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Dr. Joanna Groden

Investor

Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois Chicago at Illinois Ventures

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Dr. Joanna Groden serves as Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois Chicago, overseeing research operations across multiple institutes and coordinating a collaborative partnership with Argonne National Laboratory. A human geneticist and cancer biologist, she conducted NIH-funded research for over 30 years focused on identifying genetic causes of inherited cancers, and previously held an investigatorship with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Under her leadership, UIC research award dollars increased 27 percent to approximately $500 million, and she holds fellowships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Gastroenterological Association.

Experience

  1. University of Illinois ChicagoVice Chancellor for Researchcurrent2018 — presentChicago, IL
  2. The Ohio State University, College of MedicineVice Dean for Research2013 — 2017Columbus, Ohio, United States
  3. The Ohio State University, College of MedicineProfessor, Vice Chair, Associate Dean2011 — 2013

Education

  1. Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityPhD, Cell Biology and Genetics1981 — 1989
  2. Middlebury CollegeBiology, General1974 — 1978
  3. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CTHigh School1968 — 1974

Skills & more

Public Speaking1Adult Education1Clinical Trials1Immunohistochemistry5Science8Program Development2Higher Education3Molecular Cloning1Cancer2Research3Biochemistry1Fundraising1
+12 moreMolecular BiologyGrant WritingCell CultureHealthcareUniversity TeachingImmunologyTranslational ResearchFluorescence MicroscopyClinical ResearchCellBioinformaticsDrug Discovery

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Colleagues at Illinois Ventures

Christopher Valera
Operations Coordinator at Illinois Ventures
Dennis Hesch
Chairman, Executive VP, The Carle System at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Guy Padbury
SVP, Oncology Clinical Pharmacology at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Jay Walsh
Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation, University of Illinois at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Jeffrey Brown
Professor, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Susan A. Martinis
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Suseelan R. Pookote
Director, Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois Chicago at Illinois Ventures
Jacob Kinsey
Senior Director at Illinois Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dr. Joanna Groden work?
Dr. Joanna Groden is Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois Chicago at Illinois Ventures.

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Illinois Chicago11

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