Sponsored Research Administration (SRA)

Welcome to Sponsored Research Administration

Sponsored Research Administration (SRA) is the designated pre-award and post-award administration office for The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). The overarching mission of SRA is to provide leadership, expertise and comprehensive support to JAX’s research community and to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, from application through closeout.

The SRA team assists JAX faculty and other research staff to obtain sponsored research funding, facilitates the submission of all sponsored projects proposals on behalf of JAX, negotiates and executes agreements, and assists Principal Investigators (PIs) in the administration of externally sponsored research and internal awards (e.g., Director’s Innovation Fund).

• SRA Pre-award is responsible for management and coordination of the grant application process from concept through award and beyond, as well as sub-award issuance and negotiation.
  • Contact Pre-award: preaward@jax.org
• SRA Post-award provides assistance to investigators with grants accounting, award budgeting and financial compliance.
  • Contact Post-award: ospteam@jax.org
•  SRA Data Team is responsible for managing and executing the backlog of research data systems, structure improvements, and reporting needs, through an agile workflow process. The Data Team is also responsible for the budget, planning, and analysis for research grants and internal research support.
  • Contacts: Barrett Lunt (barrett.lunt@jax.org);  Kevin Walton (kevin.walton@jax.org); Charlene Mackie (charlene.mackie.jax.org); Jeremy Dickson-Smith (jeremy.dicksonsmith@jax.org); Karen Fancher (karen.fancher@jax.org)
• SRA Accounting is responsible for managing the post-award accounting functions related to sponsored awards including internal JAX Research/Education/Training activities, restricted gifts and endowment income, as well as invoicing, billing, and purchase orders.
  • Contact Accounting: SPA@jax.org
• Team Email:srateam@jax.org

Leadership:

• Diego Vazquez, Director, Sponsored Research Administration (diego.vazquez@jax.org)
• Maura Vonasek, Associate Director, Sponsored Research Administration (maura.vonasek@jax.org)
• Barrett Lunt, Associate Director, Research Reporting and Analytics (barrett.lunt@jax.org)
• Krystal Emerson, Senior Manager, Sponsored Project Accounting (krystal.emerson@jax.org)

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Public Information Requests

In compliance with the Public Health Service (PHS) regulation on Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought (42 C.F.R. Part 50, Subpart F), members of the public may request information about financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) associated with principal investigators and senior/key personnel on Public Health Service-supported projects at The Jackson Laboratory. The Laboratory will respond within five business days of the receipt of the request.

Under the regulation, The Jackson Laboratory must provide FCOI information if:

• The significant financial interest was disclosed to the Laboratory and is still held by the senior/key personnel; and
• The Laboratory determined that the significant financial interest is related to the PHS-funded research; and
• The Laboratory determined that the significant financial interest is a financial conflict of interest (FCOI) under regulatory standards.

Requests should be submitted via email to sradirector@jax.org identifying the PHS award number and the name of the senior/key personnel being requested.

Mailing address

The Jackson Laboratory
600 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609