Rutgers Research Staff
Animal Care
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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.
Jeetendra Eswaraka
John Hershey
Shohreh Miller
Peter Romanienko
Joseph Ruffin
Lisa Antonucci
Matthew Keller
Christina Mayfield
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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.
Vincent Smeraglia
Cristina Estillore
Gabriela Alulema
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Entrepreneurship Partnerships
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Entrepreneurship Partnerships supports entrepreneurs across the Rutgers community by bringing visibility to their startups, making connections into the university and to the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem in New Jersey and beyond. The team is focused on expanding the Rutgers Entrepreneurs network - including alumni, students, faculty, investors, mentors, industry and community members - in order to help Rutgers Entrepreneurs find the resources and connections they need to build and grow their businesses.
Pavita Howe
Finance & Administration
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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.
Todd Slawsky
Charles Mathews
Tracy Scott
Christopher Perkins
Faizan Ahmed
Marisol Seda
Innovation Ventures
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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.
Tatiana Litvin-Vechnyak
Yair Harel
Deborah Perez Fernandez
Andrea Dick
Ferdinand Banti
Wael Hanna
Sharon Fudge
Alexandra (Alex) Pechhold
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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.
James Barr von Oehsen
Galen Collier
Eric Marshall
Kristin Lepping
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Research & Sponsored Programs
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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.
Diane Ambrose
Mobile: (973) 692-5845
Chrissa Papaioannou
Affiliations
New Brunswick: RBHS, Rutgers
Camden: Rutgers
Christopher Stastny
Nicole Nicholas
Affiliations
New Brunswick: RBHS, Rutgers
Camden: Rutgers
Letitia Dean
Affiliations
Newark: RBHS, Rutgers
Sharon Mcfarlane
Affiliations
Newark: RBHS
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Research Contract Services
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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
Tunisia Lipford
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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
Anna Dampf
Nazam Mohammed
Vivian Thomas-Mcclain
Sieglinde Frietag-O’Connor
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Research Regulatory Affairs
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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 Berger
Carlotta Rodriguez, MS, CIP, CHRC
Glenn Krell
Malica T. Dock
Swapnali Chaudhari, MBBS, MS, CIP
Robert Phillips
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Research Communications
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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
Trevor Rutledge-Leverenz
Diana Pryor
Leonid Yanchis
Research Development
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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
