EMPOWERING THE PRESENT
AND ENABLING THE FUTURE
RESEARCH and INNOVATION: RESOURCES
and OPPORTUNITIES
www.research.wayne.edu
http://research.wayne.edu/seminarstraining/docs/research_handbook.pdf
Stephen M. Lanier, Ph.D.,
Professor of Pharmacology
Vice President for Research
lanier@wayne.edu
Research Overview
Must Dos for New Faculty
Research Handbook
Online Resources for Researchers
Going Forward with the Right Ingredients
Key areas –Sponsored Programs, Technology
Commercialization, Communications, Faculty
Resources and Support, Regulatory Affairs
THE FLOW
The Idea
The Discovery
Incubation and Nurturing
Development
Application
Benefit for Society
EMPOWERING THE PRESENT AND ENABLING
THE FUTURE
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
•CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF LOCAL,
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
•NURTURE AN CULTURE OF GRACIOUS ENGAGEMENT
WHERE INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT IS MEASURED
BY THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS
•NURTURE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CREATIVE
ABILITIES OF AN OFTEN DISPARATE GROUP OF HIGHLY
TALENTED INDIVIDUALS CAN FLOURISH (Professor Max
Perutzhttp://vega.org.uk/video/programme/1)
EMPOWERING THE PRESENT AND
ENABLING THE FUTURE
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
•VALUE SCHOLARSHIP
•NURTURE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AND
CULTURE
•ACCELERATE THE DISSEMINATION,
GENERATION AND APPLICATION OF
KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY
RESEARCH AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
NSF Ranking of 55th among public universities in the
United States for research expenditures (FY2012)
2013 funding - 1034 awards
$224M research expenditures
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NOTABLE AWARDS
Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Melissa Runge-Morris, MD
$2,454,236
Services in Support of the Perinatology Research Branch (PRB)
National Institutes of Health
Robert Sokol, MD and Sonia Hassan, MD $165,856,250
Eranda Nikolla, PhD – National Science Foundation
(Electrochemical systems and selective catalysts)
$731,262
Wayne State University-Broadening Experiences in Scientific
Training (BEST) National Institutes of Health
Ambika Mathur, PhD, $1,756,687
Research Infrastructure
- Intellect and Creativity
- Facilities
- Enabling Technologies
Research Infrastructure - Facilities
“New Research Building” THEN
New Research Building NOW
Research Infrastructure
Enabling technologies
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Genomics
Proteomics
Microscopy, Imaging and Cytometry
Nano Fabrication
Lumigen
See Section 2 (pages 39-41) of the Research
Handbook for the full list of WSU’s Research Core
Technologies
THE FLOW
The Idea
The Discovery
Incubation and Nurturing
Development
Application
Benefit for Society
• Responsibility for all research at Wayne State University
• Support programs for research development and scholarly activity
• Guidance in program areas and support of undergraduate research
opportunities http://urop.wayne.edu
• Development and support of research infrastructure
• Technology Transfer
• Compliance with federal, state, and local regulations governing
research activities
Regulatory Affairs and Compliance
• Animals
• Human subjects
• Recombinant DNA and Infectious agents
• Conflicts of interest
• Research misconduct
• Research Professionalism
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Hazardous materials management
Air quality, noise pollution
Radiation safety
Laboratory safety
TRAINING PLATFORMS www.research.wayne.edu/compliance/
Research Communications
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Promotes and communicates Research programs,
events, and news
• Communication pathways
- Press releases and Media advisories
• - Web presence, emails and Social media
- Newsletters: Research@Wayne
Compliance@Wayne,
SPA@Wayne and Wayne
Innovations@Work
- New Science
Have a story to tell?
E-mail julie.oconnor@wayne.edu
New Faculty “MUST Dos”
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Review Research Websites and Handbook
Sign up for Research Mentors Program for New Faculty
Use the Pre-Submission Review Program
Attend the Write Winning Grant Proposals and other
grant writing seminars
Apply for the University Research Grant
Sign up for COS Pivot
Register and attend Professional and Academic
Development (PAD) Seminars
Attend Research Reception for New Faculty
Explore the Grant Life Cycle website
Online Resources for Researchers
Grant Life Cycle
eProp
Researcher’s Dashboard
COS Pivot
WSU ResearchConnect
Virtual Scavenger Hunt - Research @ WSU
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Virtual Scavenger Hunt questions will be posted at
http://www.research.wayne.edu/seminarstraining/research-orientation.php at the end of
orientation on Tuesday, August 19 at 8PM
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Travel awards will be given to the first three faculty
members submitting complete and accurate answers.
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Winners will posted on the above website by
Monday, August 25 at 5PM
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To participate, you must be at today’s session
Going forward with the right ingredients
THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF
KNOWLEDGE ACCUMULATION, CREATIVITY AND
CONNECTIVITY IS TRANSFORMING THE ARTS AND
SCIENCES PROVIDING
NEW PLATFORMS FOR DISCOVERY, CREATIVE
THOUGHT AND APPLIED KNOWLEDGE.
ARE WE READY TO PLAY IN THIS SANDBOX?
ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBLE
CREATIVITY
ADAPTING TO CHANGE
BE NIMBLE AND AWARE
HOW GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
IS TRANSFORMING BUSINESS
(AND SCIENCE)
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL
ADVENTURER, LEADER AND CONTRIBUTOR IN
THIS
RAPIDLY EVOLVING LANDSCAPE
OF CONNECTIVITY?
CQ + PQ > IQ
CURIOSITY CQ
"I have no special gift, but I am passionately curious.” (Einstein)
STEP OUTSIDE YOUR INTELLECTUAL COMFORT ZONE
PASSION PQ
Make a difference and keep your eyes on the important goal
INITIATIVE iQ
Take ownership and be in touch with your surroundings
Be forward thinking
A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY RQ
Give back to society
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE!
EMPOWERING THE PRESENT
AND ENABLING THE FUTURE