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Meet the VP for research and the corresponding leaders and team

Stephen Dewhurst, University of Rochester Vice President for Research and Chief Research Officer
VP for research

Meet Steve Dewhurst

Stephen Dewhurst, PhD, was named Vice President for Research on June 20, 2023. An accomplished virologist and HIV researcher, and respected scientific and academic leader who has been serving in the interim role since 2021, Dewhurst has been appointed to this key leadership role by University President Sarah Mangelsdorf, and following Board of Trustees approval.

Dewhurst has extensive research and academic experience in the health sciences space. He joined the University as a professor in 1990, and has served as Vice Dean for Research at URMC since 2013.

Read Dewhurst's full biography

Leadership and team

Meet the administrators and leaders who report to the VP for research.

Research leadership

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Sarah Mumford (starting Dec 1)
Office for Human Subject Protection (OHSP)
AVP

Office of the VP for Research team