Office of Research Services

Research Administration

Matthew J. Hejna
Director of CTRE Operations, Research Compliance & Safety
(708) 216-6738
mhejna@luc.edu

Susan Meyer Pugl, B.A.
Director of Grants Administration
(708) 216-8537
Smeyer1@luc.edu

Contract Administration

Nicole Pisano, JD
Director of Contracts and Research Policy
(708) 216-2694
npisano@luc.edu

Marina R. White
Senior Contract Analyst
mwhite31@luc.edu

Lauren Feilich
Grant and Contract Specialist
lfeilich@luc.edu

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Clinical Research Office

Colleen Fitzgerald, MD
Medical Director

Elizabeth C Kirwan, RN
Senior Director

General Contact Information
708-216-2276
SSOMCRO@luc.edu

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Walter Jeske, PhD
Committee Chair

Antonio Valero, DVM, LATG, CPIA
IACUC Director
(708) 216-4288
avalero@luc.edu

Peggie Young
Administrative Secretary
(708) 216-5997
pyoung4@luc.edu

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Thomas Gallagher, PhD
Committee Chair

Matthew Hejna
IBC Coordinator

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Robert Wagner, MD
Committee Chair

Cynthia C. Tom, MS, MA
Director, Human Research Protection Program
(708) 216-6198
ctom@luc.edu

Linda Millbrandt, RN, BSN, CCRP
Director, Office of Research Services Conflict of Interest
(708) 216-4567
lmillbr@luc.edu

Angela Carrico, D.Bioethics
Associate Director, Human Research Protection Program
(708) 216-4608
acarrico@luc.edu