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Directory

Meet the ORS Team

Name Title Contact Info
Merharvan Singh, PhD Vice Provost for Research msingh@LUC.edu 
Angelica Vaca Director, Office of Research Services 773.508.2480
avaca1@LUC.edu 
Andrew Ellis Director of Research Compliance 773.508.2689
aellis5@LUC.edu 
Marzena Nowicka Senior Research Administrator 773.508.2128
mnowicka@LUC.edu 
Quang Tran Research Administrator 773.508.2804
qtran2@LUC.edu 
Claudia Orellana Office Manager / Internal Grants Coordinator 773.508.2128
corellana1@LUC.edu 
Marco Leoni Research Administrator 773.508.2477
mleoni@LUC.edu 

 

Research Compliance Committee Chairs and Officials

Name Title Contact Info
Loretta Stalans, PhD Chairperson, Institutional Review Board (human subjects) 773.508.8368
lstalan@LUC.edu 
Martin B. Berg, PhD

Chairperson, IACUC (animal subjects) 

Dr. Jeff Oswald, Interim Attending Veterinarian

773.508.8853
mberg@LUC.edu 
Matthew Hejna Director of Laboratory Safety 773.216.6738
mhejna@LUC.edu 
Eli Port, RSSI Radiation Safety Officer 847.965.1999
eport1@LUC.edu 
Zoe Darlington, RSSI Laser Safety Officer 847.965.1999
zdarlington@LUC.edu 
Bryan Pickett, PhD Biosafety Officer 773.508.3367
fpickett@LUC.edu 
Andrew Ellis Radiation Safety Chairperson 773.508.2689
aellis5@LUC.edu 

 

Meet the ORS Team

Name Title Contact Info
Merharvan Singh, PhD Vice Provost for Research msingh@LUC.edu 
Angelica Vaca Director, Office of Research Services 773.508.2480
avaca1@LUC.edu 
Andrew Ellis Director of Research Compliance 773.508.2689
aellis5@LUC.edu 
Marzena Nowicka Senior Research Administrator 773.508.2128
mnowicka@LUC.edu 
Quang Tran Research Administrator 773.508.2804
qtran2@LUC.edu 
Claudia Orellana Office Manager / Internal Grants Coordinator 773.508.2128
corellana1@LUC.edu 
Marco Leoni Research Administrator 773.508.2477
mleoni@LUC.edu 

 

Research Compliance Committee Chairs and Officials

Name Title Contact Info
Loretta Stalans, PhD Chairperson, Institutional Review Board (human subjects) 773.508.8368
lstalan@LUC.edu 
Martin B. Berg, PhD

Chairperson, IACUC (animal subjects) 

Dr. Jeff Oswald, Interim Attending Veterinarian

773.508.8853
mberg@LUC.edu 
Matthew Hejna Director of Laboratory Safety 773.216.6738
mhejna@LUC.edu 
Eli Port, RSSI Radiation Safety Officer 847.965.1999
eport1@LUC.edu 
Zoe Darlington, RSSI Laser Safety Officer 847.965.1999
zdarlington@LUC.edu 
Bryan Pickett, PhD Biosafety Officer 773.508.3367
fpickett@LUC.edu 
Andrew Ellis Radiation Safety Chairperson 773.508.2689
aellis5@LUC.edu