Due to technical difficulties, we cannot process online payments. Free Entry Passes are still available and visitors may purchase Parking Passes at the Zoo (subject to availability).

Due to high demand, line access for the Giant Panda Habitat may close early. Arrive with time to spare for the best chance to see the bears.

Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.)

Passes

Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.)

Passes

Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.)

Staff

Leadership

Brandie Smith
John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Stephanie Brinley
Deputy Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Ricardo Stanoss
Director for Conservation Capacity

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Matt Cannella
Director of Advancement

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Nikki Mounts
Associate Director of Business, Innovation, and Technology

Frank Clements
Associate Director of Park Operations

Peter Leimgruber
Director for Conservation and Science

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Kevin Willis
Special Assistant for Animal Care

Animal Care Sciences

Staff

Bryan Amaral
Senior Curator

Tony Barthel
Senior Curator

Michael Brown-Palsgrove
Curator Asia Trail and Giant Pandas

Sara Hallager
Curator of Birds

Becky Malinsky
Curator of Primates

Mike Maslanka
Senior Nutritionist and Head, Department of Nutrition Science

Craig Saffoe
Curator of Great Cats, Andean Bears and Africa Trail

Kenton Kerns
Curator, Small Mammal House and Kids' Farm

Rick Quintero
Curator, Supervisory Life Support Systems and Water Quality

Rebecca Sturniolo
Curator, American Trail and Amazonia

Donald L. Neiffer
Chief Veterinarian

Colleen Lynch
Senior Curator, Smithsonian Conservation and Biology Institute

Department of Veterinary Medicine

Staff

Donald L. Neiffer
Chief Veterinarian

Kelly Helmick
Department Head, Senior Veterinarian

Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

Staff

Joseph Kolowski
Wildlife Ecologist, Graduate and Professional Training Manager

Virginia Working Landscapes

Staff

Amy E.M. Johnson
Conservation Biologist and Program Director

Erin Shibley
Program Coordinator

Fellows

Bernadette Rigley
Research Fellow

Jordan Coscia
Graduate Fellow, Restoration Ecologist

Migratory Birds

Staff

T. Scott Sillett
Research Wildlife Biologist & Center Head

Mary Deinlein
Bird Conservation/Education Specialist

Candace Stenzel
Regional Conservation Specialist

Nathan W. Cooper
Research Ecologist

Bob Reitsma
Research Technician

Andy J. Boyce
Research Ecologist

Amy Scarpignato
Bird Conservation Specialist

Ruth Bennett
Ecologist

Brian S. Evans
Migratory Bird Ecologist

Adelyn Hanchette
Bird Friendly Outreach Coordinator & Research Assistant

Autumn-Lynn Harrison
Research Ecologist

Alexandra Anderson
Quantitative Ecologist

Research Associates

Nicolas Gatti
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Pete Marra
Senior Scientist Emeritus

Robert Rice
Scientist

Brandt Ryder
Research Scientist

Emily Cohen
Research Ecologist

Jonathon J. Valente
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Evan Buechley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Fellows

James Mouton
Postdoctoral Fellow

Fernando G. López
Ecologist (Postdoctoral research fellow)

Global Health Program

Staff

Suzan Murray
Program Director

Maureen Wanjiku Kamau
Veterinary Research Fellow in One Health

James Hassell

Center for Conservation & Sustainability

Staff

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Alfonso Alonso
Acting Head, Center for Conservation and Sustainability

Anna TC Feistner
Managing Director of the Gabon Biodiversity Program

Ana María Sánchez Cuervo
Conservation Biologist

Ana Claudia Griffin
Communications Specialist

Nathalia Salazar
Education Specialist

Research Associates

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Ximena Velez-Zuazo
Managing Director, Center for Conservation and Sustainability Peru Hub

Reynaldo Linares-Palomino
Managing Director, Peruvian Andes Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Program

Karim Ledesma
Program Coordinator

Frank Princée
Research Associate

Tremaine Gregory
Research Associate

Jessica Deichmann
Research Associate

T. Mitchell (Mitch) Aide
Research Associate

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Farah Carrasco-Rueda
Research Associate

Milena Fiuza-Diniz
Landscape Ecologist

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James McNamara
Research Associate

Hadrien Vanthomme
Research Associate

Fellows

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Fernanda Abra
Smithsonian Fellow

