The Office of Research Operations (ORO) provides mentorship, expertise, pilot funding and support to streamline grant application preparation, submission and post-award compliance. A fundamental goal of the ORO is to increase the competitiveness of extramural grant and contract applications from the college.
UK College of Pharmacy graduate student Kaitlind Howard received a competitive grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project that previously received pilot funding from the UK Igniting Research Collaborations program.
Björn Bauer and a team of six co-investigators recently received $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health to support their mission to find therapeutic strategies to resolve neurovascular inflammation and repair blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy.
Collaborative Grant Services unit (CGS) is responsible for providing pre- and post-award grants administration support to UK investigators.
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See the College of Pharmacy and University of Kentucky pilot fund opportunities, College of Pharmacy research mentorship programs and recent College of Pharmacy pilot awardees here.
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Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) is responsible for administering extramural grants and contracts awarded through the University of Kentucky Research Foundation.
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The mission of the Proposal Development Office (PDO) is to assist University of Kentucky faculty, staff, and students to seek and secure external funding for research, scholarship, and creative activities through the submission of competitive grant and contract applications.
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Our faculty are a cornerstone of research excellence in the College of Pharmacy. This exceptional team of faculty educators, scholars and colleagues fuels the research engine and drives innovation.
The Office of Research Operations provides programs, support services, and infrastructure to enable the pioneering research of our faculty, the diverse portfolio of which spans basic, translational, health outcomes, and public policy research. Contact us to learn more.
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