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 Competition page for further details about how to participate in our award program.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Kent Keyser
Associate Vice President for Research Development and Internal Programs
Office of Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anindita Mukherjee
Assistant Director
Office of Grant Support
Allen Institute
Maria Gonzalez-White
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Research
University of Arizona
Kim Patten
Associate Director
Research Development Services
Arizona State University
Jenny Bickford
Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
ASU Foundation
University of Arkansas
Robert Beitle
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor
Research and Innovation
University at Albany (SUNY)
James A. Dias
Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Sheila Quinn
Awards Administrator
Office of Research
Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
Emily Deutsch
Director
Grants & Contracts Administration
Binghamton University
Kevin Boettcher
Research Development Specialist
Office of Strategic Research Initiatives
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
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Danielle Kerins
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Jacob Herman
Science Writer
Brown University
Margaret Manning
Assistant Director, Limited Submission and Internal Funding
Office of the Vice President for Research
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Myriam Chuquin
Director, Grants and Contracts
University of California, Berkeley
Tanya Volkert
Program Manager
Limited Submissions
University of California, Davis
Meg Sparling
Limited Submissions Coordinator
California Institute of Technology
Jennifer Lidar
Director
Foundation Relations
University of California, Irvine
Pramod Khargonekar
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of California, Los Angeles
Kathleen Sprunger
Funding Opportunities and Award Officer
University of California, Merced
Gillian Wilson
Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and 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
Mara Napoli
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
Director of Development
Carnegie Mellon University
Leah Picker
Director
Foundation Relations
Case Western Reserve University
Mark Chance
Vice Dean of Research
School of Medicine
The University of Chicago
Jason Merchant
Vice Provost
Office of the Provost
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Ashley Tebbe
Sr. Grant Administrator
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
Ahmet Erdemir
Interim Director
Office of Research Development
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Bruce Stillman
President/CEO
University of Colorado
Jessica Rowell
Senior Manager
Proposal Development
University of Colorado, Denver
Laura Buccini
Director of Research Development
PreAward and Contracting Services
Colorado School of Mines
Zach Lynott
Director of Foundation Relations
Colorado State University
Peter Hartman
Director of Foundation Relations
University Advancement
Columbia University
Gregory Culler
Director for Research Initiatives and Development
University of Connecticut
Matt Mroz
Internal Funding Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Research
Cornell University
Carmel Lee
Director of Research Development
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
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Yolanda Demory
Director
Sponsored Programs
Emory University
Holly Sommers
Director
Pre-Award Grants Administration
University of Florida
Kelly Jacoby
Limited Submissions Coordinator
Office of Research Program Development
Florida Atlantic University
Karin Scarpinato
Associate Vice President for Research
Division of Research
Florida State University
Carolyn Bradley
Proposal Development and Funding Specialist
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Maria Gill
Director
Office of Sponsored Research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Shannon Lysen
Senior Director
Office of Sponsored Research
Georgetown University
George T. Kosar
Assistant Vice President
Institutional Partnerships
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 and Harvard School of Public Health
Brooke Pulitzer
Assistant Provost for Research
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
Domenica Pappas
Assistant Vice Provost for Research
Office of Research
Indiana University
Christine M. Herring
Internal Grants Coordinator
Institute for Systems Biology
Julie Thatcher
Director
Sponsored Projects
University of Iowa
Britt Ryan
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
Lauren Ryan
Senior Development Coordinator, Foundation Relations
University of Kansas
Carol Burdsal
Director of Research
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mario Medina
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
Will Metcalf
Executive Director of Research Development and Strategic Initiatives
Loyola University of Chicago
Stephanie Kimmel
Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Marine Biological Laboratory
Katharine Enos
Associate Director, Foundation and Corporate Relations
Marquette University
Dr. Jeanne M. Hossenlopp
Vice President for Research and Innovation
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Don Engel
Associate Vice President
Research Development
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
Candyce Carragher
Senior Executive Associate to the Senior Vice President
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tarnjit Singh
Research Development Coordinator
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
Janice Grace
Director
Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University)
Diego Vazquez
Senior Vice President
Sponsored Programs Administration
Medical College of Wisconsin
Nicole Davis
Business Operations Coordinator Sr
Department of Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Wanda Pierce
Associate Director
Office of Research Development
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Audrey McInerney
Senior Director
Corporate & Foundation Relations
University of Miami
Erin N. Kobetz
Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship
University of Michigan Medical School
Paula Van Velden
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
Morgridge Institute for Research
Bill Swisher
Chief Development Officer
National Institutes of Health
Nina F. Schor
Deputy Director for Intramural Research
University of Nebraska
Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.
