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Texas A&M UniversityDivision of Research

The division is committed to a truly comprehensive university where students, researchers, and inventors bring scholarship and innovation to bear for the benefit of the community, the state, and the nation.

About the VPR STAFF DIRECTORY

About the Division

Mission Statement

Advancing and strengthening all aspects of the research enterprise.

Senior Administrative Leadership Team

Associate vice presidents, executive directors and directors

Faculty Research Organizations

Council of Principal Investigators and University Research Council

About the Research Enterprise

The Strategic Plan

Download the entire plan or the abbreviated version.

Themes and Sub-themes

Download a packet of fact sheets for details about each.

Highlights (2023)

Gathers and frames data into six foundational categories.

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Fact Sheets
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Seek external funding from governments, non-profits or corporations. Apply for internal grants for interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary projects.

Funding Newsletters

Internal

Advancing Discovery to Market

Nurtures commercial potential of recent discoveries.

Arts & Humanities Fellows Program

Provides multi-year support for scholarship or creative works

Panther RISE Grant Program

Fosters collaboration with Prairie View A&M University.

Research Development Fund

Supports strategic investments across the research enterprise.

Research Leadership Fellowship

Develops junior faculty into the next research leaders.

Targeted Proposal Teams

Encourages collaboration across disciplines.

External

Search for Funding

Navigate databases to identify opportunities.

Federal Funding

Explore online access to departments and agencies.

Limited Submissions

Understand how the division identifies and manages these opportunities.

Private Foundations

Consider options for non-profit support.

Proposal Support

Generate applications that compete more effectively for research dollars.

Proposal Development

Research Development Services

Central office providing proposal support, resources, and professional development.

Multidisciplinary Proposal Development

For multidisciplinary funding opportunities.

Early Career Faculty

For researchers launching their portfolios.

Special Strategic Projects

For proposals that align with division priorities.

Proposal Submission

Sponsored Research Services – Getting Started

Master the steps for submitting a successful proposal.

Submission Guidelines

Follow the approve process for pursuing external funding.

Budget Development

Work with a proposal administrator.

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Proposal Forms
Tutorials
Find Your SRS Contact
Time and Effort
Institutional Letter of Support
Cost Rates
Limited Submission
Research Titles and Staffing
iThenticate
Hanover Research: Proposal Review
Bouvier Grant Group: NIH Proposal Training Courses

Awards & Projects

Get help with starting, managing or closing a project.

Starting a Project

SRS PI Guidebook

Delve into services offered throughout the project cycle.

Contract Negotiations

Protect your interests and Texas A&M’s.

Facilities and Administration

Learn your cost rates.

Ensure a project meets all requirements.

Managing a Project

Project Administration

Exercise best practices from establishment to closeout.

Streamline project administration.

Informational Sessions

“Answers for You” videos address vital topics and issues.

Project Closeout

Meet the requirements for final technical reports.

Quicklinks

Research Compliance
Find Your SRS Contact
Commercialization
Administrative Forms
Agreement Forms
Developing a Budget

Research Compliance

Understand the laws, rules and regulations for conducting research that is safe, legal and ethical.

Report an Incident / Concern Research Misconduct

Research Compliance and Biosafety

Animal Welfare Program

Gain approval for animal research or teaching at Texas A&M.

Biosafety Program

Obtain consent before initiating research involving biohazards.

Human Research Protection Program

Protect the rights and welfare of participants.

Biosafety Occupational Health Program

Reduce the risk of exposing personnel.

Security and Export Controls

High Risk International Activity

Manage the transboundary aspects of your research.

Export Controls

Comply with all U.S. laws and regulations.

Conflict of Interest

Disclose all activities outside of Texas A&M.

Time and Effort

Certify for sponsored projects using TimeTraq or certification system.

Quicklinks

My IRB Contact
Send an email to IRB
iRIS Portal
Aggie Research Volunteers
COI Disclosure / Preapproval Request
IRB Submission System
Enroll in Biosafety Occupational Health Program
Responsible Conduct of Research
Visiting Scholars

Research Support

Offers cutting-edge resources, services and facilities to investigators and their teams.

Core Facilities

Provide state-of-the-art instrumentation, technologies and specialized scientific services.

Centers and Institutes

Organize collaborations to take on major challenges.

Comparative Medicine Program

Offers high quality animal care at affordable cost.

Postdoctoral Affairs

Serves postdocs and the faculty who train them.

