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  • Animal Care

Animal Care

Meet the Team

Animal Care works closely with the Rutgers Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees to provide the highest quality animal care and veterinary oversight of our research animals in support of a shared commitment to humane animal research.

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Jeetendra Eswaraka

Associate Vice President, Animal Care

Phone(848) 445-6406

Emailjeetendra.eswaraka@rutgers.edu

John Hershey

Director, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Phone(732) 235-4742

Emailjohn.hershey@rutgers.edu

Shoreh Miller

Shohreh Miller

Director, In Vivo Research Services

Phone(848) 445-7333

Emailshoreh.miller@rutgers.edu

Peter Romanienko

Peter Romanienko

Managing Director, Genome Editing Shared Resource

Phone(732) 235-5978

Emailpjr110@cinj.rutgers.edu

Matthew Keller

Matthew Keller

Assistant Director, Business Operations and Animal Facilities

Phone(848) 445-7332

Emailmlkeller@rutgers.edu

Joseph Ruffin

Assistant Director, Facilities & Operations

Phone(732) 235-4062

Emailjoseph.ruffin@rutgers.edu

Lisa Antonucci

Lisa Antonucci

Manager

Phone(973) 972-9287

Emailantonuli@rutgers.edu

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Core Services

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The Core Services team supports, builds and coordinates university-wide specialized laboratories which offer state-of-the-art equipment, unique instrumentation and shared services managed by scientists with the technical expertise and experience to help other researchers at Rutgers and beyond.

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Vincent Smeraglia

Executive Director, Core Services

Phone(848) 932-4551

Emailvincent.smeraglia@rutgers.edu

Cristina Estillore

Director, Finance and Administration

Phone(848) 445-7322

Emailcristina.estillore@rutgers.edu

Gabriela Alulema

Business Manager

Phone(848) 932-4126

Emailgalulema@research.rutgers.edu

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Finance & Administration

Meet the Team

The Finance and Administration team manages the overall business administration and ensures the fiscal responsibility of the Office for Research, supporting the financial and strategic objectives of the office and its respective units. The unit also includes Human Resources, Research Analytics & Systems, Research IT and Research Communications.

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Todd Slawsky

Executive Director of Finance and Administration

Phone(848) 445-0823

Emailtslawsky@rutgers.edu

Charles Mathews

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Phone(848) 702-9509

Emailcharles.mathews@rutgers.edu

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Tracy Scott

Director of Human Resources

Phone(848) 445-3084

Fax(732) 445-2215

Emailtracy.scott@rutgers.edu

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Christopher Perkins

Director of Research Analytics & Systems

Phone(848) 445-5520

Emailchristopher.perkins@rutgers.edu

Faizan Ahmed

Director of Research IT

Phone(848) 445-4343

Emailfaizan@rutgers.edu

Marisol Seda

Marisol Seda

Assistant Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Relations

Phone(848) 932-4411

Emailmarisol.seda@rutgers.edu

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Innovation Ventures

Meet the Team

Innovation Ventures aims to partner with the Rutgers community to encourage deliberate innovation, protect and leverage Rutgers intellectual property, foster collaboration with industry, and enable entrepreneurship.

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Tatiana Litvin-Vechnyak

Associate Vice President, Innovation Ventures

Phone(848) 932-4456

Emaillitvinta@rutgers.edu

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Yair Harel

Executive Director, New Ventures and Commercialization Funding

Phone(848) 932-4473

Emailyair.harel@rutgers.edu

Deborah Perez Fernandez

Deborah Perez Fernandez

Associate Director, Licensing

Phone848-932-4467

Emaildeborah.perez@rutgers.edu

Dick, Andrea

Andrea Dick

Associate Director, Software and Creative Works

Phone(848) 932-4018

Emailandrea.dick@rutgers.edu

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Ferdinand Banti

Associate Director, Life Sciences

Phone(848) 932-4439

Emailfred.banti@rutgers.edu

Hanna, Wael

Wael Hanna

Director, Finance and Administration

Phone(848) 932-4474

Emailwael.hanna@rutgers.edu

Fudge, Sharon

Sharon Fudge

Intellectual Property Manager

Phone(848) 932-4524

Emailsharon.fudge@rutgers.edu

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Alexandra (Alex) Pechhold

Patent Prosecution Manager

Phone (848) 932-4464

Emailap2008@research.rutgers.edu

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Office of Advanced Research Computing

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The Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC) is the university’s centralized research computing and data science resource, providing Rutgers researchers with essential computing, networking, storage, and data-handling capabilities. Reporting to both Rutgers IT and the Office for Research, OARC also provides students with necessary exposure and training through centralized resources, services, and education.

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James Barr von Oehsen

Associate Vice President, Office of Advanced Research Computing

Phone(609) 820-0752

Emailbarr.vonoehsen@rutgers.edu

Eric Marshall

Director of Advanced Computing Infrastructure

Phone(848) 445-5261

Fax(732) 445-2805

Emaileric.marshall@rutgers.edu

Kristin Lepping

Director, Business Operations, Grants, and Workforce Development

Phone(848) 445-5140

Emailklepping@rutgers.edu

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  • Research Contract Services
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Research & Sponsored Programs

Meet the Team

The Research & Sponsored Programs team provides a range of services to faculty and staff seeking funding from public and private not-for-profit sponsors, navigating through the proposal review, submission and award setup process, issuing subawards, and providing educational programs for faculty and staff.

