board of governors meeting january 30, 2008 hilary h. ratner vice president for research
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Board of Governors MeetingJanuary 30, 2008Hilary H. Ratner
Vice President for Research
OverviewThe Research “Engine”Performance
NSF Rankings for Total R&DRole of FinancingResearch “Engine” PartsDashboard IndicatorsInitiativesSummary
Expenditures Rankings
Endowment/Capital
Campaign
Tuition
State Appropriation
Indirect Cost Recovery
Funding Success
Spending
• Proposals
• Grants
• Contracts
• Gifts
Awards
ExpenditureReporting
Faculty Research
UndergraduateResearchPrograms
Graduate Student
Recruitment & Retention
FacultyRecruitment and
Retention
Post-doctoral Trainees
Post-Award Infrastructure
TechnologyCommercialization
Development
Technology
Pre-Award Infrastructure
Government Relations
Faculty Development
Compliance
Business Operations
Facilities
Contracts
Institutional Reputation
Institutional Visibility
Institutional Resources
RankingsNSF Total Research and Development
All universitiesPublic universities
Strategic PlanImprove Wayne State’s overall ranking
according to national measures (2.1.1)Basis for Rankings
ExpendituresSpending of awards, gifts, institutional resources
Expenditures Rankings
Expenditures Rankings
Expenditures Rankings
Endowment/Capital
Campaign
Tuition
State Appropriation
Indirect Cost Recovery
Funding Success
Spending
• Proposals
• Grants
• Contracts
• Gifts
Awards
Institutional Resources
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1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
NSF Total R&D—All Institutions
Falling Behind10 years ago 68th Open Forum MisconceptionNow 68th is U Hawaii ManoaTo return to 68th this year, need
$29 million more in expendituresOnly $8 million separates us
from 80th
NSF Expenditures Rankings for Public Institutions
Falling BehindNo longer a Top 50 Public Research University
First time since 1995Institutional reputation threatened
Core identity47th is University of Utah
$27 million separates us from this position now41st is now Univ of South Florida
$65 million separates us from this position now$25 million separates us from 5 places below
Why Has WSU Dropped?In 2001, 42nd placeFocus on 10 institutions above us and
10 below usWhere were they in 2006?
8 institutions stayed same (plus or minus 2 places)
6 institutions went up (more than 2 places)
7 institutions went down (more than 2 places)—including WSU
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES R&D RANKINGS 01-06 BASED ON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
University 2001 2006 Rankings (up) Colorado State University 49 44University of Hawaii/Manoa 51 45University of Nebraska 50 29University of South Florida 44 41University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Dallas 33 30University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 35 18 Rankings (stayed the same) 2001 2006University of Medicine and Dentistry/New Jersey 47 48State University of New York/Buffalo 39 39University of Cincinnati 38 40University of Kentucky 36 34University of Tennessee 48 46University of Alabama/Birmingham 32 32University of California/Irvine 40 38Virginia Polytechnic University 34 36 Rankings (down) 2001 2006Iowa State University 41 51University of Missouri/Columbia 43 53State University of New York/Stony Brook 45 50University of Connecticut 46 54University of Utah 37 47University of New Mexico 52 62Wayne State University 42 52
Relation to Institutional InvestmentFactor that “down” group shares that differs
from others?Institutional Resources expended published
as part of rankingsLooked at percent change between 2001 and
2006Percent change twice as large for institutions
that stayed the same or went up than institutions that went down
How much do Institutional resources impact growth?
Key AnomalyChange in investment for Stony Brook, a
“down” institution, was quite different than others in the same group
But amount of change between 2001 and 2005 about the same
Increased investment considerably in 2006
Ranking improved
How much do Institutional resources impact growth?
