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SCBI Staff

Steven Monfort, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Acting Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo; John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
William Pitt, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; Associate Director of Conservation and Science, Smithsonian's National Zoo

Center for Conservation & Sustainability

Francisco Dallmeier, Ph.D.
Center Head, Conservation Biologist
Alfonso Alonso, Ph.D.
Managing Director, International Field Programs
Reynaldo Linares-Palomino, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Peruvian Andes Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Program
Ximena Velez-Zuazo, Ph.D.
Marine Managing Director
Ana María Sánchez Cuervo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jessica Deichmann, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist
Tremaine Gregory, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist
Jeremy Feinberg, Ph.D.
James Smithson Postdoctoral Fellow
Hadrien Vanthomme, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Conservation Biologist

Center for Species Survival

David E. Wildt, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Head, Center for Species Survival
Pierre Comizzoli, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Research Biologist
Paul Marinari
Senior Curator
Kimberly Terrell, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Nucharin Songsasen, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Research Biologist
Brian Gratwicke, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist
Jennifer Nagashima, Ph.D.
Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellow
Diana Koester, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Piper Mullins
Program Manager, Pan-Smithsonian Cryo-Initiative
Eneour Puill-Stephan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Paul M. Angell Foundation Fellowship)
Adrienne E. Crosier, Ph.D.
Cheetah Biologist
Mary Hagedorn, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
Budhan S. Pukazhenthi, Ph.D.
Research Physiologist (Ungulates)
Janine Brown, Ph.D.
Research Physiologist/Endocrinology Laboratory Head
Gina Della Togna, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Warren E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Conservation Geneticist
Pei-Chih Lee, Ph.D.
Research Specialist
Katie L. Edwards, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Alyssa Wetterau
Graduate Student Researcher
Natalia A. Prado, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Marcia de Almeida Monteiro Melo Ferraz, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Megan Brown, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Conservation Ecology Center

Peter Leimgruber, Ph.D.
Center Head, Conservation Biologist
William J. McShea, Ph.D.
Wildlife Ecologist
Chris H. Fleming, Ph.D.
Smithsonian Fellow
Shermin de Silva, Ph.D.
James Smithson Fellow
Jared Stabach, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Melissa Songer, Ph.D.
Conservation Ecologist
Qiongyu Huang, Ph.D.
Wildlife Biologist
Justin M. Calabrese, Ph.D.
Quantitative Ecologist
Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Ph.D.
Forest Ecologist, Leader of CTFS-ForestGEO Ecosystems & Climate Initiative
Alan J. Tepley, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Adam Miller, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Katherine Mertes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Jennifer Zhao
eMammal Data Manager
Michael Noonan, Ph.D.
Smithsonian Fellow
John McEvoy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sumalika Biswas, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Norbert (Nobby) Kunert, Ph.D.
Forest ecologist and plant physiologist

Virginia Working Landscapes

Amy E.M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Program Director, Virginia Working Landscapes
Charlotte Lorick
Outreach and Communications Coordinator

Center for Conservation Genomics

Robert C. Fleischer, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Center Head
Michael G. Campana, Ph.D.
Computational Genomics Scientist
Anna M. Kearns, Ph.D.
SIBG Postdoctoral Fellow
Blake Klocke, Ph.D.
Conservation Biologist, Graduate Student Researcher
Matthew S. Leslie, Ph.D.
G. Wayne Clough Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Jesus E. Maldonado, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist
Nancy Rotzel McInerney
Laboratory Manager
Lillian D. Parker
Predoctoral Fellow
Madhvi Venkatraman
Graduate Fellow
Carly R. Muletz Wolz, Ph.D.
Robert and Arlene Kogod Secretarial Scholar, Molecular Pathogen Scientist
Natalia A. S. Przelomska, Ph.D.
Peter Buck Research Fellow
Silvia E. Pavan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral researcher
Katherine Ralls, Ph.D.
Senior Research Zoologist Emerita

Global Health Program

Suzan Murray, DVM, DACZM, D.V.M., D.A.C.Z.M.
Program Director
Ellen P. Carlin, D.V.M.
Research Associate
Sherri Divband
Program Manager
Krista Jones, D.V.M.
Keller Family Secretarial Scholar, One Health Scientist
Jennifer Kishbaugh, D.V.M.
Judy and John W. McCarter, Jr. Global Health Veterinary Intern
Lindsey Shields, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.P.M
Director of Training
Marc Valitutto, V.M.D.
Wildlife Veterinary Medical Officer, Myanmar Project Liaison
Megan E. Vodzak
Research Specialist
Dawn Zimmerman, D.V.M.
Veterinary Medical Officer

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Pete Marra, Ph.D.
Center Head
Justine Bowe
Bird Friendly® Coffee Program Manager
Rebecca Cheek, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
Emily Cohen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Nathan W. Cooper, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Roslyn Dakin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mary Deinlein
Bird Conservation/Education Specialist
Brian S. Evans, Ph.D.
Migratory Bird Ecologist
Maybellene Gamboa, Ph.D.
Graduate Student
Timothy Guida
Research Technician
Michael T. Hallworth, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Ph.D.
Scientist
Alex E. Jahn, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Nicole Krauss
Graduate Student
Desiree L. Narango
Ph.D Candidate
Bob Reitsma
Research Technician
Robert Rice, Ph.D.
Scientist
Brandt Ryder, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Dara Satterfield, Ph.D.
James Smithson Postdoctoral Fellow
Amy Scarpignato
Research Technician
T. Scott Sillett, Ph.D.
Research Wildlife Biologist
Calandra Stanley
Ph.D Candidate
Jonathon J. Valente, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Veterinary Medicine

Kelly Helmick, D.V.M., D.A.C.Z.M.
Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer

Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

Ricardo Stanoss, D.V.M.
Academic Program Manager
Joseph Kolowski, Ph.D.
Wildlife Ecologist, Graduate and Professional Training Manager