Charles R. Dearolf, Ph.D.

Director of Research Operations and Program Development

B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1981

Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1987

Building 1, Room 152
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

301-402-1225

dearolfc@od.nih.gov

Dr. Charles Dearolf came to the NIH Office of Intramural Research (OIR) in 2008 as a member of the senior leadership team. His primary responsibilities are to facilitate NIH-wide programs and interactions. He was instrumental in developing the Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Award program and the intramural NIH Independent Research Scientist program, and in implementing the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing policy. He manages internal intramural funding programs and coordinates the OIR’s nomination of intramural investigators for outside awards and prizes. Chuck also serves as Executive Secretary for the Scientific Directors/Clinical Directors meetings.

Chuck received his Ph.D. degree in developmental genetics from Johns Hopkins University in 1987, and completed postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology. From 1991 through 2005, he served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, as an Assistant Professor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and then Associate Professor at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His research used the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model genetic organism to study molecular mechanisms regulating cell proliferation and differentiation. He developed high-throughput technologies for the generation and recovery of targeted gene mutations, thereby improving methods for the identification of gene function. He came to the NIH from the Boston area in 2005 and held several positions as an extramural administrator before joining the OIR.