Grant Services

Meet the Team

Name	Contact Information	Departmental Assignments
Monia Mariani-Besch Senior Grants Manager	646-962-4032 mom4004@med.cornell.edu	Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC) Medicine-Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Pediatrics WCM Qatar
Concynella Graham-Wright, MPA Team Lead	646-962-4022 cog2006@med.cornell.edu	Brain & Mind Research Institute MD/PhD Program Medicine - CEESR Meyer Cancer Center Microbiology & Immunology
Beatrice Moy, Ed.D Senior Grants Specialist	646-962-4020 bem4002@med.cornell.edu	Anesthesiology Center for Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Genetic Medicine Graduate School Medicine - Infectious Diseases Medicine - Public Health Programs Medicine - Regenerative Medicine Ophthalmology Tri-I Research & Training
Christine Lee Senior Grants Specialist	646-962-3892 chl4028@med.cornell.edu	Dermatology Emergency Medicine Institute for Research in IBD Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism Medicine - Global Health Medicine - Nephrology & Hypertension Metabolics Health Center Obstetrics & Gynecology Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Physiology & Biophysics Urology
Diana Hippolyte Senior Grants Specialist	646-962-4410 dih2008@med.cornell.edu	Population Health Sciences Radiology Prior approval requests for ALL departments
Matteus de Melo Senior Grants Specialist	646-962-4023 mnd4001@med.cornell.edu	Biochemistry Drukier Institute for Children's Health Information Technologies & Services Medicine - General Internal Medicine Medicine - Medical Ethics Neurological Surgery Neurology Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Pharmacology Psychiatry Radiaton Oncology
Sara Ahmed, MPA Senior Grants Specialist	646-962-4025 saa4021@med.cornell .edu	Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiovascular Research Institute Cell & Developmental Biology Medicine - Cardiology Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology Medicine - Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine Medicine - Hematology & Medical Oncology Rehabilitation Medicine Surgery

The Grants Team supports the WCM research community by helping WCM faculty find and pursue viable research opportunities and manage their awards from inception to closeout. OSRA serves as the liaison between Principal Investigator(s) (PIs) and Sponsors so our researchers can focus their time and talent on science. The team liaises closely with Grant Accounting, JCTO, University Counsel, CTL, IRB, IACUC, EHS, Conflicts Management Office and Research Compliance departments.

In addition to shaping institutional policy to promote and protect faculty research and creativity OSRA is responsible for the following activities:

Facilitate pre-award activities on behalf of Principal Investigators
- Proposal review & submission
- Just-in Time (JIT) requests
- Notice of award processing and activation
- Incoming and outgoing Subaward requests
Authority to review, approve, and submit grant and contract proposals on behalf of WCM
- Award maintenance activities
- Ensure awards maintain compliance with regulatory agencies
- Submission of progress reports with institutional approval
Review and submit actions requiring sponsor prior-approval