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Leadership

Director

Andrew McClellan, Ph.D.

213A Lefevre Hall                                                                                       

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO  65211

(573) 882-1447

(573) 884-5020 (fax)

mcclellana@missouri.edu

David B. Gray, Ph.D. (Chair)                                                            

Program in Occupational Therapy                                                    

Washington University

4444 Forest Park Avenue, Campus Box 8505

St. Louis, MO  63108

(314) 286-1658

grayda@msnotes.wustl.edu

 

Michael Acuff, MD                                                                           

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation                       

Rusk Rehabilitation DC046.00

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO 65211

(573) 882-3101

acuffm@health.missouri.edu

 

Marybeth Brown, Ph.D.                                                                   

Department of Physical Therapy

106 Lewis Hall

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO 65211

(573) 884-7531

brownmb@missouri.edu 


Stephen Kinstler                                                                                

Mobility Systems Specialist

9389 Natural Bridge Road

St. Louis, MO 63134

(314) 989-1010

skinstler@unitedaccess.com


Michael F. Nichols, Ph.D.                                                                 

Vice President for Research and Economic Development                   

309 University Hall

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO 65211

(573) 882-6726

nicholsmf@umsystem.edu 


Renee Stucky, Ph.D.                                                                          

Department of Health Psychology

Dc 116.88

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO 65211

(573) 882-8876

stuckyr@health.missouri.edu


Florian P. Thomas, MD, MA, PhD                                                  

Director, VISN Regional MS Center of Excellence                            

St. Louis VA Medical Center

Director, National MS Society Multiple Sclerosis Center

Director, Neuropathy Association Center of Excellence

Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Molecular Virology

St. Louis University  

1438 S. Grand Blvd

St. Louis, MO 63104 

(314) 706-6488                            

thomasfp@slu.edu 

 

Eric Westacott                                                                                               

Westacott Law Firm                                                                                     

1324 Clarkson Clayton Center, #192

Ellisville, MO 63011

(636) 795-6222

ericwestacott@msn.com

 

Advisory Board Staff 

Ashley Wilson

Funding Programs Assistant

309 University Hall

Columbia, MO  65211

(573) 882-1714

(573) 882-3722 (fax)

wilsonak@umsystem.edu

 


Research Parks & Incubators

The University of Missouri System’s statewide network of research parks provides a thriving environment for discoveries to move from the laboratory to the marketplace. The atmosphere of innovation and collaboration attracts national and international tenants who create quality employment opportunities for Missouri citizens and millions of dollars of capital investment across the state.

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Office of Intellectual Property Administration

The Office of Intellectual Property Administration (OIPA) supports the economic development mission by encouraging broad practical application of university research for the public benefit; assisting those associated with the technology transfer program with evaluating, protecting, licensing and commercializing university discoveries; and carrying out new economic development initiatives designed to create jobs in Missouri.

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Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research and Economic Development is dedicated to commercializing university technologies - one of the biggest challenges to that mission is funding. To proactively combat the constant obstacle, the office has formulated different funding programs for faculty, students and innovations in all stages of the discovery process.

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Office of Research & Economic Development

The Office of Research and Economic Development was established in 2005 to link research and commercialization from the four University of Missouri System campuses with emerging and existing firms across the state and around the world. Working closely with the chief research officers, chancellors and technology transfer offices from each campus, the office also serves as a conduit to local, state and federal agencies to ensure research results aid the growth of Missouri’s economy.

The Office is dedicated to advancing Missouri through innovation, investment and infrastructure.

Our enthusiasm for these three categories revolves around the development of intellectual property, funding programs and research parks and incubators. Providing support during critical stages in university inventions’ path to the marketplace stimulates Missouri’s economy, jobs and entrepreneurship.

Our vision is to enable and lead Missouri’s transformation toward a knowledge-based economy dependent upon innovation and entrepreneurship.

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309 University Hall
Columbia MO, 65211
Phone: 573-882-6726
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