InterAC Research Meeting –
Interaction and Acceleration of Research
MINUTES
Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Medical School Board Room, 1st Floor Gray Building
Attending:
Drs. Batalia, Bleecker, Cline, Diz, Feldman, Furth, Kaplan, Kritchevsky, Li, McCall, Meyers, Morris,
Muday, Swords, Tomlinson, Xu, Mr. Daniel, Ms. Hooker, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Klein, Ms. McClellan,
Ms. Molloy, Mr. Nolan, Mr. O’Byrne, Ms. Pranke, Ms. Rankin, Ms. Smith, Ms. Tiernan
Absent:
Drs. Atala, Bell, Bowden, Butler, Carroll, Debinski, Harrison, Holmes, Hoth, Jerome, Joyner,
Kim-Shapiro, King, Langefeld, Miller, Parks, Pardee, Pasche, Poehling, Porrino, Su, Wagenknecht,
Ms. Hooker, Ms. Hopkins, Mr. Kavanaugh, Ms. Marshall, Ms. Presnell, Mr. Price, Ms. Russell,
Ms. Woodside
Guests:
Dr. Alexander-Miller, Brosnihan, Dubey, Hawkins, Kucera
Business Topics:
Dr. Kaplan called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. He requested a motion to approve the minutes of December
17, 2013. Dr. Kritchevsky made a motion to approve, and Mr. O’Byrne seconded the motion; all in favor, none
opposed. Any subsequent changes to the minutes should be sent to Ms. Molloy.
REMINDER: Please send Shared Equipment lists to Laurie Molloy by 4/15/14
REMINDER: Center Budgets for Fiscal Year 2015 remain at the same levels as Fiscal Year 2014
Presentations:
Genomics Center Specialized Services and Cores
The first presentation combined a ‘Genomics Center Overview’ by Dr. Eugene Bleecker, and a ‘Genomics Center
Specialized Services and Cores’ by Dr. Greg Hawkins. Dr. Bleecker provided an overview of the center and its
focus on collaborations with an emphasis on population based genomics studies oriented towards large cohort
studies. The Genomics Center has a broad reach, with Genomics Center faculty linked to about 25% of the
active grants at WFUHS.
Dr. Hawkins followed with a report on the specialized services/core technologies that are available within the
Genomics Center. The four primary areas include expertise and equipment: (1) DNA sequencing, (2)
Genotyping, (3) Gene Expression, and (4) DNA Purification. Please see the attached slides for detailed
information about the equipment, scientific application, and contacts. There are extensive research resources
available in this area, and we encourage other centers and research faculty to contact Dr. Hawkins to obtain
more specific information regarding potential future collaborations.
Wake Forest Innovations: Providing Services for Engaging Industry
Eric Tomlinson, Chief Innovation Office for WFBMC explained the three core activities/services of Wake Forest
Innovations. These include (1) Product Innovation & Commercialization of ideas and inventions, (2) Contract
Research and Development Services for commercializing research capabilities and assets, and (3) Wake Forest
Innovation Quarter which encompasses the development of the research park and entrepreneurship.
Wake Forest Innovations promotes product innovation through the internal commercialization pathway
financial awards and the CHA Health System bidirectional agreement. The enterprise also is engaged in
marketing and contracting research & development services and in the marketing and commercialization of
proprietary technologies. Please contact Wake Forest Innovations if you have an interest in expanding center
products and/or specialized research & development services with industry partners (wakeheath.edu intranet:
innovations).
The Innovation Quarter is the fastest growing urban research park in the United States and promotes achieving
harmony between working and living through a myriad of services as it seeks develop 145 acres in downtown
Winston-Salem into a hub for innovation in medical science and information technology.
Please see the attached slides for more detailed information on Wake Forest Innovations.
Scheduled Meetings
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January 28, 2014,
February 25, 2014,
April 22, 2014,
May 27, 2014,
4:00-5:00
4:00-5:00
4:00-5:00
4:00-5:00
Canceled due to snow
Canceled due to late schedule changes for speakers
Biotech Place, Rooms 155 A&B
Medical School Board Room
Attachments:
A. IAC Presentation Genomics – Drs. Bleecker and Hawkins slides
B. InterAC March 2014 Tomlinson – Dr. Tomlinson’s slides
Please forward any topic suggestions to lmolloy@wakehealth.edu and jkaplan@wakehealth.edu.