For general inquiries, please contact us at 706-542-1404 or email gateway@uga.edu.
Director
Derek Eberhart
Associate Vice President for Research • Executive Director, Innovation Gateway
706-542-2207
dereke@uga.edu
Licensing
Life Sciences
Cory Acuff
706-542-5682
cacuff@uga.edu
Physical Sciences / Engineering
Plant Varieties / Agricultural Biotech
Shelley Fincher
706-542-0969
shelleyf@uga.edu
Brent Marable
706-542-5942
marable@uga.edu
MTAs & NDAs
Eric Sanderson
706-542-6714
eric.sanderson@uga.edu
Specialist Advisors
Cali Brutz
Lecturer and Associate Director
califree@uga.edu
Don Chambers
Lecturer and Associate Director
donald.chambers@uga.edu
Jim Flannery
Lecturer
jimflan@uga.edu
Cassidy Eberhart
Administrative Associate, Entrepreneurship Program
cassidy29@uga.edu
Robert “Bob” Howe Pinckney IV
Director, UGA Entrepreneurship Program
bobpinckney@uga.edu
Kyle Tschepikow
Executive Director, Business Engagement & Innovation
kyletsch@uga.edu
Catherine A. Cuppett
Director, Sponsored Projects Administration, Pre-Award
cathya15@uga.edu
Nick Hinson
Contracting Officer, Sponsored Projects Administration
nhinson@uga.edu
Gene Pope
Director, Conflicts of Interest
gene.pope@uga.edu
John Gay
Senior Accountant, Office of Business & Human Resources, Office of Research
johngay@uga.edu
Nanette Roberts
UGA Research Foundation Accounting Manager, Office of Business & Human Resources
nanette.roberts@uga.edu