The NIH intramural research program has shifted all non-mission-critical laboratory operations to a maintenance phase in order to promote physical distancing and diminished transmission risk of COVID-19. Effective Monday, March 23, 2020, only mission-critical functions within NIH research laboratories will be supported.
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Janet E. Hall, M.D., M.S.
Clinical Director and Principal Investigator -
Tel 984-287-3647
janet.hall@nih.govCurriculum Vitae Janet Hall (379KB)
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P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop A2-03Durham, N.C. 27709
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Stavros Garantziotis, M.D.
Medical Director, NIEHS Clinical Research Unit -
Tel 984-287-4412
Fax 919-541-9854
garantziotis@niehs.nih.govCurriculum Vitae (80KB)
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P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop CU-01Durham, N.C. 27709
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Shepherd H. Schurman, M.D.
Associate Medical Director, NIEHS Clinical Research Unit
Co-Director Environmental Polymorphism Registry -
Tel 984-287-4411
Fax 301-480-3416
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P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop CU-01Durham, N.C. 27709
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Joan P. Packenham, Ph.D.
Director, NIEHS Office of Human Research Compliance (OHRC)
DIR CRP OCR CD -
Tel 984-287-4413
Fax 919-541-9854
packenhm@niehs.nih.gov -
P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop CU-02Durham, N.C. 27709
Research Summary
- The Office of Human Research Compliance (OHRC) supports NIEHS researchers by ensuring that human research subjects' protection is at the forefront of clinical research planning.
- The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) permits NIEHS scientists to conduct studies that involve on-site human sample collection, analysis and functional assessment.
- The Environmental Polymorphisms Registry (EPR) collects and stores DNA, so that NIEHS researchers can use it to study possible gene variation links to disease.
- The NIEHS Medical Student Research Fellowships one-year research training opportunity for third-year medical students will be available for the academic year. Fellowships will begin in late summer/early fall.
Many human diseases result from environmental exposures that can affect individuals who are genetically susceptible to the development of a disease. NIEHS has an active research program that investigates the mechanisms of such diseases. The mission of the Clinical Research Branch is to enhance NIEHS-led research by:
- Translating basic laboratory findings to humans
- Studying interactions between genetic susceptibility (host factors) and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of complex human traits and diseases
- Identifying populations at risk and developing novel preventative and therapeutic strategies to combat human diseases
The Clinical Research Branch pursues this mission by:
- Developing resources and systems for NIEHS investigators involved in the conduct of human investigation
- Fostering growth in clinical research and building new areas of collaboration between basic and clinical scientists
- Providing an effective interface between investigators, health care professionals, the clinical research unit and other clinical facilities in the Research Triangle Park area.
- Developing and conducting clinical research educational programs for investigators, coordinators and administrators
- Minimizing obstacles to translational research at NIEHS
The Clinical Research Branch supports multiple NIEHS research groups that focus on a wide variety of environmental conditions including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, reproductive diseases, neurological disorders, cancer, and many others. The branch’s ultimate goal is to combat environmentally-induced human disease in three substantive ways:
- Developing better diagnostic tools to identify high risk populations for environmentally induced diseases
- Developing novel therapeutic strategies
- Developing novel preventative strategies
Support Staff
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Kim Burnett-Hoke, M.P.A.
Clinical Administrative Manager -
P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop CU-01Durham, N.C. 27709
Tel 984-287-4423
kimberly.burnett-hoke@nih.gov
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Gail Kestner
Staff Assistant -
P.O. Box 12233Mail Drop A2-03Durham, N.C. 27709
Tel 984-287-3649
Fax 301-480-3049
kestner@niehs.nih.gov
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Beverly Sellers-Robinson
Administrative Specialist -
10 Center Dr
Hatfield Clinical Research Center
Bethesda, MD 20892-1301
Tel 301-451-6269
Fax 301-451-5586
sellersb@mail.nih.gov
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