MSCHE/ACOE Self Study

o Establish state-of-the-art eye research core facilities at each of the campuses to serve and augment the capabilities of all five schools. The SEI has begun the process of reviewing and organizing the services and strengths of each contributing campus and has submitted for an application for a National Eye Institute multi-center P30 core grant. An executive summary of the grant application can be found in Appendix C-18. Research Productivity The vibrant and growing nature of the College’s research program can be seen in its growth in extramural funding, which has increased from $622,000 in 1996-97 to just under 4.0M in 2010-11 (projected). In spite of difficult economic conditions, the College is making good progress towards its strategic goal of $5M in funding (Goal 21.) as indicated in the following chart:

A listing of currently active grants can be found in Appendix C-19. Faculty members at the College currently (as of March 30, 2010) hold a total of 33 grants. Sixteen of these grants are funded by NIH (13 are R01s and 2 are R21s), 2 by NSF, 1 by the US Army, 2 by New York State, 3 by charitable foundations and 9 by industry. The College also holds a NEI T-35 training grant that supports the research activities of professional students working in selected laboratories. Other indicators of a high level of research activity include faculty publications, invited talks and published abstracts presented at scientific and professional meetings. For 2008-2010, faculty members, post-docs and graduate students were authors on more than 98 publications and 136 published abstracts (Strategic Plan Goal 2.1). These are listed in Appendix C-20 . Areas for Further Development  Aggressively pursue the establishment of a Clinical Research Center, as called for in the strategic plan, with an investment in facilities and staffing.

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