The UCRI Team

For general inquiries about UCRI programs, please contact UCRI@ucop.edu.
Information about each specific program can be found here.

DIRECTOR
Position vacant.

INTERIM CO-ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS and PROGRAM OFFICERS

Betty Guo, PhD
Contact: Email | (510) 287-3373
Betty has a PhD in biochemistry from Texas A&M University and has previously served as Associate Director of Grants Facilitation for the University of California Davis School of Medicine. She is the UCRI contact for proposals in cancer, health, and biomedical sciences.

Please contact Betty for programmatic inquiries regarding the CRCC (Cancer Research Coordinating Committee).

Erin Marnocha, PhD
Contact: Email | (510) 987-9345
Erin has a PhD in biology from UCLA and has previously served as the Director of Research and Education for the University of California Natural Reserve System. She is the UCRI contact for proposals in biological and environmental sciences.

Please contact Erin for programmatic inquiries regarding the UC-National Lab In-Residence Graduate Fellowships.

Leila Sievanen, PhD
Contact: Email | (510) 987-0498
Leila has a PhD in environmental anthropology from the University of Washington, and has held positions at California Ocean Science Trust, Brown University, and the Peace Corps. She is the UCRI contact for proposals in social science and environmental/climate science.

Please contact Leila for programmatic inquiries regarding the Multicampus Research Programs & Initiatives (MRPI).

Rebecca Stanek-Rykoff, PhD
Contact: Email | (510) 587-6265
Rebecca has a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Michigan, and has held positions in the innovation and entrepreneurship space at UC Office of the President. She is the UCRI contact for proposals in physical and computational sciences. 

Please contact Rebecca for programmatic inquiries regarding the UC-National Lab Collaborative Research and Training (CRT) Awards. 

Anna Ward, PhD
Contact: Email | (510) 987-9402
Anna has a PhD in Women's Studies from UCLA and a background in research development. She is the UCRI contact for proposals in the humanities, social and cultural studies, and interdisciplinary research.

Please contact Anna for programmatic inquiries for the Multicampus Research Units (MRUs) and UCRI Special Initiatives.

ASSOCIATE PROGRAM OFFICER

Alison Annunziata, PhD
Contact: Email | (510) 987-9792
Alison has a PhD in Russian and comparative literature from Columbia University and spent five years as Research Programs Manager at University of California Humanities Research Institute. 

Mailing Address
University of California Research Initiatives
Research & Innovation, Research Grants Program Office
University of California, Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street, 11^th Floor
Oakland, CA  94607