Faculty On-boarding Information

The Office of Research Affairs works in tandem with the College of Medicine faculty, research leadership, and central University research administration. In doing so we wish to lead the development of the strategic vision and work a plan for the implementation of that strategic vision for research programs. Our goal is to diversify our research funding portfolio and make it more sustainable. In addition to strategic resource alignment, our office facilitates other areas of research support and growth:

Research promotion. We help network faculty with other researchers to maximize collaborations and efficient use of shared resources through hallway conversations as well as by hosting formal and informal events. Examples include:

  • Celebration of Research. The College of Medicine’s yearly research week consisting of poster session, keynote speaker and internal ‘short talks’.
  • Blitzes. An informal venue for investigators to meet new collaborators.
  • The Joseph and Lelia Applebaum Visiting Professorship. A College of Medicine endowed fund for select visiting scientists who present lectures to research faculty and students.
  • Maren Junior Investigator Awards. A College of Medicine endowed fund used to further the research careers of the most promising junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and medical students.

Internal competitions, external limited submissions and nominations for internal awards. Our office is the point of contact for internal competitions and external limited submission opportunities where each College is required to review and submit their applications to the UF Office of Research. Examples include:

  • Research Opportunity Seed Fund
  • NIH Shared Instrumentation Grants
  • UF Research Foundation Professorships (UFRF)
  • Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors

Letters of support and nomination letters. Our office reviews and submits for Dean’s signature all letters of support for research grant applications and nomination letters for research awards.

NIH grant application support. We provide impact analysis for ‘R’ grant applications and assistance with programmatic grant applications (such as ‘P’ and ‘U’).

Training and other administrative requirements for new research faculty PI eligibility:

  1. To submit a proposal:
    • Have an active UF PI eligible faculty job record (this can be established as a temporary courtesy faculty appointment for faculty who have signed but not officially started).
  2. To receive a notice of award, complete the following mandatory training:

 
 

Dates of Important Research Events

January

  • NIH SIG/HEI request for LOI
  • NIH Cycle 1: P-series, T-series, D-series, C06, G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R10, R18, R24, R25, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U06, U10, U18, U19, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56

February

  • NIH Cycle 1: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (new), R15 (all)

March

  • Celebration of Research
  • NIH Cycle 1: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (renewal, resubmission, revision)

April

  • NIH Cycle 1: F-series Fellowships, R13, U13

May

  • NIH T32, S10
  • NIH Cycle 2: P-series, T-series, D-series, C06, G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R10, R18, R24, R25, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U06, U10, U18, U19, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56

June

  • NIH Cycle 2: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (new), R15 (all)

July

  • NIH Cycle 2: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (renewal, resubmission, revision)

August

  • Thomas H. Maren Junior Investigators Research Fund RFP
  • NIH Cycle 2: F-series Fellowships, R13, U13

September

  • UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund RFP
  • HHMI International Student Research Fellowship
  • NIH Cycle 3: P-series, T-series, D-series, C06, G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R10, R18, R24, R25, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U06, U10, U18, U19, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56

October

  • NIH/NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award request for nominations
  • NIH Cycle 3: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (new), R15 (all)

November

  • NIH Cycle 3: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (renewal, resubmission, revision)

December

  • NIH Cycle 3: F-series Fellowships, R13, U13

 
 

Other Contacts

UF Office of Research

College of Medicine

Health Science Center

  • Medical/Health Administration
    Dennis Hines, Assoc. Director – (352) 273-5757 – dhines@ufl.edu

    • Facilities oversight

 
 

College of Medicine Centers & Institutes

NAME DIRECTOR
Center for Addiction Research & Education Marieta Heaton, PhD
Center for Biomedical Sciences Research & Training Thomas Rowe, PhD
Center for Epigenetics Thomas Yang, PhD
Center for Immunology & Transplantation Michael Clare-Salzler, MD
Center for Inflammation & Mucosal Immunology Mansour Mohamadzadeh, PhD
Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG) Laura Ranum, PhD
Center for Neuropsychological Studies Kenneth M. Heilman, MD
Center for OCD, Anxiety & Related Disorders Carol Mathews, MD
Center for Research on Perinatal Outcomes R. Stan Williams, MD
Center for Spirituality & Health Louis Ritz, PhD
Center for Structural Biology Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, PhD
Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease David Borchelt, PhD
Center for Vision Research Mark B. Sherwood, MD
Child Health Research Institute Scott A. Rivkees, MD
Craniofacial Center Donald J. Fillipps, MD
Fixel Center for Neurological Disease Michael Okun, MD
Hypertension Center Charles Wood, PhD
Institute for Child Health Policy Elizabeth Shenkman, PhD
Institute for Therapeutic Innovation George Drusano, MD
Institute for Wound Research Gregory Schultz, PhD
Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training & Research Thomas Wright Jr, MD
Myology Institute H. Lee Sweeney, PhD
Powell Gene Therapy Center Barry Byrne, MD, PhD
Preston A. Wells, Jr. Brain Tumor Therapy Center William Friedman, MD & Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD
Sepsis and Critical Illness Center Lyle Moldawer, PhD & Frederick Moore, MD
The H. James Free Center for Primary Care Education & Innovation Robert Hatch, MD
UF Diabetes Institute Mark Atkinson, PhD
UF Health Cancer Center Jonathan Licht, MD
UF Prostate Disease Center Li-Ming Su, MD
Wilder Center for Epilepsy Research (WCER) Giridhar Kalamangalam, MD, DPhil
William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine (COM/CLAS) Bruce Goldberger, PhD

Other Centers & Institutes

NAME DIRECTOR
Brain Rehabilitation Research Center of Excellence Janis J. Daly, PhD, MS
Clinical & Translational Science Institute David Nelson, MD
Emerging Pathogens Institute J. Glenn Morris, Jr, MD, MPH
Institute on Aging Marco Pahor, MD
Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research Robert Ferl, PhD
Evelyn F. & William L. McKnight Brain Institute Todd Golde, MD, PhD
UF Genetics Institute Patrick Concannon, PhD
UF Informatics Institute George Michailidis, PhD