Five Strategies
People
The University of Michigan Medical School will be the destination for world-class research faculty, learners, and staff with active development across all stages of their careers. Tactics including:
- Support for Outstanding Research (SOAR)
- Pandemic Research Recovery Program
- Research Climate Council
- Professional Development
-Programs for each faculty career stage
-Clinical Research Coordinator career ladder
-Postdoctoral fellows salary policy – NIH level
-Evaluate research technical staff career bands
-Endowment to support graduate student training
-Coordination & support for physician scientist training
-Develop pipeline programs – student – faculty
-Research Administration Fellowship - Expand Resources and Tools to Cultivate Competitiveness
-Establish a central training grant office
-Faculty on-boarding tool with Faculty Development
-Update proposal sampler
-Update boilerplate language (DEI, data management, etc.)
-NIH Other Support assistance
-Large grant support
-Release Discovery module for Michigan Experts
Collaboration
An integrated research ecosystem will foster collaborations across disciplines, the University, external partners, stakeholders, and communities. Tactics including:
- Identify scientific areas where the power and synergy of U-M can be brought to bear to advance science and health
- Provide large-scale grant support
- Develop a mechanism to facilitate organic community formation by faculty with common research interests
- Enhance Michigan Research Experts
Bold Science
Our pioneering research will enable innovative, high-risk, and transformative biomedical discoveries. Tactics including:
- Dedicate internal funds to support “bold” science. CLICK HERE to learn more about Research Scouts, one example of programs supporting bold science.
- Develop mechanisms to bring diverse faculty together intellectually to solve scientific and health problems
-Think tanks, ideation jams, TEDx, coffee chats, pubs & grub, Center-2-Center
-Foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem to advance novel findings and translate discoveries
-Capitalize on commercialization & seed funds to accelerate MM innovations
-Recruit faculty with an entrepreneurial phenotype
Clinical Research
The U-M clinical research enterprise will be best in class, executing investigations of the highest quality and impact that improve clinical care, value, access, and outcomes. Tactics including:
- Improve efficiency of activating high-quality clinical trials.
- Build capabilities to become lead site of multi-site clinical trials.
- Execute “site-less” clinical trials using modern smartphone and web app tools
- Streamline processes
Modernize regulatory review workflows & eRRM application - Improve inpatient research workflows & partnerships
- Expand tools: Advarra eReg, recruitment, etc.
- Expand research to strategic ambulatory clinics & statewide community affiliates
Infrastructure
Our vibrant research environment will facilitate scientific excellence through cutting-edge infrastructure and expert services. Tactics including:
- Strengthen IT infrastructure
-Embedded research liaisons
-Expand Academic IT core
-Managed device program
-High-speed research network
-Computing package
-Data storage, security, & dissemination
-Access to health data
-New tools: Salesforce (centralized training grant data) & Epic reporting and recruitment tools - World-class Cores & resources
-Continued technology investments
-Transforming cores - Advanced Microscopy & Advanced Genomics
-New central cores: Mobile Health & Wearables Collaborative & Training Grant Office
-Michigan Research Cores portal
-MM integrated website redesign – "Research” breadth and depth - Renovations & Improvements
-Generator Projects
-BSRB Vivarium
-Med Sci I B & D Wing
-Med Sci II
"With great minds achieving greater discoveries, we will create transformative knowledge
that advances science and improves health."
Steven L. Kunkel, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Dean for Research, Medical School
Chief Scientific Officer, Michigan Medicine
Peter A. Ward Distinguished University Professor
Endowed Professor of Pathology Research
