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Office of Research Advancement

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Who We Are - Research Administration

This division of the office of research advancement provides research administrative services for the Keck School of Medicine.

Director of Research Administration

Janet A. Stoeckert, M.A.
Director of Research Administration

Office: KAM 200
Phone: (323) 442-3568
E-mail: janet.stoeckert@keck.usc.edu

Research Administration

Director of Research Administration

Director of Research Facilities

Ms Stoeckert serves as deputy to the Vice-Dean for Research. In this role she provides broad business support including with budget, finance, human resources, and other administrative matters. In addition, she develops high level analyses of the research funding portfolio and research space.

Ms Stoeckert also heads The Office of Research Administration at the Keck School of Medicine. In this role she oversees contract & grant administration and research compliance, coordinating with university-level management. In addition, she coordinates the Office of Research Facilities.

Staff

Anne Taguchi
Senior Contracts & Grants Administrator

Office: KAM 200
Phone: (323) 442-1066
E-mail: ataguchi@usc.edu

Henryk Chrostek
Contracts & Grants Administrator

Office: KAM 200
Phone: (323) 442-1784
E-mail: henryk@usc.edu

Specific activities include:

Review of grants on behalf of the Dean’s Office
Provides assistance with grant preparation and budget development
Assists with management reports and analyzing grant data

Specific activities include:

Review of grants on behalf of the Dean’s Office
Provides assistance with grant preparation and budget development
Works with departments to clear grant overdrafts or unallowable expenses
Provides grant preparation training as needed

Elsie Ang
Contract & Grants Coordinator
Phone: (323) 442-1148
E-mail:eang@usc.edu

Graciela Mercado
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (323) 442-1144
Email: gracielm@usc.edu

Specific activities include:

Review of grants on behalf of the Dean’s Office
Provides assistance with grant preparation and budget development
Works with departments to clear grant overdrafts or unallowable expenses

Specific activities include:

Assists the Office of Research Advancement with coordination of Research Seminar Series, Dean’s Translational Medicine Seminar Series, Dean’s Research Colloquia
Provides administrative support to faculty members of the recently transformed Institute for Genetic Medicine (IGM)
Provides assistance to PIBBs in registering Ph.D. students at KSOM

Bhushan Shah Bhushan Shah
System Analyst II

Office: KAM B14
Phone: (323) 442-2483
E-mail: bhushans@med.usc.edu

Specific activities include:

Maintain KSOM Research Advancement website including PIBBS website
Assist with KSOM grants and space database development and maintenance
Maintain Research Advancement web calendar

Director of Research Facilities

Linda Mizushima Linda Mizushima
Director of Research Facilities

Office: KAM 209
Phone: (323) 442-1549
E-mail: linda.mizushima@keck.usc.edu

Ms Mizushima manages research facilities and resources for the Keck School of Medicine, coordinating with university-level management offices.
Specific activities include:

Moving newly-recruited investigators into research space
Coordination of space renovations and improvements
Research space planning support
Research space databases and reports
Research building management
Management support for research core resources

Staff

Elzbieta Biesiada
Laboratory Manager
Office: CSC 220
Phone: (323) 442-2055
E-mail: elzbieta.biesiada@keck.usc.edu

Specific activities include:

Management of laboratory equipment and supplies in Clinical Sciences buildings
Implementing laboratory operating and safety procedures in the Clinical Sciences buildings
Assist with laboratory relocations
Research building management support
Research core resources support