Office of Research About Us Message from the Vice Deans of Research Research Support & Development Faculty Residents & Fellows Postdocs & Career Scientists Graduate & Medical Students Undergraduates Grant & Funding Services Guidance, Training & Resources Contact Us Clinical Trials Administration Clinical Research Training Resources Policies and Guidelines Oncore Utilization Policy Bio Sci 199 Foreign Affiliations Interventional Clinical Trials Policy Responsible Conduct of Research Rigor and Responsibility School Center Guidelines Space Allocation Scientific Clinical Research Internship Program (SCRIP) Vendor Policy Research Outreach Faculty Research Retreat Message from the Vice Deans of Research Home Research Office of Research Office of Research: About Us Message From The Vice Deans of Research Welcome to the UC Irvine School of Medicine Office of Research Vice Deans of Research Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD, and Eric J. Vilain, MD, PhDFounded in 1965, UC Irvine has rapidly emerged as one of our nation’s leading research universities. The university ended the 2026 fiscal year with $670 million in grants and contracts to support UC Irvine’s thriving research enterprise. The UC Irvine School of Medicine faculty were responsible for $393 million of that total, accounting for a robust 59% of the total research funding for UC Irvine. As the steward of the Discover pillar of the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s tripartite mission of Discover. Teach. Heal., the School of Medicine's Office of Research devotes its work to furthering biomedical research and innovation. We are dedicated to supporting our researchers to achieve distinction in basic, translational and clinical research to enable discoveries of fundamental biological and pathobiological processes, and novel therapeutic approaches, diagnostics and analytics. An overarching goal of our enterprise is to build a pipeline that enables basic science breakthroughs to be translated into safe and effective disease prevention techniques, treatments and cures for people across Orange County, the state of California, the nation and the world. Our faculty are engaged in groundbreaking research in each of our four basic science departments and 20 clinical departments. Our aim, and that of the Office of Research staff, is to support researchers in their work. To that end, we have a strong suite of services that offer research support and development through programs and activities that promote research collaboration, data access, community engagement and outreach, innovation and recognition. Comprehensive details are available on the School of Medicine Office of Research website. We are always available to offer guidance and support, so please feel free to contact us directly. Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhDabbottg@hs.uci.eduVice Dean, Basic Science Research Eric J. Vilain, MD, PhDevilain@hs.uci.eduVice Dean, Clinical Research