Vice Chancellor for Research
Bio for Dr. Charles F. Louis
Dr. Charles F. Louis
Vice Chancellor for Research
Professor of Cell Biology
& Neuroscience
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 Chair of the Executive Committee of the
Council of Research Policy and Graduate Education (CRPGE) of the
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) serving on
the Board of Directors of APLU, and a member of the Board of
Directors of the Council on Government Relations (COGR); 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
Research Development
Information
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
Charles Greer
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Email: charles.greer@ucr.edu
Telephone:(951) 827-5535
Fax:(951) 827-4483
Direct responsibility for Sponsored Programs and
Research Development. As Chief Financial Officer and Administrative
Officer, oversees 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
Assistant 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