About Research & Innovation

Integrity | Pursuit of excellence | Fairness, respect & inclusiveness | Collaboration

Mridul Gautam, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research and Innovation

Mridul GautamResearch & Innovation exists as a service organization for the University faculty. We focus on enhancing research enterprise by supporting collaboration and innovation.

We strive to provide faculty with the resources necessary to succeed in their goals of educating students, conducting research and contributing to regional economic development.

We are focused on managing the support organizations that assist faculty in obtaining and managing funding, conducting research with integrity and in a safe and healthy environment, and facilitating connections with industry.

We want to continue to build a collaborative University setting where faculty can form connections and work on interdisciplinary research that produces discoveries with wide ranging effects.

Vision

The University of Nevada, Reno will be recognized as a leader in developing solutions to regional, national and global grand challenges through excellence in fundamental, applied and translational research, scholarship, creative works and innovation.

Mission

  • Enhance the status of the University as an internationally recognized, high impact research university.
  • Support world-class research, discovery, innovation and commercialization.
  • Provide high quality service and competitive infrastructure to enable faculty and students to excel in their research, scholarly and creative endeavors, and entrepreneurial activities.
  • Minimize the research administrative burden on faculty.
  • Provide a safe work environment, foster ethical conduct, and adhere to regulatory requirements.

Core values

  • Integrity
  • Pursuit of excellence
  • Fairness, respect and inclusiveness
  • Collaboration

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Strategic objectives for 2020-2025

The University’s Research & Innovation division has target metrics, timelines and milestones in place to guide progress toward these strategic objectives.

Research & Innovation Leadership Team

Mridul Gautam

Mridul Gautam
Vice President for Research and Innovation

  • Research & Innovation
  • Manufacture Nevada
  • Nevada Center for Applied Research
Josh Baker

Josh Baker
Associate Vice President for Research

  • Core Laboratories
  • Research Analytics & Data
  • Research & Proposal Development Services
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
David Gillum

David Gillum
Associate Vice President for Compliance and Research Administration

  • Animal Resources
  • Environmental Health & Safety
  • Research Integrity
  • Sponsored Projects
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Khaled Abul-Hassan
Assistant Vice President for Enterprise and Innovation

  • Enterprise & Commercialization
  • Innevation Center

Division organizational structure

  • Mridul Gautam Vice President for Research and Innovation
    • Josh Baker Associate Vice President for Research
      • Andrew Gorzalski Core Facility Director, Nevada Genomics Center
      • Tanya Kelley Director, Undergraduate Research
      • Juli Petereit Core Facility Director, Nevada Center for Bioinformatics
      • David Quilici Core Facility Director, Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. Nevada Proteomics Center
      • Carrie Bushá Director, Research & Proposal Development Services
      • Research Analytics & Data
      • Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
    • David Gillum Associate Vice President for Compliance and Research Administration
      • Cheston Carpenter Executive Director, Environmental Health & Safety
      • Michele Dondanville Director, Research Integrity and Security
      • Katie Tracy Executive Director, Sponsored Projects
      • Benjamin Weigler Senior Director, Animal Resources
      • Effort Reporting & Export Control
    • Khaled Abul-Hassan Assistant Vice President for Enterprise and Innovation
      • Enterprise & Commercialization
      • Innevation Center
    • Carlos Cardillo Executive Director, Corporate Partnerships, Nevada Center for Applied Research
    • Tom Simpkins Director, Manufacture Nevada
    • Asta Ratliff Chief of Staff
    • Natalie Fry Director, Research Communications
    • Vacant Fiscal Officer