{"id":42178,"date":"2023-03-14T09:46:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=42178"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:30:46","slug":"office-of-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/office-of-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Research oversees Boston University&#8217;s massive research enterprise, from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/university-wide-research-centers-institutes\/\">University-wide centers and institutes<\/a> to<span> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/\">offices<\/a> that help keep research running smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We support all aspects of research at BU, including representing the University to key stakeholders in government, industry, and foundations; developing and implementing policies and procedures to streamline and manage research; hosting<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/events-updates-trainings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">events<\/a> for researchers and administrators, and coordination of research-related\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/committees\/\">committees and councils<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"leadership\">Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-58643 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/kenneth-lutchen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/09\/KL_crop_small-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kenneth Lutchen\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Kenneth Lutchen<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Vice President and Associate Provost for Research<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<hr \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-22 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/diane-baldwin\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/04\/085A6641-173_-26-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Baldwin headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"376\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Diane Baldwin<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Vice President, Sponsored Programs<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-63229 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/vanessa-boland-edouard\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2026\/05\/Vanessa-Edouard.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Boland Edouard\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Vanessa Boland Edouard<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Vice President of Research Operations and Chief of Staff<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-17007 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-industry-engagement stage-bring-to-market\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/industry\/profile\/jon-gilbert\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2019\/04\/20220715_Jon-Gilbert-0042_retouch-240x360-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Gilbert\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Jon Gilbert<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Vice President, Corporate Research &#038; Contracting<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-18 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-orc stage-conducting-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/kate-mellouk\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/04\/kate_mellouk_650px.png\" alt=\"Image of Kate Mellouk\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Kate Mellouk<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Vice President, Research Compliance<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-57940 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research office-research-development\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/lloyd-munjanja\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/07\/LloydMunjanja_Final.png\" alt=\"Lloyd Munjanja\" width=\"310\" height=\"377\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Lloyd Munjanja<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Director of Research Development<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-322 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-td stage-bring-to-market\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/michael-pratt\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/05\/Mike-Pratt-scaled-e1681911554616.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pratt\" width=\"310\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Michael Pratt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Managing Director, Technology Development<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Staff<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-48591 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/molly-davidson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2023\/09\/Molly_Davidson.jpg\" alt=\"Molly Davidson portrait\" width=\"306\" height=\"430\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Molly Davidson<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Senior Associate Director, Administration<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-52628 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/roselourdes-rose-deshon-mejia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-at-11.10.37\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Roselourdes (Rose) Deshon Mejia\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Roselourdes Deshon Mejia<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Director, Events and Space Management<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-56626 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/meridith-st-jean\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"initials\">\n\t\t\tMS\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Meridith St. Jean<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Director of Communications, Research<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-30637 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/lena-tamutiene\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/08\/Headshot_L.-Tamutiene1.jpg\" 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