Office of Research
We Focus On You, So You Can Focus On Great Science

The Office of Research at the University of Michigan Medical School is constantly striving to enhance the research enterprise, including maintaining an investigator-focused infrastructure, facilitating and diversifying investigators' avenues for funding, and streamlining research processes.

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Updates Related to Federal Orders, Memos, and Agency Guidance

Research is a focus of one of the Michigan Medicine working groups interpreting changes generated by federal funding and regulatory agencies as a result of executive orders and other actions. The Medical School Office of Research is maintaining a SharePoint page (login required) as a repository of communications and documents related to the output of that working group.

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How We Serve You More About Us
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Research Project Route Map

Whether you've got a question about the next "station" or have hit a break in the tracks, the Medical School Office of Research is committed to providing personal service that helps you navigate your own project route on a path to successful research.

Navigate Your Path to Success
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Research Scouts Funding

What are bold ideas? From diverse disciplines across the Medical School, Research Scouts were given $150,000 and empowered and motivated to support their fellow researchers’ bold ideas.

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Great Minds, Greater Discoveries

The University of Michigan Medical School’s strategic research plan, “Great Minds, Greater Discoveries,” is focused largely on our people, who remain our greatest resource.

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Competition Space

Find funding opportunities on Competition Space, an innovative online platform that streamlines the process of finding, and applying for, funding opportunities through the U-M Medical School.

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Regulatory Review & Compliance
Research Project Management
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Education & Training
Frequently Used Links

Below are a list of quick links to our most-visited services. We look forward to working with you!
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  • eResearch
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    Research Annual Report 2024 View the Full Report
    $838.7M
    Total Awards
    1,885
    Active Clinical Trials
    11,706
    Publications (CY 2023)
    Contact Us
    Office of Research
    University of Michigan Medical School
    Phone: 734-615-1332
    7313 Medical Science I Building
    1301 Catherine Street
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5624

    North Campus Research Complex (NCRC)
    2800 Plymouth Road Building 520, 3rd Floor
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
    Upcoming Office of Research Events All Office of Research Events
    Waivers, Alterations, and Alternative Forms of Informed Consent
    This course offers an overview of some special situations relating to informed consent. Specifically, waivers and alterations of informed consent, waivers of documentation of informed consent, and obtaining consent from non-English speakers.
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    Reporting AEs, ORIOs, and Unanticipated Problems
    This course will identify what constitutes an Adverse Event, ORIO, and Unanticipated Problem and how such events impact risk to subjects. Additionally, the course will review the requirements of reporting such events to the IRB and other entities.
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    Panel Design Tips and Tricks
    Help yourself to a cookie and learn how the BRCF Flow Cytometry Core can enhance your research. Core staff Sylviane Lambert, Ph.D., will present educational and analysis content about Panel Design Tips and Tricks.
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    Amendments and Continuing Reviews
    This course is a follow-up to Initial Project Applications and will examine the process for submitting amendments and scheduled continuing reviews to IRBMED using eResearch once a project’s initial application has been approved.
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    Crafting Effective Self-Report Measures: Essential Survey Development Strategies
    Hosted by the Clinical Trials Support Office, this session is led by Claire Kalpakjian, Ph.D., Associate Chair for Research, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, who will cover essential considerations for planning and creating useful self-report measures.
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    Data and Safety Monitoring Boards and Data Safety Monitoring Plans
    This course will review when studies are required to have a DSMP or DSMB and how to develop an appropriate DSMP. A DSMB is an independent group that advises the study team regarding subject safety, study conduct, and efficacy. The DSMB will also make recommendations concerning the continuation, modification, or termination of the trial. A DSMP outlines how subject safety and data integrity will be maintained to ensure the validity of collected data.
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    Storage and Retention of Data
    This course will review the fundamentals of maintaining confidentiality of subject data, including data encryption and protection, using secure environments and external websites, and distinguishing among anonymized, coded, and de- identified datasets.
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    Introduction to sIRBs
    This course will identify the Single IRB model for Multi-Site research, show the regulatory requirements of sIRB review and the exceptions to sIRB requirements, and explain sIRB requests of IRBMED as sIRB (accepting oversight), External IRB as sIRB (ceding oversight), and UofM as the Coordinating Center.
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    FDA Research Involving Drugs and Devices
    This course will review what research is subject to FDA oversight, highlight the differences between OHRP and FDA regulations, learn the responsibilities of sponsors, investigators, and the IRB when conducting and reviewing research involving drugs and devices, and examine the requirements for conducting research with a drug or biologic/medical device.
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    Win a No-Cost, 4-Sample Single Cell RNA Sequencing Project
    Enter to win a no-cost, 4-sample single cell RNA sequencing project! 10x Genomics, in partnership with the BRCF Advanced Genomics Core, invites you to apply for a no-cost single cell RNA sequencing project. Four winners will be selected to receive a 4-sample project at no charge.
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    BRCF Epigenomics Core Celebrated 10 Years
    The BRCF Epigenomics Core celebrated its tenth anniversary on June 16, showcasing its contributions to biomedical research. The symposium featured diverse studies, from monarch butterfly migration to pediatric and head and neck cancers, highlighting epigenomics' role in understanding disease and developing diagnostics. The Core aims to maintain leadership by advancing techniques like spatial epigenomics and epigenetic editing.
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    BRCF Core Closures for the 4th of July Holiday
    In observance of Independence Day, several cores will be closed or have adjusted hours.