Our Staff
Our staff collaborate, innovate and speed research through a range of activities.
About Our Staff
Learn more about our staff and their work in support of the center’s mission.
![Portrait of Shervin Abdollahi](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Shervin-Abdollahi_900x1000px.jpg?itok=hmi6ZGPX)
![Portrait of Konstantinos Afratis](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Konstantinos-Afratis_900x1000px.jpg?itok=yh_rZfXA)
Konstantinos Afratis, D.Phil.
Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow
Early Translation Branch
Division of Preclinical Innovation
![Mahesh Aitha, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Mahesh-Aitha_900x1000px.jpg?itok=hfTWqcrL)
![Portrait of Sabine C. Alexander](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Sabine-Alexander_900x1000px.jpg?itok=yrX49ZUX)
![Dammika Nandanie Amugoda, M.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/AmugodaDammika.png?itok=YbjwzeTC)
Dammika Nandanie Amugoda, M.S.
Curator/Research Scientist
Informatics
Division of Preclinical Innovation
![Portrait of Nikolaus (Niko) G. Anderson](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Niko-Anderson_900x1000px.jpg?itok=L7tU4n6N)
Nikolaus (Niko) G. Anderson, M.S.
Front-End Developer
Informatics
Division of Preclinical Innovation
![Photo of Guadalupe (Lupe) V. Aquino](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Guadalupe-Aquino_900x1000px.jpg?itok=PmnVZmmw)
Guadalupe (Lupe) V. Aquino
Clinical Trials Specialist
Clinical Affairs Branch
Division of Clinical Innovation
![Audie Atienza](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Atienza_900x1000px.jpg?itok=rthjFeRz)
Audie A. Atienza, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program Branch
Division of Clinical Innovation
![Portrait of Laura L. Bailey Joell](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Laura-Bailey-Joell_900x1000px.jpg?itok=zIA2YK9F)
![Portrait of Heather L. Baker](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Heather-Baker_900x1000px_0.jpg?itok=0Qzo5TdB)
![Portrait of Krishna (Balki) Balakrishnan](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Balakrishnan_Balki_900x1000px.jpg?itok=wjer1RsO)
![Portrait of Ganesha Rai Bantukallu](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Ganesha-Rai_900x1000px.jpg?itok=UHC2c-FL)
![Portrait of Tyler F. Beck](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Tyler-Beck_900x1000px.jpg?itok=NSKv3K0S)
![Photo of Jennifer M. Beierlein](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Jennifer-Beierlein_900x1000px_0.jpg?itok=xrgkocQo)
Jennifer M. Beierlein, Ph.D.
Health Science Policy Analyst
Policy Branch
Office of Policy, Communications and Education
![Djawed Bennouna](/sites/default/files/styles/staff/public/staff/Djawed-Bennouna_900x1000px.jpg?itok=YgqQpFTL)
Djawed Bennouna, Pharm.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research Scientist (Metabolomics)
Informatics
Division of Preclinical Innovation