Participating Institutions

Current participating institutions with contact names are shown below in alphabetical order. 

If your institution is not listed below, they may appeal to become a part of the Program. A senior official from your institution who is responsible for limited submission awards may submit a letter for inclusion. See the Overview page for further details about how to participate in our award program.



University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lynn Stedman
Director for Sponsored Research
Office of Grants and Contracts Administration
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dhanonjoy Saha
Director
Office of Grant Support
University of Arizona
Kim Patten
Associate Director
Research Development Services
Arizona State University
Shaun Brenton
Associate VP
Corporate and Foundation Relations
University at Albany (SUNY)
James A. Dias
Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Jyoti Patel
Lead Project Manager
Office of Research
Boston College
Megan Welch
Director
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Boston University
Andrew Taylor
Associate Dean for Research
Brandeis University
Michael Dettelbach
Assistant Vice President
Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Stacey Donnelly
Director of Sponsored Research and Planning
Brown University
Margaret Manning
Research Development and Support Manager
Office of the Vice President for Research
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Myriam Chuquin
Director, Grants and Contracts
University of California, Berkeley
Jessica Boydston
Program Manager
Funding Opportunities and Limited Submissions
University of California, Davis
Meg Sparling
Limited Submissions Coordinator
California Institute of Technology
Lauren Limbert
Assistant Director
Foundation Relations
University of California, Irvine
Pramod Khargonekar
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of California, Los Angeles
Kathleen Sullivan
Funding Opportunities and Award Officer
University of California, Merced
Samuel Traina
Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development
University of California, Riverside
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Office of Research and Economic Development
University of California, San Diego
Lynsey Fitzpatrick
Strategic Research Opportunities Analyst
University of California, San Francisco
Gretchen Kiser
Program Coordinator
Research Development Office
University of California, Santa Barbara
Andrea Stith
Associate Director of Research Development
Science and Engineering
University of California, Santa Cruz
Carol Schimke
Associate Director
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Kristen Palumbo
Sr. Manager of Institutional Giving
Carnegie Mellon University
Leah Picker
Assistant Director
Foundation Relations
Case Western Reserve University
Mark Chance
Vice Dean of Research
School of Medicine
The University of Chicago
Michael Hopkins
Vice Provost for Strategic Planning
Office of the Provost
University of Cincinnati
Sarah Clift
Office of Research
City of Hope
Jocelyn Ferguson
Senior Director
Foundation Relations
City University of New York (CUNY)
Joshua Brumberg
Dean for the Sciences
The Graduate Center
Clemson University
Kelly McSwain
Program Manager
Cleveland Clinic
Laura Buccini
Director
Office of Research Development
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Bruce Stillman
President/CEO
University of Colorado
Victor Bright
Faculty Director
Office of Contracts & Grants Administration
University of Colorado, Denver
Ryan Holland
Director
PreAward and Contracting Services
Colorado State University
Peter Hartman
Director of Foundation Relations
University Advancement
Columbia University
Gregory Culler
Associate Director for Research Initiatives
Office of the Executive Vice President for Research
University of Connecticut
Matt Mroz
Internal Funding Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Research
Cornell University
Kim Holloway
Associate Director for Proposal Advancement
Office of Sponsored Programs
Dartmouth College
Katherine Norton
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
University of Delaware
Anshuman Razdan
Associate Vice President for Research Development
Office of Research
Drexel University
Bernadette McNulty
Executive Director
FCR
Duke University
Alicia Korenman
Funding Opportunities Specialist - Institutionally Limited
Office of Research Support
Emory University
Holly Sommers
Director
Pre-Award Grants Administration
University of Florida
Jeevan Jyot
Limited Submissions Coordinator
Office of Research Program Development
Florida Atlantic University
Karin Scarpinato
Associate Vice President for Research
Division of Research
Florida State University
Evangeline Ciupek
Training and Resource Specialist
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Maria Gill
Director
Office of Sponsored Research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Mark Boyer
Director
Office of Sponsored Research
Georgetown University
Becky Pfordresher
Director
Corporate & Foundation Relations
University of Georgia
Alex Aspley
Data Management Specialist II
Georgia Institute of Technology
Karen Ethier
Administrative Manager
Petit Institute for Biotechnology & Bioscience
Georgia State University
Christina McDaniel
Grants Manager
Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Gladstone Institutes
Julia Roudabush
