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The Office of Research and Technology Management (ORTM) is structured to provide support for the Case Western Reserve University community to seek out grant funding, manage research projects responsibly and transfer university technologies to the marketplace.

Led by J. Michael Oakes, PhD, senior vice president for research and technology management, ORTM is committed to promoting the university’s mission throughout the research lifecycle.

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Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

  • J. Michael Oakes

    J. Michael Oakes, PhD

    Senior Vice President for Research
    Office of Research and Technology Management
    Veale Professor of Technology Transfer and Commercialization
    Professor
    Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
    School of Medicine

    Email: michael.oakes@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0143

  • Steve Fening

    Stephen Fening, PhD

    Associate Vice President for Research
    Professor
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    School of Medicine
    Managing Director
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership

    Email: steve.fening@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2639

  • Daniel Pendergast

    Daniel Pendergast, MBA, MSE

    Associate Vice President of Technology Transfer and Commercialization
    Technology Transfer Office

    Email: daniel.pendergast@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0184

  • Joan Schenkel

    Joan Schenkel, MS

    Associate Vice President for Research Administration

    Email: joan.schenkel@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4268

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    Nick Barendt

    Assistant Vice President of Research for Technology and Ecosystem Growth
    Office of Research and Technology Management
    Executive Director
    Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS)
    Co-Executive Director
    IoT Collaborative
    Adjunct Senior Instructor
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Case School of Engineering
    Adjunct Senior Instructor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: nicholas.barendt@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.1809

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    Jennifer Capretta, BA

    Assistant Vice President for Research
    Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

    Email: Jennifer.Capretta@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0143

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    Chelice Carter

    Department Assistant III

    Email: chelice.carter@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4510

  • Agata Exner headshot

    Agata A. Exner, PhD

    Henry Willson Payne Professor
    Department of Radiology
    School of Medicine
    Vice Chair of Basic Research
    Department of Radiology
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    Director
    CWRU Center for Imaging Research
    Co-Leader
    Cancer Imaging Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Associate Director
    Medical Scientist Training Program
    School of Medicine
    Strategic Advisor to the Senior Vice President for Research & Technology Management
    Office of Research and Technology Management

    Email: agata.exner@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6727

  • Jack Ko

    Jack Ko, MBA

    Director of Data Management and Visualization
    Office of Research and Technology Management

    Email: mxk976@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2653

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    Ina T. Martin, PhD

    Director of Research Cores and Operations
    Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: ina.martin@case.edu

Animal Resource Center

  • John Durfee

    John Durfee, DVM

    Director
    Animal Resource Center
    School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine

    Email: jwd7@case.edu

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