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Last Updated: 2/21/24

Staff, Pictures and Bios

Name Position Room Email Phone
Bhanu Ramineni, MS, MS Branch Chief 5W532 raminenib@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6068
Jianqiao Zhang, PhD Associate Chief, Agreement Coordination Group 5W526 zhangjia@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6126
Jason Denner, BS Regulatory Program Specialist, R&D Agreements 5W514 dennerj@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6116
Lynne Huang, PhD, JD Senior Intellectual Property Adviser 4W446 yingling.huang@nih.gov 240-276-6017
Maria Gema Martin Manso, PhD Regulatory Affairs Manager 5W306 maria.martinmanso@nih.gov 240-276-6618
Ellen Mintz, PhD, MS Regulatory Affairs Specialist 5W534 ellen.mintz@nih.gov 240-276-6098
Nicole Monteiro Program Specialist 5W516 nicole.monteiro@nih.gov 240-276-6008
Dupeh Palmer-Ochieng, PhD Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager 5W318 dupeh.palmer-ochieng@nih.gov 240-276-0522
Julie Rhie, PhD, RPh Pharmacologist, Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist 5W312 rhiej@ctep.nci.nih.gov 240-276-6065
Karen Said, BA Executive Assistant 5W502 karen.said@nih.gov 240-276-6119
Jyotsna R. Sandil, MD Regulatory Affairs Specialist 5W536 Jyotsna.sandil@nih.gov 240-276-7274
Berna Uygur, PhD Technology Transfer & Patent Specialist 5W528 berna.uygur@nih.gov 240-276-6965
Jeffrey Walenta Technology Transfer & Patent Specialist 5W530 Jeffrey.walenta@nih.gov 240-620-0874

About the Branch Chief

Bhanu Ramineni, M.S., M.S. Bhanu Ramineni, M.S., M.S., became the Chief of the Regulatory Affairs Branch in October 2019. She joined the Drug Regulatory Group in the branch in 2010. She holds two Master's degrees: one in Environmental Sciences from Nagarjuna University, India, and a second one in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a specialization in Biotechnology from Georgetown University. Ms. Ramineni comes with significant experience in FDA Regulatory Affairs, as well as preclinical and clinical development of vaccines with a special focus in immunology. More…