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312 South Building
Campus Box 4000
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4000
Tel: 919-962-1319
Fax: 919-962-1476
Meet the Vice Chancellor
Tony Waldrop is Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Waldrop, a Columbus, N.C. native, was a Morehead Scholar receiving an A.B. in political science in 1974 and a Ph.D. in physiology, both from the University of North Carolina.
Prior to his current position, he was a professor of molecular and integrative physiology and Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At the University of Illinois, he led the efforts to create a university-associated research park
Waldrop's research has been supported by agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association (AHA). AHA selected him as an Established Investigator. At Illinois, Waldrop was a University Scholar, the premier recognition accorded to faculty by their colleagues. His research interests are hypertension, developmental neurobiology and the effects of hypoxia (low oxygen) on brainstem neurons. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His faculty appointment at UNC-Chapel Hill is as a professor of cell and molecular physiology.
The primary commitment of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development (OVCRED) is to support and promote the research needs of the faculty, staff, and students and to promote economic development activities of the university. Toward that end, OVCRED assists individual faculty members in their research endeavors, encourages interdisciplinary activities across campus, and promotes excellence within all our graduate programs. OVCRED also plays an important role in the University's relationships with foundations, federal agencies, corporations, and the state and federal government. Specifically, OVCRED assists faculty research efforts by providing startup and matching funds to support new programs and initiatives. In addition, this office provides administrative support for research activities through the Office of Sponsored Research, the Office of Technology Development, the Office of Information and Communications, the Office of Research Development, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, the Office of Clinical Trials, the Office of Human Research Ethics, the Office of Animal Care and Use, the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, the Office of Economic and Business Development, the Office of Federal Affairs, the Office of Research Information Systems, and the Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. Eleven multidisciplinary centers and institutes also report to the Vice Chancellor. In addition, Vice Chancellor Waldrop is providing leadership to the Carolina North project.
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Related links
- Tony Waldrop (UNC Cell & Molecular Physiology)
- Morehead Scholar, former track star, to lead Carolina research initiatives (UNC News Services)