Clinical Research Branch -

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.


Janet E. Hall, M.D., M.S. Clinical Director and Principal Investigator: Tel 984-287-3647
janet.hall@nih.gov
Curriculum Vitae Janet Hall (379KB); P.O. Box 12233

Mail Drop A2-03

Durham, N.C. 27709

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Frederick W. Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Deputy Chief, Clinical Research Branch and Principal Investigator: Tel 984-287-3593
Fax 301-451-5585
millerf@mail.nih.gov
Curriculum Vitae Frederick Miller (544KB)
NIH Intramural Profile; P.O. Box 12233

Mail Drop F1-09

Durham, 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.gov
Curriculum Vitae (80KB); P.O. Box 12233

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Durham, 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
shepherd.schurman@nih.gov; P.O. Box 12233

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Durham, 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 12233

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Durham, N.C. 27709

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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

Lasker Scholar joins 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


Kim Burnett-Hoke, M.P.A. Clinical Administrative Manager: P.O. Box 12233

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Durham, N.C. 27709

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Tel 984-287-4423
kimberly.burnett-hoke@nih.gov


Gail Kestner Staff Assistant: P.O. Box 12233

Mail Drop A2-03

Durham, N.C. 27709

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Tel 984-287-3649
Fax 301-480-3049
kestner@niehs.nih.gov


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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