Executive Vice President and Provost
University of New Hampshire
Michael Thompson
Research Development
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Atam Dhawan
Senior Vice Provost for Research
University of New Mexico
Monica Fishel
Faculty Research Support Officer
New York University
Farooq Niazi
Director
Provostial Research Programs
University of North Carolina
Nathan Blouin
Director
Office of Research Development
North Carolina State University
Jennifer Halbleib
Research Planning Manager
Office of Research & Innovation
Northwestern University
Sarah J. Fodor
Executive Director
Office of Foundation Relations
University of Notre Dame
Thomas Scrace
Program Director
Foundation Relations
The Ohio State University Foundation
Kristina Markel
Director Foundation Relations
Ohio State University School of Medicine
Jeff Agnoli
Director
Education
University of Oklahoma
Ann West
Associate Vice President
Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships
University of Oregon
Vidusha Devasthali
Director of Foundation Relations
Oregon Health & Science University
Rachel Dresbeck
Program Manager
Research Funding & Development Services
University of Pennsylvania
James McGonigle
Director of Research Support and Development
The Pennsylvania State University
Sophie Penney
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
Lori A. Jancik
Advancement Officer for Foundation Relations
University of Rhode Island
Karen Markin
Director of Research Development
Rice University
Ted Walker
Associate Director
Foundation Relations
University of Rochester
Emily Goodenough
Director
Foundation Relations
The Rockefeller University
Frances Yee
Assistant Director
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
Matthew Renaud
Executive Director
Research Support
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jean Koczak
Senior Grants Officer
Grants Administration
San Diego State University
Dr. John Crockett
Associate Vice President, Research Advancement
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Ze’ev Ronai
Center Director
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
Research Initiatives and Infrastructure
University of South Florida
Victoria Stuart
Program Director
Stanford University
Kim Baeten
Director of Research Development
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
Kelly Hills-Muckey
Research Development Specialist
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado
Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Syracuse University
David Lee
Director of Foundation Relations
Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Temple University
Rosemary C. Dillon
Director
Special Projects
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Bernie Savarese
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs
Research & Student Success
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hannah Schmidt
Research Development Manager
Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Texas A&M University
Gabriel Rivera
Associate Director
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
Kate Rogers
Limited Submissions Manager
Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Amy Hazen
Associate Director
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
Samantha Thorpe
Director of Foundation Relations
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Melodi Moore
Research Development Specialist
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joan Conaway
Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Science
Dean’s Office
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Associate Director of Research Development
Office of the Provost
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
Lynn Wong
Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Van Andel Research Institute
Jeff Richardson
Director of Sponsored Research
Vanderbilt University
Padma Raghavan
Vice Provost for Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jennifer Pietenpol
Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer
Executive VP for Research
University of Vermont
Jeralyn Haraldsen
Director, Research Development
University of Virginia
Matt Dooley
Limited Submissions Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
John Ryan
Associate Vice President for Research Development
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Dr. Michael Friedlander
Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology
Wake Forest University
Keith Bonin
Associate Provost for Research and Scholarly Inquiry
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Gregory Burke
Senior Associate Dean for Research
University of Washington
Matt Orefice
Manager of Special Projects
Office of Research
Washington State University
Chris Keane
Vice President for Research
Washington University School of Medicine
Dr. Mark Lowe
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne State University
Nicole Morris
Research Support Liaison
Office of the Vice President for Research
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Sheri A. Farnum
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Nick Novak
Assistant Dean
Graduate School
The Wistar Institute
Dara Lieberson
Associate, Foundation Relations
Department of Development and Marketing
University of Wyoming
Farrell Rapp
Director of Research Services
Yale University
Gina Della Porta
Associate Director of Research Development
Office of the Provost
Searle Scholars Program 