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Office of Research and Graduate Education

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 SVM faculty leverage their expertise in securing grant and contract 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)

Our Team

Danika Bannasch

Danika Bannasch

Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education
Maxine Adler Endowed Chair in Genetics

Email: [email protected]

Leslie Nemeth

Leslie Nemeth

Director
Office of Research and Graduate Education

Leslie serves as the Director and advisor to the Associate Dean, providing strategic planning and development, leadership, financial oversight and planning, organizational development, and supervision to the unit. She provides oversight and management of both intramural and extramural research funding programs housed within the unit including Center for Food Animal Health.

Email: [email protected]

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Diana Bond

Graduate Group Coordinator
Graduate Group in Integrative Pathobiology
Designated Emphasis in Host-Microbe Interaction

Email: [email protected] 

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Jessica Drushell

Project Policy Analyst

Email: [email protected]

Jose Franco

Jose Franco

Research and Strategic Partnership Coordinator
Pre(pre)-Award support, Research Development

Email: [email protected] 

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Zack Garza

Graduate Group Coordinator
Graduate Group in Epidemiology
Master in Preventative Veterinary Medicine

Email: [email protected]

Maggie Gonzalez

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

Erin Kent

Graduate Group Coordinator
Graduate Group in Immunology
Veterinary Scientist Training Program

Email: [email protected] 

Christine Munsterman

Christine Munsterman

Training Grant Administrator 
AMID, STAR, and GSSP

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