Research Data Management

Organizes, stores, preserves and shares findings and results.

Resources on Generative AI in Research

Guidance from federal agencies on generative AI in research.

Division Centers, Institutes, and Facilities

High Performance Research Computing
Microscopy and Imaging Center
Materials Characterization Facility

Through its units, the Division of Research delivers strategic support to further Texas A&M’s research mission.

Staff Directory

Research Compliance and Biosafety

Provides guidance in biosafety, animal welfare and human research protection.

Research Development Services

Offers no-cost consultation and training for developing proposals.

Research Security and Export Controls

Helps to safeguard integrity of research and scholarship.

Sponsored Research Services

Works with researchers in the administration of funded projects.

Strategic Initiatives

Coordinates cross-cutting initiatives to advance the research enterprise.

Postdoctoral Affairs

Advances postdoctoral research and career development through support and collaboration.

Quicklinks

Comparative Medicine Program
Special Strategic Projects
Research Misconduct
Research Enterprise Business Services (Intranet)

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M UniversityDivision of Research

Quicklinks & Search

Search

Key Documents

Memos from the VPR
iRIS Help Documentation
Huron IRB Knowledge Center
My IRB Contact

News and Events

News
Federal Administration Transition
Events Calendar

The division is committed to a truly comprehensive university where students, researchers, and inventors bring scholarship and innovation to bear for the benefit of the community, the state, and the nation.

About the VPR STAFF DIRECTORY

About the Division

Mission Statement

Advancing and strengthening all aspects of the research enterprise.

Senior Administrative Leadership Team

Associate vice presidents, executive directors and directors

Faculty Research Organizations

Council of Principal Investigators and University Research Council

About the Research Enterprise

The Strategic Plan

Download the entire plan or the abbreviated version.

Themes and Sub-themes

Download a packet of fact sheets for details about each.

Highlights (2023)

Gathers and frames data into six foundational categories.

Quicklinks

Research Rankings

Seek external funding from governments, non-profits or corporations. Apply for internal grants for interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary projects.

Funding Newsletters

Internal

Advancing Discovery to Market

Nurtures commercial potential of recent discoveries.

Arts & Humanities Fellows Program

Provides multi-year support for scholarship or creative works

Panther RISE Grant Program

Fosters collaboration with Prairie View A&M University.

Research Development Fund

Supports strategic investments across the research enterprise.

Research Leadership Fellowship

Develops junior faculty into the next research leaders.

Targeted Proposal Teams

Encourages collaboration across disciplines.

External

Search for Funding

Navigate databases to identify opportunities.

Federal Funding

Explore online access to departments and agencies.

Limited Submissions

Understand how the division identifies and manages these opportunities.

Private Foundations

Consider options for non-profit support.

Quicklinks

Proposal Support

Generate applications that compete more effectively for research dollars.

Proposal Development

Research Development Services

Central office providing proposal support, resources, and professional development.

Multidisciplinary Proposal Development

For multidisciplinary funding opportunities.

Early Career Faculty

For researchers launching their portfolios.

Special Strategic Projects

For proposals that align with division priorities.

Proposal Submission

Sponsored Research Services – Getting Started

Master the steps for submitting a successful proposal.

Submission Guidelines

Follow the approve process for pursuing external funding.

Budget Development

Work with a proposal administrator.

Quicklinks

Find Your SRS Contact

Time and Effort

Institutional Letter of Support

Limited Submission

Research Titles and Staffing

Hanover Research: Proposal Review

Bouvier Grant Group: NIH Proposal Training Courses

Awards & Projects

Get help with starting, managing or closing a project.

Starting a Project

SRS PI Guidebook

Delve into services offered throughout the project cycle.

Contract Negotiations

Protect your interests and Texas A&M’s.

Facilities and Administration

Learn your cost rates.

Ensure a project meets all requirements.

Managing a Project

Project Administration

Exercise best practices from establishment to closeout.

Streamline project administration.

Informational Sessions

“Answers for You” videos address vital topics and issues.

Project Closeout

Meet the requirements for final technical reports.

Quicklinks

Research Compliance

Find Your SRS Contact

Commercialization

Administrative Forms

Agreement Forms

Developing a Budget

Research Compliance

Understand the laws, rules and regulations for conducting research that is safe, legal and ethical.

Report an Incident / Concern Research Misconduct

Research Compliance and Biosafety

Animal Welfare Program

Gain approval for animal research or teaching at Texas A&M.

