Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation Brad Shelton announced on Tuesday that William Cresko accepted the position of associate vice president for research in the Office for Research and Innovation.

An associate professor of biology and the director of the Institute for Ecology and Evolution, Cresko has been at the University of Oregon for more than 14 years. He was one of the lead researchers on the biological networks analysis cluster proposal accepted as part of the Clusters of Excellence hiring initiative.

Cresko’s research interests include the developmental genetic and cellular basis of phenotypic evolution. To perform his research he uses genetic mapping, developmental studies and functional transgenic approaches.

In this new role he will partner with others on the vice president’s executive team to provide management and oversight of sponsored research administration, research centers and institutes and research core facilities.

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—Melissa Foley, Public Affairs Communications