Office of the Director

The Office of the Director provides leadership, coordinates initiatives, and oversees the scientific research, administration, and communications for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program (NTP). The Office of the Director works with other federal agencies, as well as public and private institutes and organizations, to coordinate and support research on environmental health sciences.

• Director
  • Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S.
• Deputy Director
  • Richard Woychik, Ph.D.
    • Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
      • Sheila A. Newton, Ph.D.
    • Science Education & Diversity
      • Ericka Reid, Ph.D.
• Communications & Public Liaison
  • Christine Bruske Flowers, M.P.A.
• Clinical Research
  • Janet Hall, M.D., M.S.
• Management
  • Chris Long, M.P.A.
• Extramural Research & Training Division
  • Gwen W. Collman, Ph.D.
• Intramural Research Division
• Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D.
• National Toxicology Program Division
• Brian Berridge, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Data Science
  • Stephanie Holmgren, M.S.L.S., MBA
• Ethics
  • Bruce Androphy, J.D.
• Senior Advisors
  • John Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Aubrey Miller, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Christopher Weis, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.