About the Division of Research
RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
The Division of Research supports and promotes Florida Atlantic research, creative and scholarly activities by providing faculty tools and resources to be competitive, setting strategic directions in research, ensuring responsible research practices and communicating the importance of research within and beyond the university.
In addition, the division oversees three university-wide research institutes and is responsible for technology development activities involving faculty, staff, students and the broader university community.
The division is comprised of the following units, institutes and programs ...
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
Research Development helps faculty find funding, build teams and strengthen proposals.
proposaldevelopment@fau.edu
Sponsored Programs is the central office for the submission of research, training and community
service proposals. It manages proposals, contracts, sub-awards, grant agreements and research-related training for
faculty, staff and research administrators.
sponsoredprograms@fau.edu
Postdoctoral Affairs assists postdoctoral fellows and associates to reach their career goals by
offering training, counseling, resources and networking opportunities.
postdocaffairs@fau.edu
Research Integrity administers key research-related assurance and compliance programs required by
federal and state agencies. Responsibilities include the university鈥檚 human subjects research protections, animal
care and use, financial conflict of interest, institutional biosafety, responsible conduct of research, research
misconduct, export control and research security programs.
researchintegrity@fau.edu
Technology Development protects faculty interests while advancing discoveries towards commercial
development. The office helps navigate the patenting process, while fostering collaboration with industry through
licensing, sponsored research and new venture agreements.
techdevelop@fau.edu
Research Accounting manages and monitors financial compliance required by government and private
agencies and foundations for all 麻豆精品视频sponsored projects. It sets up new grant accounts, invoices sponsors, prepares
required financial reports and closes completed sponsored projects. The office also provides guidance
compliance-related topics.
researchaccounting@fau.edu
Research Finance manages the division鈥檚 budget and that of the three FAU-wide research institutes.
Additionally, it manages the finances for the division鈥檚 nonprofit direct support organization, the Florida Atlantic
University Research Corporation.
researchaccounting@fau.edu
Research Core Program manages University-wide federally compliant centralized shared research
resources as cost centers that provide fee-for-service access to technology, equipment, services, and training that
are not typically affordable by a single researcher and are valuable to multiple investigators.
galsenas@fau.edu
Comparative Medicine is responsible for all animal care and use in research at the university. It
provides procurement, husbandry, veterinary care, rodent breeding colony management and scientific/technical support
services for both wildlife and laboratory animal species. The office also reviews and monitors all animal care and
use protocols and training for animal use.
comparativemedicine@fau.edu
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
麻豆精品视频faculty members are engaged in a broad spectrum of research from the cellular level through to animal models and clinical trials. We have three university-wide research institutes that focus on core research strengths:
- Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Health
fau.edu/smart - Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
fau.edu/brain - Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
fau.edu/hboi