Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Kentucky Research
Our Mission
The University of Kentucky supports and empowers innovative research in all forms practiced across our diverse campus, varied disciplines and more than 75 centers and institutes. UK faculty, staff and student researchers create, discover and apply new knowledge, and explore the most complex problems facing Kentucky, the nation and the world. Our collaborative, cross-disciplinary research environment provides a rich training ground for the next generation of thinkers, creators and leaders.
The Office of the Vice President for Research provides programs and services to support UK faculty, staff and students in grant development and submission, compliance and regulatory affairs, development of intellectual property and in highlighting their research achievements. This includes oversight and guidance of 14 multidisciplinary research centers and 8 core facilities.
in external grants and contracts awarded in FY24
Federal agency awards in FY24
with the trifecta of research designations in cancer, aging & translational science
Units that Report to the OVPR
Research Support Units
- Administrative and Fiscal Affairs, Judy Duncan
- Clinical Research Support Office, William W. Stoops
- Federal Relations, Eric King
- Good Research Practice Resource Center, Greg Gerhardt and Richard Grondin
- Office of the Attending Veterinarian, Mark Suckow
- Office of Research Integrity (ORI), Helene Lake-Bullock
- Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA), Kim Carter
- Proposal Development Office (PDO), Kathleen Grzech
- Research Communications, Alicia Gregory
- Research Information Services, Billy Clark
- UK Innovate, Ian McClure
Centers & Institutes
- Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER)
- Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CCTS)
- Center for Computational Sciences
- Center for Health Services Research (CHSR)
- Center for Structural Biology
- Center for the Environment
- Center of Membrane Sciences
- Human Development Institute (HDI)
- Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI)
- Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS)
- Kentucky Water Research Institute (KWRI)
- Markey Cancer Center
- Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability & the Environment (ISE)
Core Facilities
- Animal Behavior Core (ABC)
- Division of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR)
- Energy Balance and Body Composition Core (EBC)
- Flow Cytometry and Immune Monitoring Core
- Light Microscopy Core
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center (MRISC)
- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Core
- Pathology Research Core
Office of the Vice President for Research
Leadership Team
Rodney Andrews, Ph.D.
Sr. Associate Vice President for Research Administration and Central Services
Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Strategic Research Initiatives
Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Centers and Research Units
Alan Daugherty, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research Core Facilities
Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research Professional Development
Ian McClure, J.D.
Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact
Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research, Clinical and Translational Research
Mark Evers, M.D.
Associate Vice President for Research for Oncology Research and Strategic Development
William W. Stoops, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research Integrity