The Office of Research and Graduate Education provides administrative and financial oversight to several research centers, training programs for both graduate and DVM students, as well as four graduate groups and one designated emphasis. Additionally, our unit provides programmatic support for school-wide research strategic initiatives and coordinates resources to help the WSVM faculty leverage their expertise in securing extramural research funding. Below is a list of units and programs our office specifically administers:
- Research Centers – Center for Food Animal Health (CFAH), Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials (VCCT), Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector borne Diseases (PacVec)
- Student Training Programs – Student Training in Advanced Research (STAR – T35), Veterinary Scientist Training Program (VSTP) and Graduate Student Support Program (GSSP)
- Graduate Groups – Master of Preventative Veterinary Medicine (MPVM), Graduate Group in Epidemiology (GGE), Graduate Group in Immunology (GGI), and Graduate Group in Integrative Pathobiology (GGIP) and Designated Emphasis in Host Microbe Interaction (DE-HMI)
Leadership and Staff
Danika Bannasch
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education
Maxine Adler Endowed Chair in Genetics
Email: [email protected]
Diana Bond
Graduate Group Coordinator
Graduate Group in Integrative Pathobiology
Designated Emphasis in Host-Microbe Interaction
Email: [email protected]
Jose Franco
Research and Strategic Partnership Coordinator
Research Development
Research Webpages/Communications
Email: [email protected]
Zack Garza
Graduate Group Coordinator
Graduate Group in Epidemiology
Master in Preventative Veterinary Medicine
Email: [email protected]
Maggie Gonzalez
Financial Analyst
Center for Food Animal Health
Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials
Office of Research and Graduate Education Finances
Email: [email protected]
Erin Kent
Graduate Group Coordinator
Graduate Group in Immunology
Veterinary Scientist Training Program
Email: [email protected]
