Research Staff
Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity | Compliance | Research and Sponsored Programs | Technology Transfer Office | Laboratory Animal Resources | Edison Biotechnology Institute | Innovation Center
Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity

Eric Muth
Vice President for Research and Creative Activity
email address
vprca@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.0371
Research

Jason Jolley
Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Creative Activity
email address
jolleyg1@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1775
Research

Keith Leffler
Director of Budget & Operations
email address
leffler@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-0380
Research
building location
Grosvenor Hall 203

Brian Mershon
Special Projects Manager &
Assistant to the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity &
Director of the Student Expo
email address
mershon@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-0376
Research
building location
Grosvenor Hall 204

Roxanne Male-Brune
Director
email address
male-bru@ohio.edu
phone number
740-597-1227
Research - Grant Development
building location
Grosvenor Hall 221

Carma West
Grant Development Coord.
email address
westc@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-0929
Research - Grant Development
building location
Grosvenor Hall 225

Marta Gomez
Research Support Manager
email address
gomezm@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-1043
Research - Grant Development
building location
Grosvenor Hall 222

Timothy Cain
Associate Scientist
email address
caint@ohio.edu
phone number
614-793-5597
Research
building location
Dublin
Compliance

Hillary Snyder
Director
email address
hillary.snyder@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.0344
Research - Compliance

Jeanette Eckert
Associate Director
email address
j.eckert@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.0113
Research - Compliance

Lori Miller
IRB Analyst
email address
lorimiller@ohio.edu
phone number
740.597.1270
Research - Compliance

Whitney Dutcher
Research Compliance Coordinator II
email address
dutcherw@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.0318
Research - Compliance

Jason Moss
Research Compliance Coordinator II
email address
mossj@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1927
Research - Compliance
Research and Sponsored Programs

Bethany Spurrier
Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs/
Associate Director of Research Operations
email address
spurrier@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-9750
Research - ORSP


Stephanie Kearns
Sponsored Programs Manager
email address
kearnss@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-9987
Research - ORSP

Donyo Marshall
Senior Records Management Specialist
email address
marshalld@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-2858
Research - ORSP

Kimberly Pratt
Sponsored Programs Manager
email address
prattk@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-9985
Research - ORSP

Chip Rice
Sponsored Programs Manager
email address
ricer@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-9986
Research - ORSP

Kyle Sargent
Sponsored Programs Manager
email address
sargentk@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-0378
Research - ORSP

Jenny Whan
Senior Subaward and Consortium Manager
email address
whan@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-2859
Research - ORSP
Technology Transfer Office



Laboratory Animal Resources

Edwin Frebault
Laboratory Animal Resources Director
email address
frebault@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-2997
Research - LAR
building location
Life Sciences Building
Edison Biotechnology Institute

Shiyong Wu PhD
Director, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
email address
wus1@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 597-1318
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 118

Veronica Bahamondes PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
email address
vb699614@ohio.edu
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute

Reetobrata Basu PhD
Research Associate I
email address
rb388109@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 593-4605
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 206B

Stephen Bergmeier PhD
Fellow, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Director, Medicinal Chemistry Center
Professor and Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry
email address
bergmeis@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 597-9649
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute

Darlene Berryman PhD
Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Associate Dean, Research and Innovation
Professor, Biomedical Sciences
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
email address
berrymad@ohio.edu
phone number
(740)-593-9661
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 210

Xiaozhuo Chen PhD
Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Associate Professor, Microbiology
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biomedical Sciences
email address
chenx@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 593-9699
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 109A

Silvana Duran PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
email address
duranor@ohio.edu
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute

Yong Han PhD
Assistant Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
email address
hany@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 593-4537
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 112

Justin Holub PhD
Associate Fellow, Edison Biotechnology Institute,
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry,
College of Arts and Sciences
email address
holub@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 597-1228
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute

John J. Kopchick PhD
Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Distinguished Professor & Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
email address
kopchick@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 593-4534
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 206A

Edward List PhD
Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
email address
list@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 593-4620
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 218B

Raquel Marchan PhD
Assistant Investigator
email address
marchan@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-4574
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 046

Samuel Mathes
Research Technician
email address
mathes@ohio.edu
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute

Shigeru (Nick) Okada PhD
Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Radiation Safety Committee 2021
email address
okada@ohio.edu
phone number
(740) 593-9656
Research - Edison Biotechnology Institute
building location
Room 206C
Innovation Center
Assistant Director, External Relations and Executive Coach
email address
carow@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.9346
Research - Innovation Center
Assistant Director for Internal Operations and Accountant
email address
russelljen@ohio.edu
phone number
740.597.6897
Research - Innovation Center
Lab Director and Regulatory Affairs Coach
email address
tuckera1@ohio.edu
phone number
740.597.9018
Research - Innovation Center
Internal Operations Coordinator
email address
gogelj@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-1778
Research - Innovation Center
location
Athens

Taia Baerga
Office Assistant
email address
innovation@ohio.edu
phone number
7405931818
Research - Innovation Center
Office Assistant
email address
innovation@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1818
Research - Innovation Center
Accounting Assistant
email address
innovation@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1818
Research - Innovation Center
Office Assistant
email address
innovation@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1818
Research - Innovation Center
Marketing and Communications Assistant
email address
innovation@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1818
Research - Innovation Center
location
Athens
Office Assistant
email address
innovation@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.1818
Research - Innovation Center