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GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
University of California Research Initiatives (UCRI)
Research & Innovation, Research Grants Program Office
University of California, Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street, 11th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Email: ucri@ucop.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RESEARCH INITIATIVES TEAM
Anna Ward, PhD
Director, UC Research Initiatives
Contact: Email | (510) 987-9402
Dr. Ward oversees a suite of research grant programs designed to encourage collaboration across the UC system, spur new directions in interdisciplinary research, and generate novel solutions to challenges facing the California communities we live in and serve.
Alison Annunziata, PhD
Associate Program Officer
Contact: Email | (510) 987-9792
Dr. Annunziata is the Associate Program Officer supporting UCRI’s diverse portfolio of programs, with distinct interests in program evaluation, development, and design.
Betty Guo, PhD
Program Officer
Contact: Email | (510) 287-3373
Dr. Guo is the lead Program Officer for the Cancer Research Coordinating Committee and the UCRI representative for the RGPO Policy Committee.
Leila Sievanen, PhD
Program Officer
Contact: Email | (510) 987-0498
Dr. Sievanen is the lead Program Officer for the UC-NL Graduate Fellowship program.
Rebecca Stanek-Rykoff, PhD
Program Officer
Contact: Email | (510) 587-6265
Dr. Stanek-Rykoff is the lead Program Officer for the UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program, where she focuses on harnessing the power of UC research and innovation to address California’s most pressing problems.
Lesley Almánzar
Program Specialist
Contact: Email