Center for Conservation Genomics

Staff

Robert C. Fleischer
Research Associate

Jesus E. Maldonado
Research Geneticist and Acting Center Head

Michael G. Campana
Computational Genomics Scientist

Nancy Rotzel McInerney
Biologist, Laboratory Manager

Research Associates

Elin Videvall
Postdoctoral Researcher, Computational Genomics Scientist

Jonathan D. Ballou
Scientist Emeritus

Katherine Ralls
Senior Research Zoologist Emerita

Anna M. Kearns
SIBG Postdoctoral Fellow

Paige A. Byerly
Postdoctoral Researcher

Tammy R. Wilbert
Research Associate

Klaus-Peter Koepfli
Conservation Biologist

Natalia A. Prado
Postdoctoral Fellow

Fellows

Lillian D. Parker
Predoctoral Fellow

E. Emperatriz Gamero
Smithsonian Fellow and Graduate Student researcher

Madeleine Becker
Graduate Student Researcher

Alyssa Wetterau
Graduate Student Researcher

Susette Castañeda Rico
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Mia Keady
Graduate Student Researcher

Melissa Ingala
Peter Buck and Global Genome Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow

Sally L. Bornbusch
Smithsonian George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow

Anat M. Belasen
David H. Smith Conservation Research Postdoctoral Fellow

Morgan Maly
Graduate Student Researcher

Alexandra L. DeCandia
Postdoctoral Fellow

Conservation Ecology Center

Staff

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Ellen Welti
Ecologist

Qiongyu Huang
Wildlife Biologist

Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira
Forest Ecologist, Leader of ForestGEO Ecosystems & Climate Program

Hila Shamon
Program Director, Great Plains Science

Lacey Hughey
Ecologist, Program Coordinator

William J. McShea
Wildlife Ecologist

Katie LaJeunesse Connette
International Program Manager

Grant M. Connette
Ecologist

Jared Stabach
Research Ecologist

Katherine Mertes
Research Ecologist

Craig Fergus
GIS Lab Manager

Melissa Songer
Conservation Ecologist

Tom Akre
Research Ecologist and Program Scientist - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Working Land & Seascapes

Research Associates

Valentine Herrmann
Research Assistant

Justin M. Calabrese
Quantitative Ecologist

John McEvoy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Wolfgang Dittus
Primatologist

Shifra Goldenberg
Ecologist

Iara Lacher
Program Lead, Changing Landscapes Initiative

Fellows

Chris H. Fleming
Smithsonian Fellow

Ramiro Daniel Crego
Postdoctoral Researcher

Michael Butler Brown
Conservation Science Fellow

Jin Xu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Babar Zahoor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Center for Species Survival

Staff

Mary Hagedorn
Senior Research Scientist

Budhan S. Pukazhenthi
Research Physiologist (Ungulates)

Jenny Santiestevan
Biorepository Manager

Janine Brown
Research Physiologist, Endocrinology Laboratory Head

Nicole Boisseau
Endocrinology Lab Manager

David E. Wildt
Senior Scientist Emeritus

Steve Paris
Biological Science Technician

Nucharin Songsasen
Head, Center for Species Survival

Pei-Chih Lee
Research Biologist

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Piper Mullins
Program Manager, Pan-SI Cryo-Initiative

Tricia Rowlison
Research Specialist

Pierre Comizzoli
Research Biologist - Program Officer for Science

Jennifer Nagashima
Reproductive Biologist

Brian Gratwicke
Conservation Biologist

Adrienne E. Crosier
Cheetah Biologist

Brian Coyle
Program Manager

Jamie K. Reaser
Senior Scientist/Project Director

Jonathan E. Kolby
Reserach Ecologist

Research Associates

Jessica Deichmann
Research Associate

Morgan Bragg
Graduate Student Researcher

Klaus-Peter Koepfli
Conservation Biologist

Morgan Maly
Graduate Student Researcher

Daniela Chavez

Fellows

Rosana Nogueira de Moraes
Senior Research Fellow

Alexandra L. DeCandia
Postdoctoral Fellow

Erika Paulson
Postdoctoral Fellow

Olga Amelkina
Postdoctoral Fellow

Jane Braswell
Graduate Student Researcher

Natalia A. Prado
Postdoctoral Fellow

Board Member

Hal Brierley

Terry Prather

James “Jim” Dyer

Stephanie Cutter

Michael Lefenfeld

Ginni Dreier

Geoff Tracy

Joan Donner
Emeritus

Rina Kupferschmid-Rojas

Beth Stevens

Kenneth "Ken" Lore
Chair

Lili Thomas Buffett

Angela "Angie" Marriott
Emeritus

James "Jim" Dinegar

Adrienne B. Mars
Emeritus

Nels B. Olson

Susan A. Mars
Vice-Chair

Ziad S. Ojakli

Craig Shapiro

Tori Emerson Barnes