Director, Grants and Contracts
Harvard University
Elizabeth Langdon-Gray
Office of Sponsored Programs
Harvard University Medical School
Clare Lamont
Program Coordinator
Office of Academic and Clinical Affairs
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Michael Bruno
Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sandra Masur
Chair
Committee on Special Awards
University of Illinois at Chicago
Maryfrances Miley
Associate Director
Research Development Services
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Rich Sallee
Business Associate
Office of Vice Chancellor for Research
Illinois Institute of Technology
Elizabeth Soto
Assistant Director for Proposal Development
Office of Research Compliance and Proposal Development
Indiana University
Christine M. Herring
Internal Grants Coordinator
Institute for Systems Biology
Julie Thatcher
Director
Sponsored Projects
University of Iowa
Cheryl Ridgeway
Research Support Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Iowa State University
Donna Van Pelt
Director
Corporate and Foundation Relations
The Jackson Laboratory
Anna Lisa Lucido
Director
Research Program Development
The Johns Hopkins University
Laura Fuentes
Associate Director of Foundation Relations
University of Kansas
Bob Rummer
Director Research Development
University of Kansas Medical Center
Deborah Maloney
Director
Sponsored Programs Administration
University of Kentucky
Kathy Grzech
Executive Director
Proposal Development Office
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology
Mitchell Kronenberg
President and Chief Scientific Officer
Lehigh University
Matthew E. Mattern
Senior Director of Nonprofit Engagement and Research Liaison
Office of Economic Engagement
Louisiana State University
Stephen David Beck
Associate Vice President
Office of Research and Economic Development
University of Louisville
Robert S. Keynton
Interim Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation
Loyola University of Chicago
Meharvan Singh
Vice Dean for Research
Stritch School of Medicine
Marine Biological Laboratory
Kelly Canesi
Associate Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Don Engel
Assistant Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Maryland, College Park
Hana Kabashi
Research Development Officer
Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Maryland, Medical School
Joni Prasad
Office of Research Affairs
University of Massachusetts
Martin T. Meehan
President
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cathy Borgesen
Assistant Director
Research Develoment
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Katherine Luzuriaga
Vice Provost
Clinical and Translational Research
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Eion Ramcharan
Head
Sponsored Research
Mayo Clinic
David Moertel
Director
Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University)
Diego Vazquez
Senior Vice President
Sponsored Programs Administration
Medical College of Wisconsin
Margaret Sobczak
Associate Director
Corporate Foundation Giving
Medical University of South Carolina
Wanda Hutto
Research Associate
Office of Research Development
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Alicia Starkey
Director
Foundation Relations
University of Miami
John Bixby
Vice Provost for Research
University of Michigan Medical School
Steven L. Kunkel
Interim Executive Vice Dean for Research
Michigan State University
Douglas Gage
Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
University of Minnesota
Michael Oakes
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Mississippi
Alice M. Clark
Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs
University of Missouri System
Ashley Berg
Administrative Consultant
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Robert F. Margolskee
The University of Montana
Scott Wittenburg
Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship
Montana State University
Sandy Sward
Director
Sponsored Programs
National Institutes of Health
Michael Gottesman
Deputy Director for Intramural Research
University of Nebraska
Susan Fritz
Executive Vice President and Provost
University of New Hampshire
Kathryn Cataneo
Director of Research Development and Communications
University of New Mexico
Monica Fishel
Faculty Research Support Officer
and
New York University
Farooq Niazi
Director
Provostial Research Programs
University of North Carolina
Nathan Blouin
Office of Research Development
North Carolina State University
Marie Grubbs
Limited Submissions & Internal Funding Programs Coordinator
Office of Research
Northwestern University
Sarah J. Fodor
Executive Director
Office of Foundation Relations
University of Notre Dame
Thomas Scrace
Program Director
Foundation Relations
Ohio State University School of Medicine
Jeff Agnoli
Director
Education
University of Oklahoma
Cindy Clark
Research Programs and Training Coordinator
Office of Research Services
University of Oregon
Vidusha Devasthali
Assistant Director
Research Development Services
Oregon Health & Science University
Rachel Dresbeck
Program Manager
Research Funding & Development Services
University of Pennsylvania
Josie Shaffer Rook
Assistant Vice Provost for Research
Pennsylvania State University
Holly Lowe
Assistant Director
Foundation Relations
University of Pittsburgh
Jennifer Woodward
Associate Vice Provost
Office of Research
Princeton University
Elizabeth Adams
Director
Office of Research and Project Administration
