OVPR Research Development
UT Research Management Suite
Bridging Barriers
Research Development Contact
- Jennifer Gardner, Ph.D., Deputy Vice President for Research
- Lena Suk, Ph.D., Associate Director of Investigator Skill-Building
- Kayla Dryden, Executive Director, Research Development
- Bob McGarrett, Program Director - Limited Submission and OVPR-Administered Grants
- Bridging Barriers: BridgingBarriers@austin.utexas.edu
Services Provided
The OVPR Research Development team strategically oversees campus-level initiatives that promote collaborative research, including the UT Pop-Up Institutes and our campus-wide research grand challenges initiative, Bridging Barriers. We also provide competitive intelligence and tactical proposal development support to cross-college teams of researchers pursuing center grants and other major external funding. We facilitate collaborative relationships among faculty through a research mentor-pairing program, and we organize investigator skill-building events that enable motivated early career researchers to seek advice from successful PIs.
Past Awards