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:
Cathy Rujanuruks
Director of Research Administration
Raellen Man
Departmental Research Associate
Kayla Brown
Manager of Training & Compliance
Tsegaye Teshome
Senior Project Analyst
Leslie Cortez
Manager of the Clinical Trial Program
Peter Vittachi
Primary Dept Research Associate
Weiling Chen
Senior Training Grant Coordinator
Jaila Coleman
Senior Study Coordinator
Ross Divinagracia
Senior Regulatory Coordinator
Felipe Jimenez
Senior UCPath Coordinator
Gracie Rivera
Senior Research Administrator
Kat Hirayanagi
Project Coordinator
Raquelle Alamat
Research Administrator
Leticia Arias
Research Administrator
Mayara Bledsoe
Research Administrator
Shey De Silva
Research Administrator
Chris Escalante
Charge Reviewer
Daniel Finn
Research Administrator
Kim Hamer
Charge Reviewer
Noe Hernandez
Study Coordinator
Kayla Law
Clinical Trial Research Administrative Assistant
Kennedi Lipscomb
Study Coordinator
Frank Munoz
Research Administrator
Dalia Reyes
Clinical Trial Research Administrator
John Rieth
Research Administrator
Bridget Rios
Research Administrator
Lisette Saucedo
Clinical Trial Research Administrator
Ashna Sethi
Regulatory Coordinator
Dayle Silverio
Clinical Trial Research Administrator
Ricky Singh
Research Administrator
Mia Terry
Research Assistant
Jaclene Torres
Study Coordinator
Alfred Vasquez
Research Administrator