{"id":25354,"date":"2024-12-10T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/?page_id=25354"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:21:23","slug":"development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id25354_cbab1a-08{margin-top:-75px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id25354_cbab1a-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25354_cbab1a-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25354_cbab1a-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1500px 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3rem);}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_5a0e29-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_5a0e29-74\">research<br>Development<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25354_6a64fc-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all 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.kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-bottom:4px solid #550000;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25354_2595d6-c5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-67591a61 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:-15px;margin-bottom:-15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/01\/Sharmila_Pathikonda.png\" alt=\"Sharmila Pathikonda picture\" class=\"wp-image-24936\" style=\"width:255px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/01\/Sharmila_Pathikonda.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/01\/Sharmila_Pathikonda-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:85%\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81\"]{font-size:30px;line-height:1.5;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Oswald;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_ab837b-81\">Sharmila Pathikonda, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88\"]{margin-top:-10px;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_2bb0e1-88\">Associate Vice Chancellor for Research<br>Director for Research Development<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:-15px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.5em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items25354_f315a0-9a kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25354_acd985-72 .kt-svg-icon-list-text 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href=\"mailto:ksamples@tamus.edu\">Email<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Dr. Sharmila Pathikonda serves as Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of Research Development at The Texas A&amp;M University System, providing leadership and coordination for research strategy across 12 universities and 8 state agencies. In this role, she advances initiatives that strengthen the System\u2019s research enterprise, support collaboration among member institutions, and expand Texas A&amp;M\u2019s impact through partnerships and service.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_a311e5-58\">With over 13 years of service within the A&amp;M System, Dr. Pathikonda has played a key role in developing and supporting large-scale, multidisciplinary proposals \u2013 totaling over $4.5 billion in competitive submissions \u2013 to federal and state agencies. She works closely with researchers, deans, and administrators to align institutional priorities, build capacity, and facilitate partnerships that enhance the System\u2019s collective competitiveness. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_9ba284-d7\">Her scientific and administrative experience spans research development, compliance, and education. As Acting Chief Research Compliance Officer, she provided interim leadership that ensured continuity of oversight and upheld the A&amp;M System\u2019s standards for research integrity and coordination across all member institutions. She has also contributed to education and outreach initiatives such as Project LISTO, which advances literacy-infused science instruction and teacher development in rural and non-rural school districts across the State of Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_980d35-24\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_980d35-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_980d35-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_980d35-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_980d35-24\">Additionally, she led the implementation of the inaugural Rural Resilience Summit, hosted by the A&amp;M System, which brought together educators, researchers, and community leaders to strengthen partnerships that support rural communities across Texas. Deeply committed to the mission and values of the A&amp;M System, Dr. Pathikonda is passionate about serving the System in any capacity where she can strengthen research, foster collaboration, and enhance opportunities for all members of the A&amp;M System.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_1ccda4-1b\">Dr. Pathikonda holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Biology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and an M.S. in Biochemistry, as well as a B.Sc. in Botany, Microbiology, and Chemistry from Bangalore University. Her academic and administrative background provides a strong foundation for developing strategic, data-informed programs that strengthen research across disciplines and regions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_318988-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_318988-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_318988-3f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_318988-3f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_318988-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_318988-3f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_318988-3f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25354_318988-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25354_318988-3f\"] 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