Office of Research Affairs
The Office of Research Affairs has a firm commitment to advancing the research enterprise of the Medical School by providing input on research and research related policy matters to the Dean, the Administrative Council and Faculty Senate as follow:
Identification and consideration of research areas for development, especially in regard to the establishment of centers and interdisciplinary programs.
- Identification of facilities and equipment needed for replacement and development.
- Development of strategies for expanding activities in clinical and basic research.
- Establishment of a plan and guidelines to more actively participate in technology transfer.
- Advise on use of institutional resources and the acquisition of outside funds for the development of research programs to make the research efforts of the school visible to the public.
We are also committed to enhancing the research and intellectual endeavors of both faculty and trainees through programs offered by the Research Committee and the Graduate Student Education Committee. The Office of Research Affairs also screens and identifies nominees for extramural funding opportunities with limited submission criteria and is responsible for the oversight and management of the Annual McGovern Medical School Research Retreat, The Ernst Knobil Distinguished Lecture, the Dean’s Lecture Series, the Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture Series, and the Collaborative Workshop series.
Events
October 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Workshop
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., MSB 2.006
Chaired by: Dr. Travis Moore, Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
November 10, 2026
Dean, Tufts University School of Medicine
Professor, School of Medicine
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Dean, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor, Department of Genetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School
March 2, 2027
Professor, Department of Neurology
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., MSB 2.006
Virginia Man-Yee Lee, PhD (external link)
The John H. Ware 3rd Endowed Professor in Alzheimer’s Research
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Co-Founder, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Co-Director, Marian S. Ware Center for Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Program
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