The Office of Research (OoR) provides support and resources for the Heersink School of Medicine research community. We provide a variety of services including supporting internal funding mechanisms (1R01 mechanism, Multi-Investigator planning grant, faculty recruitment and retention program to Enhance Workforce Diversity, Outcomes/Health Disparities faculty recruitment and retention program and Bridge Funding); faculty recruitment and retention; providing resources for research-intensive faculty (guidelines for standardized research acceleration funds, recommendations for salary coverage expectations, faculty departure checklist); facilitate Featured Discovery publication nominations; strategic recruitment initiatives in Neurosciences, Cancer and Diabetes; risk oversight management; and metrics/utilization of space.
Victor Darley-Usmar, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Research Compliance and Administration
Endowed Professor of Mitochondrial Medicine and Pathology
Professor, Department of Pathology
- Research and academic misconduct management
- Heersink School of Medicine space utilization
- Heersink School of Medicine space assignments
- Annual space review
Thomas Buford, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
- Development Programs for Research-intensive Faculty
- HSOM Research Space Management and Assessment
- Annual Space Review
- HSOM Risk Oversight and Management
Shaila Handattu, Ph.D., M.B.A.
- Review of Letters of Intent and Letters of Offer for research-intensive faculty
- Facilitate Heersink School of Medicine/Triton Endowed nominations
- Manage internal awards
- Provides support to implementing the Heersink School of Medicine 2022 Strategic Research Focus Themes
- Heersink School of Medicine space utilization
- Annual space reviews
- Coordinate Annual Review of Heersink School of Medicine Institutes and Centers
Jenna Pate, M.S.H.A., M.S.H.Q.S
Data Analytics Director, OoR
- Responsible for all aspects of data analytics for the OoR
- Heersink School of Medicine space utilization
- Heersink School of Medicine Research Finance Performance (NIH, Submissions, Expenditures, etc)
- Research funding (NIH, Blue Ridge, etc)
- Develops and maintains Heersink School of Medicine Metrics Tableau dashboards
- Manage Featured Discovery process
- Oversee and manage all aspects of Heersink School of Medicine Internal Grant Mechanisms and Outcomes
- Coordinates internal reviews of large grant submissions
Kimberly Sanders
Executive Assistant II, OoR
- Primary administrative support for the Senior Vice Dean for Research and Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research
- Manage all aspects of meetings
- Complete initial draft memorandums/letters (Letters of Support, Letters of Reference)
- Reimbursement/Travel-via oracle or vendor/society/conference sponsors
- Organizer for Retreats/Symposium/Roundtable Events
Carita Henry
- Provide administrative support for Office of Research faculty and staff
- Scanning, printing, and organizing
- Send grant awards
- Schedule meetings
- Calendar management