About the Office of the Senior Vice Dean for Research
The Office of the Senior Vice Dean for Research serves to support clinical and basic research activities, works with departments and interdisciplinary programs to develop and implement research, facilitates translational research and promotes mentoring to advance the training of physicians/scientists.
The senior vice dean for research steers and supports faculty research efforts, influencing opportunities for discovery by our medical and biomedical graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical residents and medical fellows. Noreen Robertson, DMD, associate vice dean for research, and Richard Huneke, DVM, MPH, executive director of University Laboratory Animal Resources, serve complementary missions within the Office of the Vice Dean to foster pre-clinical and clinical research within the institution. We are committed to bridging the superb clinical expertise and world-class research and educational capabilities of the medical school to enhance our progressive, high-quality medical education, scientific research and patient care.
The purpose of these web pages is to serve as a focal point for research at Drexel University College of Medicine. We are dedicated to providing research support to investigators. The links to the left will provide you with information and resources. Note that Drexel University's Office of Research provides certain administrative services for the Drexel University College of Medicine research program.
Q&A: Kenny Simansky, PhD, Senior Vice Dean for Research, Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
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COVID-19 Research Funding Opportunities
COVID-19 Research Funding Opportunities and Funding-Related Information. The Office of Research & Innovation has compiled a list of COVID-19 research funding opportunities, guidance and funding-related information. We encourage you to review and stay abreast of federal funding updates and funding opportunities through sponsor websites and listservs.
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Research News & Announcements
Last term, Drexel University professors were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost. Read more.
We are pleased to announce that Asif M. Ilyas, MD ’01, MBA, FACS, has accepted the newly created position of associate dean of clinical research at Drexel University College of Medicine. Read more.
The Future of MRNA Therapeutics
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Franklin Institute Award laureates Katalin Karikó, PhD and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD presented a special lecture titled "The Future of MRNA Therapeutics." Drs Karikó and Weissman are recipients of the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science. Katalin Karikó, PhD, is a senior vice president at BioNTech, and an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, is the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. View presentation. (Drexel credentials required to access.)
Drexel Sustains Prestigious R1 Research Classification
We are proud to share the exciting news that Drexel University has again achieved national recognition in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, retaining its designation as an “R1 Doctoral University: Very High Research Activity.” Drexel is one of 146 institutions out of approximately 3,900 to receive this prestigious classification, indicating the highest level of research activity. Notably, we are one of only 39 private universities to earn the distinction.
Members of the College of Medicine community came together this week for Discovery Day 2021, gathering at the Philadelphia Convention Center to discuss original research. The Thursday, October 21 event showcased a variety of biomedical science and clinical research topics. Read more.
Featured Student Research
Andrew Matamoros
Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics Program Alum
"My thesis work attempted to add labile microtubule mass to the regenerating axon by protecting the labile regions of the microtubules. This approach would mimic a state of axonal growth when labile microtubule mass is abundant. To accomplish this, I knocked-down a microtubule severing protein called fidgetin. You can think of fidgetin as gardening sheers that are used to prune plant growth; knocking-down fidgetin results in a notable boost in the microtubule mass of the axon via preservation of the labile mass from fidgetin’s severing activity. As a result, axons grow faster, even on unfavorable substrates associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) as well as in vivo following a nerve-crush injury." Read more about Andrew's research in The Hillock newsletter.
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Kimberly Dougherty is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and has been here for five years studying rhythm generating circuitry in the spinal cord. Dr. Dougherty is an engaging young scientist who recently reached the exciting milestone of graduating her first doctoral student.
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NIH Research Training
Learn about NIH's research training and career development opportunities and how to navigate the grants process at researchtraining.nih.gov/resources.
Funding Opportunities
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
The NIH is deeply concerned for the health and safety of people involved in NIH research, and about the effects on the biomedical enterprise in the areas affected by the HHS declared public health emergency for COVID-19. Learn more.
COVID-19 Research Funding Opportunities and Funding-Related Information
The Office of Research & Innovation has compiled a list of COVID-19 research funding opportunities, guidance and funding-related information. We encourage you to review and stay abreast of federal funding updates and funding opportunities through sponsor websites and listservs. Learn more.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN)
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I (SBIR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BD2K Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science (T32)
Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings (R01)
Research Answers to NCIs Pediatric Provocative Questions (R01)
Other Funding Opportunities
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Funding Opportunities
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding Opportunities
Susan G. Komen Foundation Early Career Investigator Opportunities
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