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Change in Ranking
Change in InstitutionalResources
Variance Between IDC and Investments for WSU
Designated ICR
Expenditures Rankings
Endowment/Capital
Campaign
Tuition
State Appropriation
Indirect Cost Recovery
Funding Success
Spending
• Proposals
• Grants
• Contracts
• Gifts
Awards
ExpenditureReporting
Faculty Research
UndergraduateResearchPrograms
Graduate Student
Recruitment & Retention
FacultyRecruitment and
Retention
Post-doctoral Trainees
Post-Award Infrastructure
TechnologyCommercialization
Development
Technology
Pre-Award Infrastructure
Government Relations
Faculty Development
Compliance
Business Operations
Facilities
Contracts
Institutional Reputation
Institutional Visibility
Institutional Resources
Research EngineParts
Complex InteractiveInvolve entire system
InfrastructureHuman resourcesCommunications
Investments need to be comprehensiveWe need to move quickly, but change in
performance likely to take time
Dashboard Indicators
Any evidence that we are changing in the right direction?Awards
Expenditures of the futureQuarterly—Total, School/College
ProposalsImmediate objectiveFuture awardsQuarterly—Total, School/College
WSU Q1 2006 through 2008 Awards
Q1Total Awards by S/C/D
WSU Q1Proposals
Total Proposals by S/C/D for Q1
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 20087/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Faculty Research/Faculty Development
Launched Faculty Development Seminar Series with the Office of the Provost and the Graduate School
Complete Faculty Development Seminar Series
Increased communication to faculty and the WSU community via email
Quarterly reporting to the BOG to announce new awards
Internal Funding Programs: pre-proposal meetings were set-up and letters of intent have been received and applicants selected for REP -- arts; social sciences and humanities; research on women; and clinical translational science in urban health
INPHAASE funding to be developed -- adjunct studies to support the National Children's Study
Bridge Funding Developing Grant-Writing Workshop for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Grant-Writing Workshop Selection process for Grant-Writing (Group 2) will begin in February 08
New Faculty Support Groups Expand effort for new faculty support groups
BIO 101 series launched BIO 101 series continued
Nano@Wayne Seminar Series Communicative Grammar for Professors offered through the English Language Institute (Winter 08)
Schedule seminar speakers for FY09
Emerging Nanoscience Applications in Technology and Biomedicine (ENATBIO)
Work to develop regional meeting with address from Adam Wolfson from the National Endowment for the Humanities during FY09 academic year
Work with Albert King, King Yang and Mark Haacke to hold a national meeting on brain injury
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Faculty Research/Faculty Development (cont.)
OVPR Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Funding Emphasize the nanotechnology research program through continuous support
Use of Community of Science database increased Plans initiated to improve proposal generation by enhancing communication efforts
Increase interdisciplinary research Continue to meet with associate deans and chairs to emphasize interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research
Developed the public health collaboration with the University of Windsor
Continue initiative as the medical school at the University of Western Ontario will be brought into this group
Met with chairs in science to increase training grant initiatives
Continue process so as to work through issues related to grants accounting and deficit reduction
Plans to develop a major biorepository program that would include working with the MI Biotrust and TechTown
Developing cardiovascular institute at the SOM
Developing an Office of Clinical Trials
Establish a more consistent university-wide method of reporting faculty research effort (especially in the SOM). This will allow WSU to better access and report its research contributions as well as acknowledge and reward faculty efforts
Focus on accomplishments of faculty who have received funding from the President's Research Enhancement Fund
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Undergraduate Research Programs
Undergraduate pipeline to the Honors College from the Society for Women Engineers
Graduate Student Recruitment and
Retention
American Pronunciation for Accent Reduction and Clear Communication offered through the English Language Institute (Winter 08)
Working on a student training grant (T32) as part of the CTSA proposal
Developing a doctoral student writing program that includes international students
Graduate Student Survey that will focus on graduate training
Post-Doctoral Trainees Funding identified for SOM post-doctoral program Developing new models for post-doc to faculty models
Planning for university-wide Post-Doctoral Trainee office to ensure that trainees have independent projects, are evaluated annually and have a career plan.
R&D Expenditure Reporting
Drafted a timeline for NSF report of annual R&D expenditures
Final report ready for submission to NSF by March 15th
Developed process to involve S/C/D in R&D expenditure review
Working with units to incorporate R&D into training, instruction and demonstration projects
Shared R&D expenditure definitions wit S/C/D Development
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Pre- and Post-Award Infrastructure
Formed committee that delivered recommendations for achieving on-line pre-award system (includes electronic approval, budget preparation and proposal building)
Implement recommendations
Met with newer associate deans, in the various colleges, to discuss grants management, maximizing grant income and IDC return and avoiding deficits.
Continue initiative with S/C/D
Reorganize SPA
Developed a training program for unit administrators Launch training program for unit administrators
Identified process to simplify tracking of grant budgets Committee to review problems with post-award system and make recommendations
CTSA biostatistics support for proposal preparation launched
Developed plans for restructuring research office in engineering
Launch new Engineering Research Office
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Technology Commercialization
Completed a major license agreement with Sanofi-Aventis covering the anti-cancer cryptophycin series.
Technology Commercialization has restarted the process of obtaining formal approval of a revised WSU Patent and Copyright Policy.
