Trachette Jackson

As a member of the OVPR leadership team, Professor Jackson plays a key role in positioning U-M as a leader in innovation, knowledge creation, and societal impact. She leads efforts to develop a structured approach to building and sustaining partnerships with academic institutions of different types, fostering research excellence, and enhancing the global visibility and competitiveness of U-M research.

Dr. Jackson leads the Michigan Research Launchpad (MRL), a strategic framework designed to strengthen U-M’s ability to compete for and secure large-scale, high-impact research funding. She also serves as the faculty lead for Bold Challenges, an initiative that identifies and accelerates cross-cutting research efforts to address complex societal challenges and oversees the OVPR’s faculty research awards process to elevate institutional visibility and recognition

In addition, Dr. Jackson leads the development and implementation of Elevating Every Mind in Research: A Culture-Driven Strategy for Research Excellence, OVPR’s framework for embedding culture, strategy, and systems across the research enterprise to expand participation, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and advance research-related goals aligned with OVPR and Look to Michigan priorities.

Jackson received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington and joined U-M in 2000. She is currently a professor in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Motivated by addressing critical challenges associated with cancer therapeutics, much of her research focuses on developing multiscale mathematical models to optimize novel combination treatment strategies. She is an award-winning educator and scholar who has received numerous honors for her accomplishments in both research and teaching.