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Kathleen Abramowski
Clinical Research Finance Coordinator
Clinical Research Office
Chelsea Allen, B.S.
OnCore Coordinator
Clinical Research Office
Pamela Anderson, RN, BSN
Associate Director of Operations
Clinical Research Office
Eric Anson
Programmer/Analyst
Research Information Systems
Valerie Ansuini
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Alyssa Astran
IRB Administrator
Office of Research Compliance
Valerie Bailoni
IRB Administrative Assistant
Office of Research Compliance
Joseph Balthasar
Executive Director, Research Initiatives
Research and Economic Development
Kurt Baumgaertner
Agreement Administrator
Sponsored Projects Services
Alan Belicha, PhD
Director, Business Development and Industry Engagement
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Phone: (716) 881-7571
Email: abelicha@buffalo.edu
Beth Berends
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Bradley Bermudez
Assistant Director of Contracts
Sponsored Projects Services
Courtney Bishop, M.S., MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center
Rachel Boruszewski
Finance & Operations Assistant
UB Incubators, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 111, UB Incubator at Baird, Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: (716) 645-1395
Email: raborusz@buffalo.edu
Carol Brown
IRB Coordinator
Office of Research Compliance
Kimberly Brunton, RN, MSN
Associate Director of Operations
Clinical Research Office
Joseph Buttino
Student Assistant
Research and Economic Development
Alyssa Caruso
Proposal Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Martin Casstevens
Business Formation & Commercialization Manager
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 111, UB Incubator at Baird, Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: (716) 645-8133
Email: mkc@buffalo.edu
Reyna Castle
Administrative Assistant
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Joseph Cavaretta
Proposal and Account Establishment Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Zachary Chakan
IRB Coordinator
Office of Research Compliance
Mariya Cherneva, M.A.
Clinical Trials Management System Specialist; UB OnCore Coordinator
Clinical Research Office
Elizabeth Cimasi
Director, Resource Management
Chelsea Coughlin
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Stacy Croff
IRB Administrator
Office of Research Compliance
Eileen Daetsch, NP
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center
Darlene Daigler
IRB Coordinator
Office of Research Compliance
Timothy Dee, MBA, DC
Associate Director, IP; Commercialization Manager
Technology Transfer
Sarina Deitz
IRB Coordinator
Office of Research Compliance
Jennifer Delmerico, MPH
Clinical Research Facilitator
Clinical Research Office/CTSI
Jeffrey Dunbar, MBA
Director
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-8134
Email: dunbarj@buffalo.edu
Esther Eagan, JD, MS
Senior Associate Director, Contracts
Technology Transfer
Erin Fink
Payroll Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Kirsten Fischer
Digital Graphic Design Specialist
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Sydney Flanagan
Events Coordinator
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Conor Flynn, JD
Manager, Contracts
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-9189
Email: conorfly@buffalo.edu
Michael Fowler, PhD
Commercialization Manager
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-8136
Email: mlfowler@buffalo.edu
Robert Gaik
Account Establishment Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Rick Gardner
Director, Startup Ventures
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 111, UB Incubator at Baird, Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: 716-645-8144
Email: rg62@buffalo.edu
Mary Beth Gareis
Clinical Research Finance Manager
Clinical Research Office
Philip Gentz
Student Assistant
Research and Economic Development
George Gogos
Programmer/Analyst; Data Architect
Research Information Systems
Caroline Golach
Proposal Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Sara Goodman, MELP
Program Manager
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 111, UB Incubator at Baird, Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: (716) 645-3515
Email: saragood@buffalo.edu
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Elizabeth Griffiths
IRB Administrator
Office of Research Compliance
Michael Grogan
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Research Information Systems
Rosemary Grucello
Database Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Stanley Halvorsen
Executive Director, Regulatory Support
Research and Economic Development
Alicia Harris
Accounts Receivable/Financial Reporting Coordinator
Sponsored Projects Services
Soma Hawramee
Program Coordinator
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Kate Helfer
Finance & Operations Manager
Ana Hernandez-Balzac
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Amy Herstek
Senior Manager, Contracts
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-9125
Email: aherstek@buffalo.edu
Lynn Jagodzinski, B.S.
