Immediate Office of the Director (IMOD)

Major Responsibilities

Oversees the full range of Office of Extramural Research (OER) activities

Senior Leadership:

Director OER, NIH Deputy Director
for Extramural Research, Michael Lauer, M.D.
Contact: Melanie Showe – Executive Assistant

Deputy Director OER: Jodi Black , Ph.D
Contact: Dana Kromash - Executive Assistant 

Offices/Divisions:

Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS)
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
Strategic Management and Contracts Office
Office of Electronic Research Administration (eRA)
Division of Communications and Outreach (DCO)
Office of Biomedical Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OBEI)
Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW)
Division of Human Subjects Research
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Contact Us:

oer@od.nih.gov