Assisted on Caraco Pharmaceuticals retention opportunity for the City of Detroit and possible collaborations with the company. Working with the College of Engineering to establish closer ties to Guardian Industries and with the SOM to secure funding for cancer research from the UK-based Cancer Research Technologies.
Creation and funding of an independent venture capital gap fund to be headquartered at TechTown and will focus on supporting WSU's start-up companies.
Submitted MUCI Challenge Fund grant applications which resulted in more than $300,000 in research support.
Continue to secure grant funding opportunities for faculty via the MUCI Challenge Fund grant program and, once restarted, the 21st Century Jobs Fund grant program.
Expanded and restructured Technology Transfer operation and hired two industry professionals as Technology Licensing Managers.
Maintain a leadership role in all activities relating to the Foundation for a New Economy Initiative to secure significant future funding for WSU researchers.
Held the third annual E2 Detroit conference which featured high profile speakers.
Work with the Southeast Michigan Community Foundation and the Detroit Renaissance to secure funding opportunities for WSU and TechTown.
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Technology Commercialization (cont.)
Completed and signed a collaboration agreement with Children's Hospital of MI that provides for $117,000 in donated funds to support a research collaboration.
Expand the activities of the E2 Detroit program.
Assisted in planning and carrying out a key URC event, the Rising Above the Gathering Storm conference in Ann Arbor. Arranged for WSU representatives to be featured as speakers or leaders for topic sessions.
Explore novel marketing approaches for WSU technology transfer.
Proposed two stories featuring WSU's research for AUTM's Better World Reports and both were accepted for publication.
Submit an EDA grant application to secure an additional $2 million for TechTown construction.
Technology Commercialization managed negotiations with Beckman-Coulter regarding the buy-out of future Lumigen royalties.
Continue to assist TechTown on securing new anchor tenants such as Wonderstruck Studios and TechBA.
Completed negotiations for a major research agreement for Ladislau Kouvari and Vertex that will provide $500,000 in research support.
Assist at TechTown in building and finishing all remaining space on the 4th floor of TechOne for use by researchers of the Henry Ford Health System.
Drafted a TechTown proposal submitted to the Mexican government for an initiative (TechBA) that may result I a significant job creation in Detroit.
Finalize a settlement with SciClone Pharmaceuticals on royalty underpayment.
Met with U.S. Economic Development Administration officials to discuss the preparation and submission of a construction grant pre-proposal for TechOne.
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Technology Commercialization (cont.)
Assisted TechTown in developing a business plan submitted to the Kresge Foundation that helped secure a $1.5 million grant.
Participated on TechTown Support Committee that secured a second round of tax credits derived from past construction costs for TechOne.
Completed a significant license agreement with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.
As a result of completing a license with Meditrina, WSU/DMC secured an important clinical trial.
Institutional Reputation Press releases increased two-and-a-half times more than first half of 2007
Increase research stories/releases being sent to the media
URC legislative tour created URC "Green Day"
A two-year planning effort for a Center for Clinical Translational Science was validated by the NIH awarding a planning grant to WSU
RESEARCH INITIATIVES (ACTIVITIES) FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 (cont.)7/07 - 1/08 2/08 - 8/08
Compliance Earned full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP)
Finalize the revised Research Misconduct Policy
Improved the submission and review process for the Animal Investigation Committee: implemented electronic submission and review and mandatory veterinary pre-review, which increased approval rate and decreased turnaround time for protocols
Establish a working group to develop policy for Institutional Conflict of Interest disclosures and management
Developed proposal for Export Control compliance program based on recommendations from the Export Control Task Force
Create a rapid IRB to provide expert and expedient review of CTSA protocols
Revised the University's policy on scientific misconduct in accordance with new federal regulations and began circulating it to faculty groups for comment
Develop a formal compliance program for the Animal Investigation committee
Drafted guidelines for maintaining the research record in accordance with federal regulations and good laboratory practice
Establish an Export Control Office
Summary and ConclusionsSkidding in the rankings
“4 Rs” of strategic plan threatenedResearch-Retention-Reputation-Resources
Research enterprise won’t “turn on a dime”Change isn’t going to happen quicklyWe can’t “nickel and dime” response to achieve resultsInstitutional resources for research have to increase
Key ComponentsFaculty research, recruitment, retention, developmentInfrastructure—”Scientists for the science”
CrisisCommitment from the entire institutionShared purpose, flexibility, can’t be business as usualSense of urgency