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Internal Medicine Research Office

To learn more about IM research and support services, contact our operations, research administration, and clinical research administration staff:

Internal Medicine Research Office
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
4062 Sudler, MS 1037
Kansas City, KS 66160

Research Operations: imro-ops@kumc.edu
Research Administrationimro@kumc.edu 
Clinical  Research Administrationimroct@kumc.edu


Research Operations

Key People

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Miranda Handke
Executive Director, All of Us Research Program/Heartland Consortium
Senior Director, Research Operations
imro-ops@kumc.edu

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Carolina Aguiar
Director of Clinical Research Operations
imroct@kumc.edu

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Thanh Koontz
Director of Research Operations
imro-ops@kumc.edu


Operations Staff

Brendan Burns
Research Operations Coordinator

Elizabeth Durkee
Research Operations Manager

Vanessa Harper
Events and Research Communication Coordinator

Tiffany Ingram
Research Operations Coordinator

Amy Moran
Clinical Trial Project Manager

Madison Spencer
Research Operations Budget Analyst

Research Administration

Key People

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Ilse Duarte
Senior Director, Research Administration
imro@kumc.edu 

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Betina Senat
Director of Research Administration
imro@kumc.edu 

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Chris Bessmer
Director of Clinical Research Administration
imroct@kumc.edu


Research Administration Staff

Jenifer Crompton
Research Administrator

Khang Duong
Research Administrator

Maria Gonzales
Research Project Manager

Brenda Merrick
Research Project Manager

Joel Neises
Research Administrator

Tricia Robertson
Research Administrator

Pam Simpson
Research Project Manager

Gracie Smith
Research Administrator

Kaylah Ward
Research Administrator


Clinical Research Administration Staff

Jen Brady
Senior Regulatory Coordinator

Yvenie Desire
Senior Regulatory Coordinator

Mariah Duff
Regulatory Project Manager

Trevor Lampkin
Senior Regulatory Coordinator

Lisa Tempest-Browning
Senior Regulatory Coordinator

KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
Mailstop 1022
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-6000
Fax: 913-588-3995