Staff Directory
OVCRI Leadership

Susan A. Martinis
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Biography:
Susan Martinis is Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she provides leadership for the campus-wide interdisciplinary research institutes, promotes new research initiatives, and oversees the administrative and business processes that ensure the safe, ethical, and productive conduct of research at Illinois.
Dr. Martinis, the Stephen G. Sligar Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, studies the mechanisms, evolution, and biomedical applications of protein synthesis and RNA-protein interactions. She is a successful researcher, engaged in entrepreneurial and corporate partnerships, a committed educator, and an experienced administrator.

Melanie Loots
Chief of Staff, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Biography:
Melanie Loots is the Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is responsible for policy development, strategic and tactical planning, implementation of the University Policy on Conflicts of Commitment and Interest on the UIUC campus, and is the liaison to several cross-disciplinary campus units.
OVCRI Staff




Melissa Edwards
Executive Director of Strategic Research Communications







Pradeep Khanna
Associate Vice Chancellor—Corporate Relations and Economic Development


Linda Lee Drozt
Director of Strategic Regulatory Programs and Conflict of Interest Officer




Melanie Loots
Chief of Staff, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation




M. Cynthia Oliver
Associate Vice Chancellor—Humanities, Arts, and Related Fields


Dave Richardson
Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation/Security Management Office Director

Sharee Robinson
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation


Andrew Singer
Faculty Fellow for Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategies


