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:

Cathy Rujanuruks

Cathy Rujanuruks
Director of Research Administration

Raellen Man

Raellen Man
Departmental Research Associate

Kayla Brown

Kayla Brown
Manager of Training & Compliance

Tsegaye Teshome

Tsegaye Teshome
Senior Project Analyst

Leslie Cortez

Leslie Cortez
Manager of the Clinical Trial Program

Peter Vittachi

Peter Vittachi
Primary Dept Research Associate

Jaila Coleman

Jaila Coleman
Senior Study Coordinator

Ross Divinagracia

Ross Divinagracia
Senior Regulatory Coordinator

Felipe Jimenez

TBN
Senior Training Grant Coordinator

Adara Lui

Felipe Jimenez
Senior UCPath Coordinator

Gracie Rivera

Gracie Rivera
Senior Research Administrator

Kat Hirayanagi

Kat Hirayanagi
Project Coordinator

Raquelle Alamat

Raquelle Alamat
Research Administrator

Leticia Arias

Leticia Arias
Research Administrator

Mayara Bledsoe

Mayara Bledsoe
Research Administrator

Shey De Silva

Shey De Silva
Research Administrator

Daniel Finn

Daniel Finn
Research Administrator

Kim Hamer

Kim Hamer
Charge Reviewer

Kayla Law

Kayla Law
Clinical Trial Research Administrative Assistant

Esai Leanos

Esai Leanos
Research Administrator

Frank Munoz

Frank Munoz
Research Administrator

Dalia Reyes

Dalia Reyes
Clinical Trial Research Administrator

John Rieth

John Rieth
Research Administrator

Bridget Rios

Bridget Rios
Research Administrator

Lisette Saucedo

Lisette Saucedo
Clinical Trial Research Administrator

Ashna Sethi

Ashna Sethi
Regulatory Coordinator

Ricky Singh

Ricky Singh
Research Administrator

Jaclene Torres

Mia Terry
Research Assistant

Mia Terry

Jaclene Torres
Study Coordinator