Clinical Research Regulatory Administrator
Clinical Research Office/CTSI
Smitha James
Associate Director; NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CBLS); UB Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences (CAT)
Christopher Janson
Business Development Executive
Antoinette (Nina) Johnson
Laboratory Operations Assistant
Rosanne Johnson
Clinical Research Budget & Coverage Analyst
Clinical Research Office
Karen Kaun
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Walter Keller
Facilities Coordinator
1576 Sweet Home Road, Ste 111, UB Technology Incubator, Baird Research Park Amherst, NY 14228
Mark Kern
Accounts Receivable/Financial Reporting Coordinator;
Sponsored Projects Services
Kimberly Kohl, MBA
Senior Finance & Operations Manager
UB Incubators, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 111, UB Incubator at Baird, Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: (716) 645-8135
Email: krohring@buffalo.edu
Joseph Kraft
Proposal Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Tracy Krawczyk-Schiedel
Director of Marketing and Communications
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Phone: (716) 881-7997
Email: tracykra@buffalo.edu
Amy Lagowski
Sponsored Projects Associate;
Sponsored Projects Services
Rebecca Larson
Commercialization Coordinator
Technology Transfer
Meghan Laski
IACUC Coordinator
Office of Research Compliance
Robert Lee
Programmer Analyst
Research Information Systems
Annaliese Liadski
Account Establishment Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Jennifer Mandina, JD
Manager, Contracts
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-8952
Email: mandina@buffalo.edu
Kyle Mann
Associate Director
Office of Research Compliance
Christian Marks
Director, Social and Behavioral Research Support Program
Tom Matheny
CRM Marketing Analyst
Ryan McAnany
Manager, Contracts
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Email: Ryan.McAnany@buffalo.edu
Maria McCarthy
Business/Data Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Maryssa McDaniel
Accounts Receivable Financial Reporting Coordinator
Sponsored Projects Services
Jeremy Miller
Student Assistant
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Mary Mirand
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Thomas Murdock, MBA
Manager, Incubator Network
1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 111, UB Incubator at Baird, Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: (716) 645-7367
Email: murdock2@buffalo.edu
Executive Director
New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
Carol L. O'Connell, MPA
Director, Grant Initiatives
Research and Economic Development
Alison Mical
Agreement Administrator
Sponsored Projects Services
Katie Oduro
Agreement Administrator
Sponsored Projects Services
Sandra Ostrom
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Nicholas Panepinto
Proposal Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Richard Peterson
Associate Director, Investor and Entrepreneurial Engagement
Office of Alumni Engagement, Business & Entrepreneur Partnerships
Jennifer Pettapiece
IRB Coordinator
Office of Research Compliance
Diane Plinke
Receptionist/Operational Support Assistant
Ruth Poczciwinski
Proposal/Account Establishment Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Eric Poniatowski
Grant Administrator
Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Jaclyn Prechtl
Agreement Administrator
Sponsored Projects Services
Jami Radtke, M.S.
Clinical Research Facilitator
Clinical Research Office/CTSI
Chitra Rajan
Associate Vice President, Research Advancement
Research and Economic Development
Krishna Rajan
Chair, Department of Design, Materials & Innovation
Phone: (716) 645-1380
Email: krajan3@buffalo.edu
Leah Redding
IACUC Director
Office of Research Compliance
Sarah Reilly
IRB Administrator
Office of Research Compliance
Paul Reinhardt
Director, Project Support
Research Information Systems
Richard Rejman
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center
Linda Ritzman
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Sarah Roesch
Administrative and Program Assistant
Heidi Rug
Accounts Receivable Financial Reporting Coordinator
Sponsored Projects Services
Janet Rusch
Account Establishment Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Kim Sammarco
Associate Director of Quality Assurance/Audit
Sponsored Projects Services
Jeffrey Schieder, CRA
Director of Pre-Award;
Sponsored Projects Services
Nicholas Schul
Account Establishment Specialist
Sponsored Projects Services
Sanjay Sethi, MD, FACP
Medical Director
Clinical Research Office
875 Ellicott St., 6th floor
Email: ssethi@buffalo.edu
Maggie Shea
Coordinator Programs and Events, Research and Economic Development
Phone: (716) 645-5376
Email: mshea3@buffalo.edu
Wei Shen
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Jennifer Smith
Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement Administrator
Office of Research Compliance
Pamela Smith
Programmer/Analyst
Research Information Systems
Angela Spengler
Administrative Assistant
Sponsored Project Services
Robin Stein, RN, BSN
Clinical Research Manager
Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center
Denise Swiatek, PharmD
Clinical Research Pharmacist
Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center
Deanna Thames
Administrative Assistant
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-8130
Email: dlthames@buffalo.edu
Amanda Trest
Office Manager
Office of the VP for Research and Economic Development
Elizabeth Trumpower
IACUC Administrative Assistant
Office of Research Compliance
Martina Tsai, CRA
Agreement Administrator
Sponsored Projects Services
Penny Turrell
Patent Paralegal & Compliance Specialist
Technology Transfer
UB Commons, 520 Lee Entrance, Suite 109, North Campus
Phone: (716) 645-8137
Email: turrell@buffalo.edu
Karen M. Utz
Director, Program Administration
Karyn E. Ventrilla, MS
Project Coordinator, Research and Economic Development
Phone: (716) 645-9176
Email: karynven@buffalo.edu
Natalie Weil
Agreement Administrator
Sponsored Programs Services
Marla Witkowski
Training Program Coordinator
Research Information Systems
Megan Zabel
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Matthew Zaffram '21
Student Assistant, ORA
Phone: (716) 645-5373
Sunny Zeng
Award Analyst
Sponsored Projects Services
Paulette Ziff
Assistant Director of Operations
Sponsored Projects Services