Office of Research functions and opportunities

1. Office of Researchfunctions and opportunities SOBHA JAISHANKAR, PH.D Asst. Vice president for research sjaishan@ufl.edu

4. Office of the Vice President for Research Vice President Dr. David P. Norton Research Administration Research Compliance Research Program Development Research Support Services http://www.research.ufl.edu/

5. Research Administration Division of Sponsored Research http://www.research.ufl.edu/research.html • All research universities have an equivalent office • Certifies on behalf of the university that research will be conducted in accordance with federal regulations • Primary functions are to provide faculty and PIs with an administrative interface to sponsors who fund their research • Grant Proposals are processed and electronically submitted via the Proposal Processing and Pre-award office • Awards are received and project accounts established by the Post-award office • Negotiates all contracts on behalf of the PI • Keeps the research community abreast of new regulations and funding trends

6. Research Compliance http://www.research.ufl.edu/research/compliance.html Research has to be conducted in strict compliance with Federal Regulations. • Fiscal compliance – check to ensure that expenditures on grants are in compliance with OMB circulars • Export Control – ensures that research conducted cannot be used by nations/individuals hostile to the United States • Financial and other conflicts of interest • Research misconduct • Provides guidance to ensure research is conducted in an ethical manner • Research with human subjects • Research with animal subjects

7. Research Support Services Administrative Support for Research Related Activities • Information Services • IRB and IACUC support offices • Animal Care Services • Core facilities: • Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research • Center of Excellence for Regenerative Health Biotechnology

8. Research Program Development • Research Program Development: • http://research.ufl.edu/research-program-development.html • Assist faculty in their attempts to find funding for their research programs • email: programdevelopment@research.ufl.edu • Coordinate the selection of UF’s nominees to limited application programs • Coordinate internal seed fund programs • Provides assistance with the development of large multidisciplinary projects. • Work towards improving relationships with industry and with federal sponsors

9. Finding Funding: Where to Look http://research.ufl.edu/faculty_and_staff/program-development.html • Online Funding Databases • COS-PIVOT http://research.ufl.edu/research-program-development/cos-pivot-funding.html • GrantsNetwww.GrantsNet.org • Private Foundations www.foundationcenter.org • Free Email Alerts from Funding Agencies www.Grants.gov • Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS) – available on the UF Libraries website http://iris.library.uiuc.edu/~iris/search.html • Office of Research Funding Opportunities Webpage http://my.research.ufl.edu/applications/fundingopportunities/opportunities.aspx

10. programdevelopment@research.ufl.edu

12. Office of Technology Licensing http://www.research.ufl.edu/otl/ Primary focus for OTL is to commercialize inventions made by UF faculty The UF OTL was ranked #5 in nation in 2005 by the Milken Institute for their ability to transfer university IP to commercial use. Post-doctoral fellows can be co-inventors OTL also directs the activities at two incubators: Florida Innovation Hub: http://www.floridainnovationhub.ufl.edu/ Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator: http://www.sidmartinbio.org/ Both incubators occupied largely by companies spun off from UF technologies.

13. Research Communications http://research.ufl.edu/publications.html Publishes the Explore Magazine which features stories on UF research, the faculty and their research impact. IMPACT! UF and FSU researchers are collaborating to tackle youth concussions by Claire Baralt

14. Centers and Institutes http://research.ufl.edu/or/about/centers-and-institutes.html Reporting to the Vice President for Research

15. Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technology http://nimet.ufl.edu/ Manages the Nanoscale Research Facility – a state of the art facility for nanofabrication and research NIMET includes faculty in many disciplines – chemistry, medicine, materials science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering Presents many opportunities for collaborative research – nanomedicine, nano and micro-technology

16. Center of Excellence In Regenerative Health Biotechnology http://cerhb.ufl.edu/ http://www.floridabiologix.ufl.com/

17. Florida Energy Systems Consortium

18. Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere http://www.humanities.ufl.edu/about.html The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere at the University of Florida has three interrelated purposes: To facilitate and promote the research programs of humanities scholars at the University, To provide an intellectual space and a physical location within the University and College for critical and collaborative discussions of the humanities that reach across and beyond individual disciplines, and To provide a place for outreach to the community in which we live and teach.