Senior Vice Dean
Associate Vice President for Medicine and Basic Sciences
Charlene A. Jones Endowed Chair in Neuroimmunology
Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
tika@uab.edu

Areas of Responsibility: oversees all aspects of the Office of Research

Senior Associate Dean for Research Compliance and Administration
Endowed Professor of Mitochondrial Medicine and Pathology
Professor, Department of Pathology
vdarleyusmar@uabmc.edu

Areas of Responsibility: research and academic misconduct management, Heersink space utilization, Heersink space assignments, annual space review

Associate Dean for Research
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
twbuford@uabmc.edu

Areas of Responsibility: development programs for research-intensive faculty, Heersink research space management and assessment, annual space review, Heersink risk oversight and management

Senior Advisor for Research
hande@uab.edu

Areas of Responsibility: review of letters of intent and letters of offer for research-intensive faculty, facilitate Heersink/Triton endowed nominations, manage internal awards, provides support to implementing the Heersink 2022 strategic research focus themes, Heersink space utilization, annual space reviews, coordinate annual review of Heersink institutes and centers

Data Analytics Director, Office of Research
jennapate@uab.edu

Areas of Responsibility: responsible for all aspects of data analytics for the Oo, Heersink space utilization and annual space reviews, Heersink Research Finance Performance (NIH, Submissions, Expenditures, etc), research funding analysis, develops and maintains Heersink metrics Tableau dashboards, oordinates internal reviews of large grant submissions

Data Analyst, Office of Research
atkinsb@uab.edu

Areas of Responsibility: Heersink Research Finance Performance (NIH, Submissions, Expenditures, etc), research funding analysis, manage all aspects of Heersink internal grant mechanisms and outcomes, ad hoc data requests, manage featured discovery process

Executive Assistant II, Office of Research
ktsander@uab.edu

Areas of Responsibility: primary administrative support for the Senior Vice Dean for Research and Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research, manage all aspects of meetings, complete initial draft memorandums/letters (letters of support, letters of reference), reimbursement/travel-via oracle or vendor/society/conference sponsors, organizer for retreats/symposium/roundtable events

Administrative Associate, Office of Research
T6186@uab.edu

Areas of Responsibility: provide administrative support for Office of Research faculty and staff, scanning, printing, organizing, send grant awards, schedule meetings, calendar management