Research and Academic Affairs
The challenge of continually maintaining, upgrading and fine-tuning the systems and facilities that support BIDMC's large and complex research enterprise is met by the nine divisions of Research and Academic Affairs.
$200 Million Research Portfolio Oversight
Providing the infrastructure and support necessary to enable BIDMC scientists to actively pursue their investigations, the Research and Academic Affairs (R&AA) is responsible for the oversight of BIDMC's $200 million research portfolio including:
- 550,000 square feet of laboratory space housed in nine separate locations.
- Eight core facilities that provide shared biomedical resources to investigators from BIDMC, the greater Longwood Medical area and beyond.
- The work of 250 research administrators, technicians and support staff.
- The General Clinical Research Center grant.
Research and Education Oversight
The R&AA provides leadership in research strategic planning and collaboration between BIDMC, Harvard Medical School and other Harvard affiliated institutions. In addition, they are responsible for overseeing the following:
- Research operations
- Government relations
- Corporate relations
- Intellectual property development
- Graduate medical education
Divisions of R&AA
The R&AA is organized around 8 groups, 5 research teams, 1 affiliated department, the GCRC and a collection of research core facilities:
