Welcome to the Office of the Vice Dean of Research!

Our mission is to foster and promote a collaborative environment that encourages innovative approaches to tackle contemporary challenges in biomedicine, addressing health and disease across the spectrum of age, gender and ethnicities, with an eye to promoting a healthier tomorrow.

Office of the VDR Vision Statement

Our vision is to be the resource for Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) faculty, staff, students and administration on all aspects of research administration and support.

Administrative Research Leadership Team   

Meharvan Singh, PhD Vice Provost for Research Loyola University of Chicago Vice Dean of Research Professor in Dept of Cellular and Molecular Physiology Stritch School of Medicine 708-216-0894 msingh@luc.edu
Tina Rutschman Executive Assistant to the Vice Dean of Research and Vice Provost for Research 708-216-8433 trutschman@luc.edu
Samantha Bynum, MS Program Manager - Office of the Vice Dean of Research and Vice Provost for Research 708-216-5139 sbynum1@luc.edu

Last Updated 01/26/2022