Our Team

The School of Medicine Office of Research is comprised of Evaluation unit, Grants Facilitation unit, Research Administration unit, Research Operations unit, Safety Management unit and Research Space Oversight unit.

The School of Medicine Office of Research supports investigators who perform biomedical research across the UC Davis School of Medicine and the UC Davis main campus.

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Core Administration

Kim E. Barrett, Ph.D. (Research Profile) Vice Dean for Research Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology kbarrett@ucdavis.edu Interim Assistant: Abby Her abher@ucdavis.edu Office: 916-734-9020
Theodore (Ted) Wun, M.D., FACP (Research Profile) Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research Director of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center Chief of Hematology and Oncology Office: 916-734-3772 twun@ucdavis.edu
Rachael Callcut, M.D., M.S.P.H., F.A.C.S. (Research Profile) Associate Dean for Data Science and Innovation Professor Division Chief of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care racallcut@ucdavis.edu
Melissa Bauman, Ph.D. (Research Profile) Associate Dean for Research Infrastructure Professor Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology mdbauman@ucdavis.edu
Anuurad Erdembileg, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S. (Research Profile) Assistant Dean for Research Director, School of Medicine Office of Research Office: 916-703-9143 anuerdem@ucdavis.edu
Shawn Rasmussen Director of Facilities School of Medicine, Sacramento Campus Office: 916-703-9182 Cell: 916-761-7582 serasmussen@ucdavis.edu

Research Operations

Nguyet (Nugget) Kong Director of Research Operations nugdao@ucdavis.edu
Tasska Johnson Administrative Officer II Office: 916-703-9141 tpjohnson@ucdavis.edu
Ida Shunk Communication Specialist igshunk@ucdavis.edu
Oyunbold "Bold" Jones Financial Analyst ojones@ucdavis.edu
Lucy Cai Research Analyst lpcai@ucdavis.edu

Grants Facilitation

Erica Chédin, Ph.D. Director of Grants Facilitation Unit emchedin@ucdavis.edu
Hardeep Obhi, Ph.D. Research Development Specialist hkobhi@ucdavis.edu
Jeffrey Engler, Ph.D. Research Development Specialist jaengler@ucdavis.edu
Heather Hughes, Ph.D. Research Development Specialist hkahughes@ucdavis.edu

Safety Management

Brett Smith Safety Officer School of Medicine, Genome Center, Biomedical Engineering, Davis Campus Office: 530-752-9996 Cell: 530-304-0006 brsmith@ucdavis.edu
Steve Libertini Safety Officer School of Medicine, Sacramento Campus Cell: 916-460-1259 sjlibertini@ucdavis.edu
Eric Hanke Building Maintenance Worker School of Medicine Receiving Office: 530-752-6566 emhanke@ucdavis.edu
Phillip Schroeder Building Maintenance Worker pwschroeder@ucdavis.edu

Research Space Oversight

Tammi Olineka Associate Director of Facilities Office: 916-734-7933 tlolineka@ucdavis.edu
Lilly Greatorex Space Analyst lgreatorex@ucdavis.edu
Kristopher Galvan Space Analyst kmgalvan@ucdavis.edu
Raquel Shintaku Administrative Officer II rsshintaku@ucdavis.edu

Evaluation

Stuart Henderson, Ph.D. Director of Evaluation sthenderson@ucdavis.edu
Amy Carrillo, Ph.D. Evaluation Specialist amycarrillo@ucdavis.edu
Stacey Neves, M.A. Evaluation Specialist sneves@ucdavis.edu
Rebeca Giacinto, Ph.D., M.P.H./M.A. Evaluation Specialist regiacinto@ucdavis.edu
Melissa Sullivan Evaluation Analyst msullivan@ucdavis.edu

Research Administration

Christopher J. Wang, M.B.A., C.R.A. Director of Research Administration chjwang@ucdavis.edu
Jennifer Sanchez Trainer/Program Manager jnnsanchez@ucdavis.edu
Matt Nguyen Research Administrator 4 mannguyen@ucdavis.edu
Tracy Huff Executive Assistant tahuff@ucdavis.edu