Research administration and staff

The Office of the Associate Dean for Research is located on the SIU School of Medicine's Springfield Campus. The ADR offices are at 801 N. Rutledge Street. Mailing Address: 801 N. Rutledge Street, PO Box 19616, Springfield, IL 62794-9616. Phone: 217-545-4549. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Our general email address is grants@siumed.edu.

Office of the Associate Dean for Research

Donald S. Torry, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
217-545-2181
dtorry@siumed.edu 
Risa Kirkpatrick
Business Manager, ADR
217-545-2198
rkirkpatrick@siumed.edu 
Andrea Miller
Administrative Aide
217-545-2131
Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine 
Helen Valentine, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
217-545-2163​ 
hvalentine32@siumed.edu 

Grants and Contracts

Hannah Kline
Director, Grants & Contracts 
hkline99@siumed.edu 
Hailee Poe
Grants & Contracts Associate; Pre-Award
hpoe39@siumed.edu 
Paige Cooper
Export Control Officer; Compliance and Contracting Associate; Post-Award
pcooper63@siumed.edu 
Nate Fuqua
Grants & Contracts Associate; Post-Award
nfuqua42@siumed.edu 

Center for Clinical Research

Joseph Milbrandt, PhD
Associate Professor, Director
217-545-7811
jmilbrandt@siumed.edu 
Elizabeth Couty
Research Contracts
217-545-2131

Research Core Laboratory

Melissa Roberts
Assistant Director, Research Core Laboratory
217-545-7186
mroberts@siumed.edu 
Wei Du
Researcher
217-545-7604
wdu@siumed.edu 

Office of Technology Transfer and Industry Relations

Robert Patino, JD
Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer and Industry Relations
217-545-8168
rpatino@siumed.edu 
Angelique Snowden
Business Administrative Associate
217-545-3824
asnowden82@siumed.edu 
Robert Gates, MS
Senior Technology Transfer Specialist
618-741-6257
rgates44@siumed.edu 
Mahrokh Jozedaemi
Technology Transfer Specialist
618-453-4544
mahrokh.jozedaemi@siu.edu 

National recognition. Regional impact. 

“This recognition confirms what we at SIU have always known: that world-class research is happening right here in central and southern Illinois.” – Dr. Jerry Kruse 

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