Our Mission University of Kentucky Research

The University of Kentucky supports and empowers innovative research in all forms practiced across our diverse campus, varied disciplines and more than 70 centers and institutes. UK faculty, staff and student researchers create, discover and apply new knowledge, and explore the most complex problems facing Kentucky, the nation and the world. Our collaborative, cross-disciplinary research environment provides a rich training ground for the next generation of thinkers, creators and leaders.

The Office of the Vice President for Research provides programs and services to support UK faculty, staff and students in grant development and submission, compliance and regulatory affairs, development of intellectual property and in highlighting their research achievements. This includes oversight and guidance of 13 multidisciplinary research centers and 6 core facilities.

By the Numbers

$479.3 million

grant & contract awards in FY23

$252.6 million

federal agency awards in FY23

1 of 29 U.S. universities

with the trifecta of research designations in cancer, aging & translational science

Units that report to the OVPR

Office of the Vice President for Research

Leadership Team

Rodney Andrews, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Vice President for Research Development

Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Vice President for Research, Special Projects

Alan Daugherty, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research Core Facilities

Mark Suckow, DVM
Associate Vice President for Research, Attending Veterinarian

Allan Butterfield, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Centers and Institutes

Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research, Health Disparities

Kim Carter
Associate Vice President for Research Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration

Ian McClure, J.D.
Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact

Philip Kern, MD
Associate Vice President for Research, Clinical and Translational Research

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research, Equity

Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, Ph.D
Associate Vice President for Research

Judy Duncan
Assistant Vice President for Research, Fiscal Affairs

Helene Lake-Bullock, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Vice President for Research, Research Integrity

Mark Evers, MD
Associate Vice President for Research for Oncology Research and Strategic Development

Eric King
Assistant Vice President for Research for Federal Relations and Institutional Research Priorities

Kathy Grzech
Assistant Vice President for Programmatic Grant Development