NEI scientists are part of the National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program (IRP). With 1,200 Principal Investigators and more than 4,000 Postdoctoral Fellows conducting basic, translational, and clinical research, the IRP is the largest biomedical research institution on earth.
Research at NEI
- Kapil Bharti: Scientific Director
- David Schneeweis: Deputy Scientific Director
- Richard Lee: Clinical Director
- Emily Chew: Deputy Clinical Director & DECA Director
Principal Investigators & Core Heads
Laboratory of Immunology (LI):
- Rachel Caspi: Lab Chief, Immunoregulation Section
- Charles Egwuagu: Senior Investigator, Molecular Immunology Section
Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology (LRCMB):
- T. Michael Redmond: Lab Chief, Molecular Mechanisms Section
- S. Patricia Becerra: Senior Investigator, Section on Protein Structure and Function
- Stanislav Tomarev: Senior Investigator, Section on Retinal Ganglion Cell Biology
Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research (LSR):
- Richard Krauzlis: Lab Chief, Visual Circuits Section
- Bevil Conway: Senior Investigator, Section on Perception, Cognition, Action
- Farran Briggs: Senior Investigator, Thalamocortical Visual Processing Section
- Hendrikje Nienborg: Senior Investigator, Visual Decision Making Unit
Neurobiology, Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory (N-NRL):
- Anand Swaroop: Lab Chief, Retinal Development, Genetics and Therapy Section
- Tiansen Li: Senior Investigator, Retinal Cell Biology & Degeneration Section
Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch (OGVFB):
- Brian P. Brooks: Lab Chief, Pediatric, Developmental & Genetic Ophthalmology Section
- Kapil Bharti: Senior Investigator, Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section
- Johnny Tam: Senior Investigator, Clinical and Translational Imaging Section
- J. Fielding Hejtmancik: Senior Investigator, Ophthalmic Molecular Genetics Section
Office of the Scientific Director:
- Duy Tran: Office of the Scientific Information Officer
- Wei Li: Senior Investigator, Retinal Neurophysiology Section
- Han-Yu Shih: Stadtman Investigator, Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit
- Graeme J. Wistow: Senior Investigator, Section on Molecular Structure and Functional Genomics
- Johan Pahlberg: Chief, Photoreceptor Physiology Group
Office of the Clinical Director:
- William "Russ" O'Donnell: Chief of Staff, Clinical Operations Branch
- Elizabeth Murphy: Chief, Clinical Informatics Section
- Wendy Holland, Chief, Clinical Trials Coordinating Section
- Mike Arango: Chief, Imaging Services Section
- Darryl Hayes: Chief, Clinical Services Section
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA)
- Emily Y. Chew: Division Chief, Clinical Trials Branch
- Tiarnan Keenan: Stadtman Investigator, Multidisciplinary Retinal Research Unit
Cores and Other Services
- Tiansen Li: Head, Ocular Gene Therapy Core
- Krystal Allen-Worthington: Head, Veterinary Research and Resources Section
- Bob Fariss: Head, Biological Imaging Core:
- Lijin Dong: Head, Genetic Engineering Core
- Brett Jeffrey: Head, Human Visual Function Core
- Haohua Qian: Head, Visual Function Core
- Arvydas Maminishkis: Head, Translational Research Core
- Rafael Villasmil: Head, Flow Cytometry Core Facility