Contact Us

The KSOM Office of Research Administration is available to assist the KSOM community with Research Administration related needs. Our team works on a variety of tasks, they have been broadly broken down below.

School Sponsored Grant & Contract Proposal Submission Review:

Marie Choi, Associate Research Administrative Director
marie.choi@med.usc.edu

Jessica Madrid, Assistant Research Administrator
jessica.madridhurtado@med.usc.edu

John Rodriguez, Assistant Research Administrator
johnr354@usc.edu

Brianna Alvarado, Assistant Research Administrator
brianna.alvarado@med.usc.edu

Dean’s Research Services/Shared Services:

Caroline Sakai,  Senior Research Administrator
caroline.sakai@med.usc.edu

Annette Sorisho, Research Administrator
sorisho@usc.edu

Aida De Leon, Home Department Payroll/Personnel Coordinator I
aidadele@usc.edu

Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine:

Janet Stoeckert, Senior Research Administrative Director
janet.stoeckert@usc.edu

Marie Choi, Associate Research Administrative Director
marie.choi@med.usc.edu

Aida De Leon, Home Department Payroll/Personnel Coordinator I
aidadele@usc.edu

Integrative Anatomical Sciences:

Janet Stoeckert, Senior Research Administrative Director
janet.stoeckert@usc.edu

Caroline Sakai,Senior Research Administrator
caroline.sakai@med.usc.edu

Aida De Leon, Home Department Payroll/Personnel Coordinator I
aidadele@usc.edu

Research Funding Opportunities, Research Events, Communications, Website:

Rosary Videc, Associate Research Administrator
videc@usc.edu

Administrative Support and Scheduling:

Verrinia Amatulli, Administrative Assistant II
amatulli@usc.edu
 

⤷ Inquires about the following topics are frequently asked by KSOM faculty and research administration ⤶

USC and KSOM Research Policies and Procedures:

Who May be a PI at USC
Grant Cost Allowability and Allocability
Indirect Cost Partial Waivers
Advance Funding
Cost Shares
Grant Transfers
Effort Reporting

Who:
Janet Stoeckert, Senior Research Administrative Director
janet.stoeckert@usc.edu
Marie Choi, Associate Research Administrative Director
marie.choi@med.usc.edu
Caroline Sakai,Senior Research Administrator
caroline.sakai@med.usc.edu

KSOM Research Space and FTE Portal

Caroline Sakai,Senior Research Administrator
caroline.sakai@med.usc.edu

KSOM Recharge Centers/Cores

Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, Associate Dean, Basic and Translational Research, Director, Research Development, SC CTSI
sarah.hamm-alvarez@med.ues.edu
Janet Stoeckert, Senior Research Administrative Director
janet.stoeckert@usc.edu

 

 

Meet our team

Senior Research Administrative Director
Oversees Keck School Research Administration and provides business support to Basic Science Departments and Institutes as needed
(323) 442-3568
janet.stoeckert@usc.edu

Associate Research Administrative Director
Oversees Keck School of Medicine grant proposal submissions and provides business support
(323) 442-1149
marie.choi@med.usc.edu

Research Administrator
Oversees Deans Research Services, internal funding opportunities for Keck School of Medicine and special projects for the Office of Research
(323) 442-5915
caroline.sakai@med.usc.edu

Assistant Research Administrator
Reviews administrative components of Keck School of Medicine grant and contract proposals
brianna.alvarado@med.usc.edu

Administrative Assistant II
Provides administrative support to the Office of Research Administration
(323) 442-1148
amatulli@usc.edu

Home Department Payroll/Personnel Coordinator I
Provides Human Resources and Payroll assistance to the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Integrative Anatomical Sciences, and to other basic science laboratories as assigned.

aidadele@usc.edu

Assistant Research Administrator
Reviews administrative components of Keck School of Medicine grant and contract proposals
(323) 442-1784
jessica.madridhurtado@med.usc.edu

Assistant Research Administrator
Reviews administrative components of Keck School of Medicine grant and contract proposals
johnr354@usc.edu

Research Administrator

sorisho@usc.edu

Associate Research Administrator
Manages internal funding opportunities for Keck School of Medicine, Office of Research Administration communications and marketing.
(323) 442-1476
videc@usc.edu

Contacting the Office

Office of Research Administration
Keck School of Medicine

1975 Zonal Ave
KAM 400
Los Angeles, CA 90033