Extramural Research & Training

David Balshaw, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Research and Training;
Acting Branch Chief; Scientific Review Branch

Tel 984-287-3234
[email protected]

David Balshaw, Ph.D., is the Director of the Division of Extramural Research and Training.

David is a biophysicist by training with a Ph.D. from the Department of Pharmacology and Cellular Biophysics at the University of Cincinnati and post-doctoral training in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina. He joined NIH as a Program Officer at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 2001 and moved to NIEHS in 2003. Over nearly two decades he has led several high impact programs at NIEHS and NIH particularly in the areas of ‘omics technologies and is an international leader in the field of exposomics.

With the participation and concurrence of senior leadership of NIEHS, the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT) develops program priorities to assure maximum utilization of available resources in attainment of the objectives stated in the NIEHS Strategic Plan. By collaborating with other institutes at NIH, other federal agencies, and public and private institutions and organizations, DERT staff maintain an awareness of national and international research efforts and priorities, and identify new opportunities for collaborative research and training initiatives involving the environmental health sciences.

Staff

Ashley J. Vargas, Ph.D, M.P.H., R.D.N.
Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Research and Training

Tel 301-827-6030
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Jennifer A. Baker
Staff Assistant

Tel 984-287-3188
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Helena M. Bonner
Administrative Officer

Tel 984-287-3239
Fax 919-316-4694
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Joel D. Collinson
Program Specialist

Tel 919-324-6842
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Leslie D. Lynch
Management Analyst

Tel 984-287-3797
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Katherine A. McGinnis
Administrative Officer

Tel 984-287-3289
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Liz McMillan
Administrative Specialist

Tel 984-287-3290
Fax 919-541-0462
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Mitsue M. Parrish
Administrative Officer

Tel 984-287-3301
Fax 919-316-4694
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Nicole M. Popovich
Management Analyst

Tel 703-850-0585
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Angela W. Sanders
Team Lead, DERT

Tel 984-287-3316
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Lakeisha A. Wade, DBA
Supervisory Program Specialist

Tel 984-287-4569
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