Supporting your Research and Scholarship

1. Supporting your Research and Scholarship We Can Help! Dr. Jeff Seemann Vice President for Research 860-486-3621 | jeff.seemann@uconn.edu

2. UConn Research The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) plays a central role in the continuing success and development of the faculty’s research, scholarship, and creative endeavors through its leadership and provision of service activities in the broad areas of Research Development, Technology Commercialization andResearch Administration. The goal of the OVPR is to help make UConn one of the nation’s top 10 public research universities by 2020 as a result of supporting its faculty’s profound positive impact on the quality of the human condition in Connecticut, the nation, and the world. research UNLEASHED

3. Need to Find Money?We Can Help!Funding Databases • Community of Science (COS) Pivot and InfoEd SPIN • Search a database of current funding opportunities • Share funding opportunities with colleagues • Setup and receive funding opportunity alerts • Identify collaborators within/outside UConn based on expertise and publication information • How to access • (Pivot) pivot.uconn.edu//In • (SPIN) infoed.uconn.edu Need Help? Pivot Steve Batt, 486-6128 steven.batt@uconn.edu SPIN Khamis Abu-Hasaballah, 486-4247 khamis@uconn.edu

4. Looking for UConn Funding & Research Support? We Can Help! • Internal Funding Programs • Research Excellence Program (REP) • Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SSF) • CHIP Seed Grant Program • Faculty Travel Program • Grant Development Services • Grant writing workshops • Proposal development & submission support • Research Centers & Institutes • Biotechnology & Bioservices Center (BBC) • Center for Health Intervention & Prevention (CHIP) • Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering (CESE) Need Help? Michelle Williams, 486-6760 michelle.williams@uconn.edu

5. Trying to Get a Grant? We Can Help! • Trusted advice and guidance in research administration • Proposal review and institutional signature • Contract & award negotiation, setup, management, billing and closeout • Effort reporting, export control & financial conflict of interest matters Sponsored Program Services Need Help? Mike Glasgow, 486-3619 michael.glasgow@uconn.edu

6. Working with Human Subjects, Recombinant DNA and/or Animals? We Can Help! • Research Compliance Services (RCS) and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) are here to help you succeed with research: • Institutional Review Board (IRB) • Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee(IACUC) • Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) • Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC) • Providing consultative services and training • Engage RCS & EHS early to avoid unnecessary research delays Need Help? RCS: Nancy Wallach, 486-8802 nancy.wallach@uconn.edu EHS: Terence Monahan, 486-3613 terencemonahan@uconn.edu

7. Trying to Work with Industry? We Can Help! • UConn researchers bring unique expertise, enthusiastic graduate students and leading edge equipment to solve industry’s research and development challenges. • UConn has many successful research programs with industry partners (UTC, Pratt &Whitney, GE, Comcast) among many others. • UConn can be flexible on business and legal terms that matter to industry--payments, intellectual property, confidentiality. • In some cases, a researcher may wish to consult individually with a company (see www.consulting.uconn.edu for details) Need Help? Andrew Zehner, 486-1339 andrew.zehner@uconn.edu

8. Need Help with Technology Commercialization?We Can Help! Services All Along the Innovation Continuum -- Lab to Market Research Product Need Help? Ali Andalibi 486-3001 ali.andalibi@uconn.edu