About the Office

The mission of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) is to empower our research community in its pursuit of discovery and innovation, foster meaningful collaboration across disciplines, and advance and promote breakthroughs that drive positive change.

The OVPR is responsible for the current and future health of the university’s research enterprise, including institutional research compliance, research development, undergraduate research, and cross-divisional research initiatives, such as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships, the Johns Hopkins Catalyst and Discovery Awards, and the President’s Frontier Award.  We support important multidisciplinary, collaborative research projects, including the Signature Initiatives identified in the Rising to the Challenge Campaign and multidivisional proposals in response to RFAs.

We facilitate the Research Oversight Committee (ROC), comprised of the divisional research deans, research administration directors, and key university personnel, to strategically plan Johns Hopkins’ research infrastructure.  We are also responsible for the university research programs administration that oversees policies, procedures, and information systems for research grants.

• Animal Research Resources
• Awards Programs & Major Initiatives
• Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships
• Johns Hopkins University Research Administration (JHURA)
• Research Communications
• Research Development Team

Denis Wirtz, PhD Vice Provost for Research @deniswirtz	Alexandra Albinak, JD, MBA Associate Vice Provost for Research Administration
Nick Wigginton, PhD Associate Vice Provost for Research	Thomas Burns, JD, MBA Associate Vice Provost and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for Research
Chasmine Stoddart, MS Director for Research	Kenneth Pienta, MD Provost’s Fellow Director of Research, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Donald S. Coffey Professor of Urology