Scientific Staff
The research effort of the National Zoo is carried out by a group of more than 100 people consisting of scientists, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, administrative support personnel, visiting scientists, and students from other institutions.
Most scientists are based at either the Front Royal, Virginia or the Washington, D.C. facilities with research projects conducted worldwide.
SCBI Directorate:
- Steve Monfort, Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
- Scott Derrickson, Deputy Associate Director
Animal Care Sciences
- Adrienne Crosier, Biologist
- Sara Hallager, Biologist
- Marie Magnuson, Biologist
- Don Moore, Center Head
- James Murphy, Biologist
- Leigh Pitsko, Biologist
- Craig Saffoe, Biologist
Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
- Jonathan Ballou, Research Scientist
- Robert Fleischer, Center Head
- Jesus Maldonado, Research Scientist
- Katherine Ralls, Research Scientist
- Nancy Rotzel, Laboratory Manager
Center for Conservation Education and Sustainability
- Alfonso Alonso, Managing Director
- Sulema Castro, Field Programs Manager
- Francisco Dallmeier, Center Head
- Jessica Deichmann, Research Scientist
- Joe Kolowski, Training Manager
- Jennifer Sevin, Manager
Center for Species Survival
- Janine Brown, Research Scientist
- Pierre Comizzoli, Research Scientist
- Brian Gratwicke, Research Scientist
- Mary Hagedorn, Research Scientist
- Katey Pelican, Research Scientist
- Budhan Pukazhenthi, Research Scientist
- Nucharin Songsasen, Research Scientist
- David Wildt, Center Head
Conservation Ecology Center
- Justin Calabrese, Research Scientist
- Rachel Harley, Research Technician
- Peter Leimgruber, Research Scientist
- William McShea, Research Scientist
- Thomas Mueller, Research Technician
- John Seidensticker, Center Head
- Melissa Songer, Research Scientist
- Jonathan Thompson, Research Scientist
Department of Conservation Medicine
- Copper Aitken-Palmer, SCBI Chief Veterinarian
- Priscilla Joyner, SCBI Associate Veterinarian
- Andrea Lee, Veterinary Biotechnologist
- Lisa Ware, Chief Veterinary Technician
Migratory Bird Center
- Emily Cohen, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Ray Danner, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Mary Deinlein, Education Specialist
- Russell Greenberg, Center Head
- Jeffrey Hostetler, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Scott Loss, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Pete Marra, Research Scientist
- Robert Reitsma, Research Technician
- Robert Rice, Research Scientist
- Thomas Brandt Ryder, Research Scientist
- Scott Sillett, Research Scientist
- Christopher Tonra, Postdoctoral Fellow
