About Us

Research administration training, education, and support

The UCLA Department of Medicine's Office of Research Administration (DOM ORA) office was created for the purpose of training, educating, and providing support and assistance in all areas of research administration, covering both pre- and post-award components.  DOM ORA is supported by Dr. E. Dale Abel, the Chair of the Department of Medicine, and Yanina Venegas, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the Department of Medicine.  See the Department of Medicine's full Research Administration Organizational Chart.

Our mission is to provide Departmental specific research administrative support to research administrators, managers, research staff and Principal Investigators by:

• Sharing "best practice" procedures and more efficient ways to approach various research administration tasks.
• Providing guidance on "how to's" in the form of detailed step-by-step instructions, complete with background information and hints and tips, in the DOM Research Administrator's Manual.
• Answering questions and troubleshooting various issues.
• Disseminating information regarding new or updated Agency Sponsor and University policies and procedures in a timely manner.
• Educating by providing training, both on an individual basis and in group settings.

DOM ORA is comprised of the following individuals: