The $100M mark in research funding is a great achievement for the UNMC scientists, and we’re in a celebratory mood today; but we also know the challenges ahead as we move toward the $200M mark. Our reputation here at UNMC for getting things done is well-earned, so it’s back to work as we strategize for the next wave of growth in research. There is great upward momentum in the laboratory sciences, and the campus-wide initiative for stimulating growth in translational and clinical research is the second key feature of the big plan. Stay tuned.
UNMC researchers secure more than $15 million in defense funds
February 3rd, 2009
UNMC recently has secured more than $11 million in direct earmarked funds from the Department of Defense (DOD), plus about $4 million more in earmarks for collaboration projects to support research projects at the medical center for the fiscal year 2009. The ability to secure funding from federal agencies other than NIH is critical to the progress of biomedical research, especially under the current NIH budgetary limitations.
The size and scope of the UNMC research enterprise has grown and matured over the past few years. There now is a solid core of senior scientists whose work is important to the Department of Defense. These investigators are to be lauded for their hard work in securing the funding and the UNMC offices of government relations and research resources recognized for their effort to help UNMC investigators to gain access to DOD money. The congressionally-directed support received this year by Drs. Boedeker, Bayles, Lewis, Hinrichs and Kabanov show the strength and scientific diversity of this group, whose innovative work with these funds will provide the basis for a huge growth area for UNMC, and will increase the safety and security of Nebraska and the United States as a whole. While some may view earmarks as wasteful spending, we’re very proud of their efforts. What do you think? Read more…
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About Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D.
April 9th, 2007
Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D. is the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Rosenquist received his Ph.D. from the Louisiana State University Medical Center and did post-doctoral work at the University of Southern California . He was a faculty member at the University of Southern California and the Medical College of Georgia before joining UNMC in 1991 as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy. He was named UNMC Director of Research Development in 1999, and has served as Vice Chancellor for Research since 2002. Since Dr. Rosenquist became active in UNMC research administration, total research activity at UNMC has risen from about $30 million per year to about $80 million per year.
Dr. Rosenquist is a developmental biologist with special interest in the causes and prevention of congenital heart defects. Currently, he is Principal Investigator of a Program Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health. Since he came to UNMC, he has been awarded grants with a total value of about $11,000,000 in NIH funding to UNMC. He has served as a member or chair of NIH grants review committees for many years. He was a candidate for president of his national academic association in 2005. Currently, he is a member of the Editorial Boards of Developmental Dynamics and Anatomical Record.
Dr. Rosenquist has received awards for his teaching from colleagues, medical students and graduate students. When he was chairman of the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, the department was named the best teaching department in the Nebraska university system and was awarded the “University-Wide Departmental Teaching Award,†while at the same time the department rose to a “Top 25†national ranking in NIH funding, the highest research ranking among UNMC departments.
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