Purdue University
Sue Grimes
Assistant Director
Research Development Services
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Deborah Chesky
Senior Advancement Officer
University of Rhode Island
Karen Markin
Director of Research Development
Rice University
Ted Walker
Associate Director
Foundation Relations
University of Rochester
Emily Goodenough
Assistant Director
Foundation Relations
The Rockefeller University
Frances Yee
Senior Manager
Program Development
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Judith Epstein
Director
Grant and Foundation Development
Rush University Medical Center
Jennifer Garcia
Director
Sponsored Programs Administration
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Angela Mullis
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Saint Louis University
Sheila Lischwe
Director of the Office of Research Services
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jean A. Koczak
Senior Director
Grants Administration
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Kristiina Vuori
President
Scripps Research Institute
Benjamin Cravatt
Professor and TSRI Awards Committee Chair
University of South Carolina
Richard White
SmartState Program Manager
Office of Research & Grant Development
University of Southern California
Silvia da Costa
Director of Faculty Research Relations
Office of Research
University of South Florida
Connie Carr
Sponsored Research Administrator
Division of Research & Innovation
Stanford University
Chelsey Perry
Funding Opportunities Manager
State University of New York at Buffalo
Kenneth M. Tramposch
Associate Vice President for Research
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Rhoinda Stafford
Director
Grants & Sponsored Programs
Stony Brook University
Mandy Frantz
Research Development Specialist
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
David Chao
President
Syracuse University
Melissa Whipps
Director
Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Temple University
Rosemary C. Dillon
Director
Special Projects
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Dr. Stacey S. Patterson
Associate Vice President for Research
Office of the Senior Vice President
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Stacey S. Patterson
Associate Vice President for Research
Office of the Senior Vice President
Texas A&M University
Shelly Martin
Program Coordinator
Office of Research Development
Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center
Julie A. Bishop
Assistant Director
Office of Sponsored Projects
University of Texas, Arlington
Jeremy Forsberg
Director
Office of Research Administration
The University of Texas at Austin
Bob McGarrett
Program Administrator – Limited Submission & VPR-Administered Awards
Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Michael Blackburn
Executive Vice President for Academic and Research Affairs
Office of the Executive Vice President for Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chris Green
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Houston
Robert Langley
Associate Director
Research Planning & Development
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Melodi Moore
Research Development Specialist
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David Russell
Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Science
Dean's Office
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Liana Ryan
Director
Faculty & Grant Development
Thomas Jefferson University
Adrea Cope
Development Associate
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Tufts University
Ippolita Cantuti-Castelvetri
Senior Director
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Tulane University
Denise Lovrovich
Associate Director
Office of Research Administration
University of Utah
Chris Ostrander
Assistant Vice President
Van Andel Research Institute
Jeff Richardson
Director of Sponsored Research
Vanderbilt University
Padma Raghavan
Vice Provost for Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jennifer Pietenpol
Executive Vice President of Research
Office of Research
University of Vermont
Hilda Alajajian
Grant Resources Specialist/Limited Competition Coordinator
Office of Sponsored Project Administration
University of Virginia
Jeff Fox
Director
Research Development
Virginia Commonwealth University
John Ryan
Associate Vice President for Research Development
Wake Forest University
Keith Bonin
Associate Provost for Research and Scholarly Inquiry
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Rachel Williams
Biomedical Research Services & Administration
University of Washington
Matt Orefice
Manager of Special Projects
Office of Research
Washington State University
Chris Keane
Vice President for Research
Washington University
Jennifer K. Lodge
Vice Chancellor for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Washington University School of Medicine
Jennifer K. Lodge
Vice President for Research
Wayne State University
Sarah James
Research Support Liaison
Office of the Vice President for Research
Weill Cornell Medical College
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Sheri A. Farnum
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Wisconsin
Nick Novak
Assistant Dean
Graduate School
The Wistar Institute
Jessica Cestone
Director, Foundation Relations
Department of Development and Marketing
Yale University
Melanie Smith
Manager
Funding Resource Center