Bio for Dr. Charles F. Louis

Charles Louis, the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of California, Riverside, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, his D.Phil. in Biochemistry from Oxford University, and post-doctoral training at Stanford University.

Dr. Louis’s biomedical research on the role of calcium as an intracellular signaling molecule, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 25 years, uses a range of different approaches including cell physiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and biophysics. His current research program focuses on the role of gap junctions in the development of cataracts in the lens of the eye because an elevation in cytosolic calcium concentration which closes these cell-to-cell channels is one of the critical early steps in the development of lens cataract formation. Dr. Louis is a member of the Board of the Council of Research Policy and Graduate Education (CRPGE) of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC); he has served on many peer- review grant committees as well as the boards of biotech industry associations in both Minnesota and Georgia.

Dr. Louis served as Vice President for Research at Georgia State University from 2000-2004, having previously served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota for over 20 years where he held a number of administrative positions that included Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics from 1998-2000 and Assistant Vice President for Research and Associate Dean of the Graduate School from 1994-1998. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of Connecticut Health Center, and Leeds University in England.

Responsibilities

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research oversees the following areas: 

The Office of Sponsored Programs Administration

The Office of Research Integrity

The Office of Technology Commercialization

The Office of Research Development

The Campus Veterinarian

 

In addition the Office of Research is responsible for the review and regulatory oversight of campus research Centers and Organized Research Units at UCR.

The Vice Chancellor is the Institutional Official responsible for acceptance and investigation of allegations of research misconduct on the campus.

Finally, the Vice Chancellor aids UCR faculty and Deans in identifying funding opportunities and facilitating proposal development for multidisciplinary and multicampus research initiatives.

Key Staff

Bruce Morgan
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Email: bruce.morgan@ucr.edu
Telephone:(951) 827-5535
Fax:(951) 827-4483

Direct responsibility for Sponsored Programs and Research Development. As Chief Financial Officer, oversees the the operations of the Office of Research (OR)

Bill Schmechel
Director, Research Integrity
Email: william.schmechel@ucr.edu
Telephone:(951) 827-5535
Fax:(951) 827-4483

Oversees compliance with Federal, State, and other regulations for research involving animal subjects, human subjects, biohazardous materials, recombinant DNA, and conflict of interest issues.

Akiko Sato
Campus Veterinarian
Email: akiko.sato@ucr.edu
Telephone:(951) 827-5845
Fax:(951) 827-2396
Web Site: vet.ucr.edu

Provides veterinary care to laboratory animals, providing guidance and training to researchers and animal technicians, continuing a program of veterinary care in accordance with APHIS regulations, provides emergency animal care and manages the Office of the Campus Veterinarian.

Craig Sheward
Asst. Vice Chancellor Technology
Email: craig.sheward@ucr.edu
Telephone:(951) 827-5535
Fax:(951) 827-4483

Directs the operations of Technology Commercialization whose mission is to create a campus environment which supports and encourages the development and transfer into society of inventions and other intellectual property developed in the course of research activities at UCR, and to advance technology transfer as a complement to instructional and research activities

Jane Schultz
Director, Research Development
Email: jane.schultz@ucr.edu
Telephone:(951) 827-5535
Fax:(951) 827-4483

Provides assistance in obtaining research funding by providing a variety of services including, assistance with developing interdisciplinary research groups, liaising with program officers regarding grant preparation and review questions, and managing limited submissions for the campus and organizing grant writing workshops.