The Rush University Office of Research Affairs (ORA) partners with faculty and staff as they seek funding by submitting grants, proposing clinical studies, establishing collaborations, stewarding funds, negotiating industry contracts, and securing patents and licensing agreements.
The ORA is composed of the following three areas and leaders. These areas include divisions dedicated to providing comprehensive support and counsel to the Rush research enterprise.
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Kristin Moody, MBA, CRA
Associate Vice President, Basic and Translational Science Operations- Sponsored Programs Administration: Jennifer L. Garcia, BS, CRA
Oversees grants (National Institutes of Health and other federally funded awards) - Research Administration Shared Services: Greg Benham
Additional support for industry sponsored and federally funded studies - Innovation and Technology Transfer: Bhaskar Chetnani, PhD
Manages intellectual property generated through Rush University research and helps translate new technologies into commercial use - Institutional Animal Care and Use: Jeffrey P. Oswald, DVM
Assures all research that requires the use of laboratory animals is conducted in compliance with federal statutes - Biological Safety: Ed Blazek, PhD
Evaluates the level of health-related risk in research in compliance with all pertinent governmental regulations - Research Education: Kelli Jones, MSN, RN, CCRC
- Facilities and Space: Parisa Ramsi, MS
Assists with all service and support aspects of the laboratory environment
- Sponsored Programs Administration: Jennifer L. Garcia, BS, CRA
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Linda Bond, MSN, BSN, CNP
Associate Vice President, Clinical Trials and Regulatory Operations- Institutional Review Boards: John Cobb, BA, CIP
Assures all research that requires the use of human subjects is conducted in compliance with federal statutes - Research Validation/ORA-Sync: Solomon Adelowo, MS
- Clinical Trials Office
Manages contracts (industry sponsored funding)- Research Regulatory: Dawn Paulson, MS, CCRP
- Research Coordination: Chrystal Johnston, MS
- Research Nursing: Corey Woods, MSN, RN, MS, CCRC
- Institutional Review Boards: John Cobb, BA, CIP
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Provides technical support for key applications/systems involving research, animal research
Learn more about Rush research resources
Access our handbook, Rush Research Resources and Facilities, for more detailed information, including links to many additional online resources. The handbook is updated annually, so that researchers can copy and paste certain parts directly into grant applications, particularly for facilities.