Office Location

156 Jones Research Building

Bianca joined the Department of Integrative Immunology in September 2026, but she has been part of the Duke Research Support Administration Resource (RASR) in the School of Medicine supporting the basic sciences since 2023. She provides research administration support for faculty and students, including both pre- and post-award grants management.

Second email: IIB-Grants.duke.edu 

Job Duties

Bianca’s primary faculty members are Drs. Maria Ciofani, Saskia Hemmers, Stacy Horner, Ed Maio, and Mari Shinohara.

• Coordinates comprehensive grant proposals, including non-scientific application components, budgets, sponsor requirements, compliance reviews, internal routing, and submission processes. 
• Manages award setup and administration, including fund code requests, subaward agreements and amendments, account establishment, and other award actions.  
• Oversees post-award financial management through monthly reconciliation, spending projections, burn-rate monitoring, and personnel and non-personnel expense planning. 
• Coordinates personnel effort allocations and monitors compliance with sponsor requirements, committed effort, federal regulations, and institutional policies. 
• Manages ongoing award requirements, including RPPRs, financial and administrative reporting, and award closeout in collaboration with faculty and students.

Certifications

• Advanced Grant Management (AGM) Certification, 2025
• Research Administration Academy (RAA) Certification, 2024
• Master’s in Business Administration, 2025 
• Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education-English, 2014