What We Do Research: Administration and Development serves faculty, postdocs, and graduate students within the School of Biological Sciences. Our centralized unit assists with developing and submitting grant proposals and managing grant awards according to sponsor requirements. Visit the Research: Administration and Development Website for more information.
- Research Development
- Pre-Awards and Post-Awards
- Forms and Information

Christopher Hughes, PhD
Associate Dean of Research and Innovation
Research Administration and Development
Jason Park
Contracts and Grants Director
Research Administration and Development
Justin Sarkis
Research Development Lead
Research Administration and Development
Yerga Meharenna
Senior Training Grants Director
Research Administration and DevelopmentEmail: ymeharen@uci.edu
Megan Vu
Pre-Award Contracts and Grants Supervisor
Research Administration and Development
Leah Alfaro
Post-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and Development
Dejay Paquillo
Post Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and Development
Carmen Bastos
Sr. Pre-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and Development
Shana Contreras
Sr. Post-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and Development
Janet Dacumos
Sr. Post-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and DevelopmentEmail: jdacumos@uci.edu
Matt Kim
Sr. Post-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and DevelopmentEmail: matthjk5@uci.edu
Miguel Rodriguez
Sr. Post-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and DevelopmentEmail: miguelr5@uci.edu
Emily Yu
Sr. Pre-Award Contracts and Grants Analyst
Research Administration and Development











