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Last Updated: 03/14/13

Office of the Associate Director (OAD)

The Associate Director is responsible for providing the vision and direction for the Cancer Diagnosis Program.

Her office provides:

  • Coordination of major initiatives within the program, division and institute

  • Administrative, logistical and technical support for the activities of FOUR branches

  • Program analyst support for the grants activities of the program

  • Program specialist support to assist the branches with activities requiring scientific expertise

  • Statistical support for scientific projects

  • Contract support for diagnostics development (e.g., Molecular Characterization Laboratory at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research)

  • Liaison with the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and other offices of the NCI

OAD Staff:

Name Position Primary Email Phone
Barbara A. Conley, M.D. Associate Director barbara.conley@nih.gov (240) 276-5911
Tracy Lively, Ph.D. Deputy Associate Director livelyt@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5944
Lisa McShane, Ph.D. BRB Biostatistical Support lm5h@nih.gov
Mei-Yin Polley, Ph.D. BRB Biostatistical Support polleymc@mail.nih.gov
Margaret Cavenagh, M.S. Program Specialiast cavenagh@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5948
Sanita Barti, Ph.D. (Kelly Contractor) Project Manager Clinical Assay Development Program Sanita.Bharti@nih.gov (240) 276-5909
JoyAnn Phillips Rohan, Ph.D. (Kelly Contractor) Project Manager Clinical Assay Development Program joyann.rohan@nih.gov (240) 276-5961
P. Mickey Williams, Ph.D. (Contractor) SAIC Molecular Characterization Lab Chief williamspm@mail.nih.gov
Sharon Collins, M.P.A. (Kelly Contractor) Administrative Support collinsh@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-5988
Ramona Saunders-Smith (Kelly Contractor) Administrative Support saunderssmithr@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-6012
Sheila Taube, Ph.D. (Contractor) taubes@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-6017

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