault:  Regulation of Mammalian Iron Metabolism and Biogenesis of Iron-Sulfur Proteins

## S

        - Mihaela Serpe:  Mechanisms of Synapse Assembly and Homeostasis
        - Sarah Sheppard:  Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Lymphatic Disorders
        - Yun-Bo Shi:  Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Vertebrate Postembryonic Development
        - Alexander Sodt:  Modeling the Biophysics of Cellular Membranes
        - Stanko Stojilkovic:  Signaling and Secretion in Neuroendocrine Cells
        - Mark Stopfer:  Chemosensory Coding and Decoding by Neuron Ensembles
        - Gisela Storz:  Regulatory Small RNAs and Small Proteins

## T

        - Christina Tatsi:  Evaluation of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders
        - Bruce Tromberg:  Point of Care and Wearable Biophotonics for Characterizing Tissue Composition and Metabolism

## W

        - Brant Weinstein:  Organ and Tissue Formation during Development
        - Roger Woodgate:  Studies on DNA Replication, Repair, and Mutagenesis in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells

## Y

        - Jack Yanovski:  Physiology, Psychology, and Genetics of Obesity

## Z

        - Joshua Zimmerberg:  Membrane Interactions Underly Viral Spike Protein Porations, Microvesicle Assembly Sites on Umbilical Cord Endothelial Cells, and Glioblastoma Cell Migration.

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