Message from the Dean
Robust Research Attracts Further Investment
We are pleased that as the School begins its second century
of growth, its level of research funding reflects our commitment
to develop new therapies and approaches in medicine aimed at improving
health worldwide.
In fiscal year 2002-03, our faculty received $187 million in awards
and grants. This is $21 million more than the previous year –
an eleven percent increase. The bulk of the funding was awarded
through a competitive process administered by the National Institutes
of Health and other federal agencies. According to a standard measure
from the American Association of Universities, the increase has
the potential to create more than eight hundred new jobs.
At the forefront of programs attracting new grants this past year
are those housed in our new Research II building, to be dedicated
Sept. 30. The Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy, a resource
that enables scientists to look inside living cells, attracted a
$5 million grant from the NIH to establish one of the country’s
seven George M. O’Brien Kidney Research Centers. The Indiana
Center of Excellence in Biomedical Imaging is funded by $2 million
in grants from the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology
Fund and by the National Cancer Institute.
Having the space available for growth is a key factor in attracting
new research funding, and we are working hard to increase our funding
and space needs. Contributions from individuals and health care
partners have made this possible.
Dr. Paul and Carole Stark made a generous contribution of $16 million
to
establish the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute at Research
II. The building itself simply would not have happened without the
generosity of $10 million from Clarian Health Partners and $2 million
from the Riley Children’s Foundation. This building also houses
the Walther Oncology Center. For thirteen years, the Walther Cancer
Institute has contributed more than $15 million to the Center’s
research.
Every piece of funding and every gift magnify our success and attract
other grants and contributions, creating a synergy that heralds
a promising second century of service for the Indiana University
School of Medicine.
D. Craig Brater, MD
Dean and Walter J. Daly Professor
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