Biosafety Program

Obtain consent before initiating research involving biohazards.

Human Research Protection Program

Protect the rights and welfare of participants.

Biosafety Occupational Health Program

Reduce the risk of exposing personnel.

Security and Export Controls

High Risk International Activity

Manage the transboundary aspects of your research.

Export Controls

Comply with all U.S. laws and regulations.

Conflict of Interest

Disclose all activities outside of Texas A&M.

Time and Effort

Certify for sponsored projects using TimeTraq or certification system.

Quicklinks

Send an email to IRB

Aggie Research Volunteers

COI Disclosure / Preapproval Request

IRB Submission System

Enroll in Biosafety Occupational Health Program

Responsible Conduct of Research

Visiting Scholars

Research Support

Offers cutting-edge resources, services and facilities to investigators and their teams.

Core Facilities

Provide state-of-the-art instrumentation, technologies and specialized scientific services.

Centers and Institutes

Organize collaborations to take on major challenges.

Comparative Medicine Program

Offers high quality animal care at affordable cost.

Postdoctoral Affairs

Serves postdocs and the faculty who train them.

Research Data Management

Organizes, stores, preserves and shares findings and results.

Resources on Generative AI in Research

Guidance from federal agencies on generative AI in research.

Division Centers, Institutes, and Facilities

High Performance Research Computing

Microscopy and Imaging Center

Materials Characterization Facility

Through its units, the Division of Research delivers strategic support to further Texas A&M’s research mission.

Staff Directory

Research Compliance and Biosafety

Provides guidance in biosafety, animal welfare and human research protection.

Research Development Services

Offers no-cost consultation and training for developing proposals.

Research Security and Export Controls

Helps to safeguard integrity of research and scholarship.

Sponsored Research Services

Works with researchers in the administration of funded projects.

Strategic Initiatives

Coordinates cross-cutting initiatives to advance the research enterprise.

Postdoctoral Affairs

Advances postdoctoral research and career development through support and collaboration.

Quicklinks

Comparative Medicine Program

Special Strategic Projects

Research Misconduct

Research Enterprise Business Services (Intranet)

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Working to expand A&M’s research enterprise by providing support and resources that enhance proposal competitiveness.

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Research Capacity Building

Provides early career or single-investigator proposal support to help faculty navigate today’s challenging federal research landscape and prepare competitive grant proposals through workshops and seminars, one-on-one consultations, and strategic proposal review.

Jorja Kimball, Ph.D.

Executive Director – Special Strategic Projects Research Development Services Division of Research Regent’s Fellow

jkimball@tamu.edu
(979) 458-5794

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Laurie S. Garton, Ph.D.

Associate Director – Early Career Faculty Research Development Services Division of Research

lsgarton@tamu.edu
(979) 458-5243

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Shannon Eyre

Senior Administrative Coordinator Research Development Services Division of Research

seyre@tamu.edu
(979) 862-6437

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Multidisciplinary Proposal Development

Provides extensive guidance, competitive intelligence, and tactical proposal development support throughout the proposal development process, including concept refinement, writing, editing, grantsmanship, and proposal review, to support research teams in pursuing multidisciplinary, complex, or center-level proposals.

Gabriel Rivera, MBA

Associate Director – Multidisciplinary Proposal Development and Research Enhancement Services Research Development Services Division of Research

rivera@tamu.edu
(979) 862-1860

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Megan A. Bergeron, Ph.D., CRA

Senior Research Development Officer Research Development Services Division of Research

megan.bergeron@tamu.edu
(979) 458-1861

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K. Lance Kelly, Ph.D.

Senior Research Development Officer Research Development Services Division of Research

k.lancekelly@tamu.edu
(979) 458-4280

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Research Enhancement Services

Managing the Limited Submission Process to provide a transparent, equitable, and efficient method for selecting proposals with institutional limits and managing internal seed programs that support generating preliminary data, exploring new directions or collaborations, and strengthening existing collaborations for major proposal submissions.

Gabriel Rivera, MBA

Associate Director – Multidisciplinary Proposal Development and Research Enhancement Services Research Development Services Division of Research

rivera@tamu.edu
(979) 862-1860

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Gabriella Keanaaina, MBA

Limited Submission Coordinator Research Development Services Division of Research

keanaaina@tamu.edu

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Ariel Tinney

Program Manager, Internal Funding Operations Research Development Services Division of Research

arielt@tamu.edu

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