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Diane Ambrose

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Executive Director, Research and Sponsored Programs

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Phone(848) 932-4037

Emailambrosdm@research.rutgers.edu

Mobile: (973) 692-5845

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Chrissa Papaioannou

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Associate Director, Research and Sponsored Programs

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Phone(848) 932-4002

Emailcp847@research.rutgers.edu

Affiliations

New Brunswick: RBHS, Rutgers
Camden: Rutgers

Christopher Stastny

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Associate Director, Research and Sponsored Programs

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Phone(848) 932-4032

Fax(732) 932-0162

Emailstastncm@research.rutgers.edu

Letitia Dean

Rutgers-Newark

Assistant Director, Research and Sponsored Programs

Rutgers-Newark

Phone(973) 972-0283

Emaildeanle@research.rutgers.edu

Affiliations

Newark: RBHS, Rutgers

Lisa Correa

Assistant Director of Training and Policy

Phone(848) 932-4693

Emaillisa.correa@rutgers.edu

Nicole Nicholas

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Research Contract / Grant Manager, Research and Sponsored Programs

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Phone(848) 932-4021

Fax(732) 932-0162

Emailnnichola@rutgers.edu

Affiliations

New Brunswick: RBHS, Rutgers
Camden: Rutgers

Sharon Mcfarlane

Rutgers-Newark

Grants / Contracts Manager, Research and Sponsored Programs

Rutgers-Newark

Phone(973) 972-0281

Emailmcfarlsb@research.rutgers.edu

Affiliations

Newark: RBHS

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Research Contract Services

Meet the Team

Research Contract Services supports the research community with expert contract management services to grow the University’s research enterprise and establish and strengthen strategic alliances with its sponsors. Our team reviews, drafts, negotiates, and executes research and sponsored program agreements, as well as material transfer agreements, data use agreements, and nondisclosure agreements on behalf of University researchers.

Melissa Matsil

Melissa Matsil

Executive Director

Phone(848) 932-4462

Emailmmatsil@rutgers.edu

Tunisia Lipford

Tunisia Lipford

Associate Director

Phone(848) 932-4548

Emaillipfortr@research.rutgers.edu

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Research Financial Services

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Research Financial Services performs central financial accounting for sponsored research, and provides post-award administration support services for the university’s sponsored programs and other restricted funds, including the coordination of effort certification processes.

Lamar Oglesby

Lamar Oglesby

Executive Director, Operations

Emaillamar.oglesby@rutgers.edu

Anna Dampf

Anna Dampf

Assistant Director, Post Award Management

Phone(848) 932-4129

Emailanna.dampf@rutgers.edu

Nazam Mohammed

Nazam Mohammed

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Assistant Director, Audit, Compliance & Training

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Phone(848) 932-4139

Emailnmohamme@research.rutgers.edu

Vivian Thomas-McClain

Vivian Thomas-Mcclain

Assistant Director, Award Setup & Accounts Receivable

Phone(848) 932-4133

Fax(732) 932-0182

Emailviviant@finance.rutgers.edu

Sieglinde Frietag-O'Connor

Sieglinde Frietag-O’Connor

Assistant Director, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance

Phone(848) 932-4140

Emailsieglinde.oconnor@rutgers.edu

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Research Regulatory Affairs

Meet the Team

Research Regulatory Affairs helps research faculty, administrators and staff comply with local, state and national laws and regulations, and promotes the responsible conduct of research and the integrity of the scientific record through education, training and certification.

Hila Feldman Berger

Hila Berger

Assistant Vice President, Research Regulatory Affairs

Phone732-445-0488 Ext: 40022

Emailhila.berger@rutgers.edu

Glenn Krell

Glenn Krell

Director of Research Integrity

Phone(732) 235-7004

Emailglenn.krell@rutgers.edu

Andrea Dragan, MPH, CIP

Director, Human Research Protection Quality Assurance and Evaluation

Phone(732) 235-9808

Emailandrea.dragan@rutgers.edu

Malica Dock

Malica T. Dock

Assistant IRB Director

Phone(973) 972-1491

Fax(973) 972-0906

Emailmalica.dock@research.rutgers.edu

Swapnali Chaudhari

Swapnali Chaudhari, MBBS, MS, CIP

Assistant IRB Director

Phone(732) 235-8487

EmailSwapnali.chaudhari@research.rutgers.edu

Robert Phillips

Export Control Manager

Phone(732) 379-2772

Emailrobert.phillips@rutgers.edu

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Research Communications

Meet the Team

Research Communications aims to raise the visibility and profile of Rutgers research and bring its impact to life for key audiences through internal and external communications, media relations, digital channels, advertising and marketing. The team also partners with thousands of investigators across the university to shine light on their brilliant and innovative ideas across campus and beyond.

Marisol Seda

Marisol Seda

Assistant Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Relations

Phone(848) 932-4411

Emailmarisol.seda@rutgers.edu

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Trevor Rutledge-Leverenz

Senior Public Relations Specialist

Phone(848) 445-0816

Emailtrevor.rl@rutgers.edu

Diana Pryor

Diana Pryor

Digital Communications Specialist

Phone (848) 932-3689

Emaildiana.pryor@rutgers.edu

Leonid Yanchis

Leonid Yanchis

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Web Media Specialist

Rutgers-New Brunswick

Emailly278@research.rutgers.edu

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Research Development

Meet the Team

The Research Development team designs programming and training opportunities for researchers across the institution to identify funding for new research ideas, engage with new collaborators, and strengthen external proposal submissions.

Marika Dunn

Executive Director of Research Development

Phone(848) 445-3152

Emailmdunn@rutgers.edu

Suhaiylah Williams

Senior Program Coordinator

Phone(848) 932-2665

EmailSuhaiylah.williams@rutgers.edu

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Alon Hawkins

Project Manager

Phone(848) 932-4457

Emailalon.hawkins@rutgers.edu

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