CTEP Branches and Offices
Staff, Pictures and Bios
Bhanu Ramineni, M.S., M.S., Branch Chief
Bhanu Ramineni, M.S., M.S., became the Branch 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. More…
Jianqiao Zhang, PhD, Associate Chief, Agreement Coordination Group
In September 2019, Dr. Jianqiao Zhang was appointed as the new Associate Chief, Agreement Coordination Group in the Regulatory Affairs Branch, CTEP. Dr. Zhang received his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham, UK. He did postdoctoral research on cancer biology before joining the Agreement Coordination Group, Regulatory Affairs Branch at CTEP. More…
Jason Denner, B.S., Regulatory Program Specialist, R&D Agreements
Jason Denner is a Regulatory Program Specialist in the Regulatory Affairs Branch. He has been working with RAB since 2003 and has also supported other programs within the division during that time. Jason earned his B.S. degree from the University of Baltimore with a major in Health Systems Management. More…
Maria Gema Martin Manso, Ph.D., Regulatory Affairs Manager
Dr. Maria Gema Martin Manso joined the Drug Regulatory Section of the Regulatory Affairs Branch (RAB) at CTEP in Oct. 2021. She comes from the FDA where she served as a Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor since 2016 in the Division of Biotechnology Manufacturing and Division of Microbiology Assessment. More…
Lunet E. Luna, Ph.D., Technology Transfer and Patent Specialist
Dr. Lunet Luna earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. More…
Ellen Mintz, Ph.D., M.S., Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Dr. Ellen Mintz started with the Regulatory Affairs Branch in October 2019 as an NCI Presidential Management Fellow and completed her rotations with both the Agreement Coordination Group and the Drug Regulatory group of the Branch. More…
Dupeh Palmer-Ochieng, Ph.D., Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager
Dr. Dupeh Palmer-Ochieng joined the Regulatory Affairs Branch in January 2021. Dr. Palmer-Ochieng received her Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology from Imperial College, University of London. She comes from the FDA where she served as a Senior Reviewer/Senior Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor. More…
Julie Rhie, Ph.D., R.Ph., Pharmacologist, Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist
Julie Rhie joined the Regulatory Affairs Branch in 2001. Her role within RAB includes acting as a regulatory liaison for CTEP with the FDA and as an internal regulatory policy advisor. More…
Karen Said, B.A., Executive Assistant
Karen Said joined the Regulatory Affairs Branch in March of 2012 and serves as the Executive Assistant and Office Manager. She attended Hampshire College in Amherst, MA and graduated with a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts and a concentration in Nutrition. More…
About the Branch Chief
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.
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