The College is uniquely positioned to innovate new solutions to challenging problems in ways that fully leverage our entire campus. Our impact is far-reaching, spanning biomedicine, agriculture, and animal and human health in a manner that is truly translational. In order to grow our research portfolio, we must seek creative ways to unite our diverse research community and to provide critical support to our graduate students, principal investigators, and hospital.
Goal 1: Hire and retain excellent faculty.
- Hire strategically. We are committed to recruiting high-potential faculty who will grow our research emphases, expand our extramural funding, and help determine our future.
- Issue competitive startups. We will systematically explore our recruitment packages and strive to ensure they are competitive with peer and aspirant institutions.
- Attract and retain mid-career talent on steep trajectories.
Goal 2: Elevate programs in Translational Research, Infection, and Immunity.
- Leverage teaching hospital patients for translational research. The 30,000 animals we see each year through our hospitals represent a unique opportunity to improve veterinary health and to rapidly advance our understanding of human disease. A CVM-wide clinical trials core, a system of targeted intramural grant funding, a biobank, and an electronic data repository will help us fully realize this opportunity.
- Pull biosafety facilities to build competitive programs in infection and immunity. The CVM is well positioned, through the Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) initiative and our biocontainment facilities, to do landmark work that will impact animal agriculture, food safety, and global one health.
- Encourage all research-emphasis areas to attract funding for training programs at the federal level.
Goal 3: Support graduate students.
- Provide nationally competitive stipends. Adequate financial support for our trainees will be vital for recruiting more high-potential individuals.
- Diversify student funding with grants and development. We have an opportunity to share our research story with our Development Office team to create a channel of philanthropic support.
- Support veterinary student and post-Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) research to develop clinician scientists.
Goal 4: Ensure faculty success.
- Protect faculty time. Department heads and unit directors will provide research-emphasis faculty with adequate time to develop high-quality, impactful work.
- Invest in research support staff and core facilities. The CVM will examine opportunities to hire key research support staff and to develop cores in areas of high relevance to principal investigators.
- Mentor faculty. Our college will reassess its research mentoring strategy and generate a portfolio of professional development opportunities for mid-career principal investigators.
- Create a social network. We are committed to growing our research community by bridging divides and getting to know one another on both a personal and professional level. We will host college-wide seminars, small gatherings, and off-campus events as part of this culture change.
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