Collaboration on a Collaboration on a Shoestring Budget – Shoestring Budget – Research Director’s Research Director’s

PerspectivePerspective

Jane Z. Dumsha, Ph.D.(candidate), Jane Z. Dumsha, Ph.D.(candidate), CHESCHES

Director, Research and Sponsored Director, Research and Sponsored ProgramsPrograms

Finding Collaborators:Finding Collaborators:CRISPCRISP

• Computer Retrieval of Information Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects on Scientific Projects – http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/Grant NumberGrant NumberProject TitleProject TitlePI Name, e-mail, TitlePI Name, e-mail, TitleAbstractAbstractThesaurus TermsThesaurus TermsGrant Start and End Dates, etc.Grant Start and End Dates, etc.

Finding Collaborators:Finding Collaborators:NSFNSF

• NSF Award SearchNSF Award Search– http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/– Includes free-text search capabilityIncludes free-text search capability

Finding Collaborators:Finding Collaborators:Osteopathic SchoolsOsteopathic Schools

• Database and Collaboration Center Database and Collaboration Center http://www.aacom.org/om/research/http://www.aacom.org/om/research/ ProjectsProjects FacilitiesFacilities Professional profilesProfessional profiles

• PCOM CCDA or other OHF-funded CenterPCOM CCDA or other OHF-funded Center

Finding Collaborators:Finding Collaborators:Other SourcesOther Sources

• Intramural Intramural researchersresearchers– NIH, AHRQ, CDC, NIH, AHRQ, CDC,

state or local state or local departments of healthdepartments of health

• NonresearchersNonresearchers– Skills and/or datasets Skills and/or datasets

from state or local from state or local agencies, such as agencies, such as AHECs or AHECs or departments of healthdepartments of health

Finding Collaborators Finding Collaborators and Seed Money: and Seed Money:

Subscription ServicesSubscription Services• InfoEdInfoEd

– GENIUS GENIUS http://www.infoed.org/GeniusSearch/genius.asphttp://www.infoed.org/GeniusSearch/genius.asp

– SPIN http://www.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp SPIN http://www.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp

• IRIS IRIS – Expertise Service Expertise Service

http://iris.library.uiuc.edu/~iris/expertise/ http://iris.library.uiuc.edu/~iris/expertise/ – IRIS Database IRIS Database

http://iris.library.uiuc.edu/~iris/search.html http://iris.library.uiuc.edu/~iris/search.html

• Community of ScienceCommunity of Science– Expertise http://expertise.cos.com/ Expertise http://expertise.cos.com/ – Funding Opportunities http://fundingopps2.cos.com/ Funding Opportunities http://fundingopps2.cos.com/

Finding Seed Money: Finding Seed Money: Other SourcesOther Sources

• NIH (NIH (somesome Institutes Institutes and Centers)and Centers)– R03 (Small Grants)R03 (Small Grants)– R21 R21

(Exploratory/Developme(Exploratory/Developmental)ntal)

• Private and Corporate Private and Corporate FoundationsFoundations– Foundation Center Foundation Center

http://foundationcenter.http://foundationcenter.org/org/search/ search/

– Subscription ServicesSubscription Services

• Voluntary Health Voluntary Health Organizations (AHA, Organizations (AHA, etc.)etc.)

• AOAAOA• Institutional SupportInstitutional Support

– Department budgetsDepartment budgets– Dean’s funds, if Dean’s funds, if

applicableapplicable– Research reinvestment Research reinvestment

fundsfunds

• Bake sales Bake sales

Informal ProcessesInformal Processes

• Ask your friendly neighborhood Ask your friendly neighborhood Research DirectorResearch Director

• Conferences and other meetingsConferences and other meetings– Including ones you Including ones you don’tdon’t attend attend

• Pick up the phone!Pick up the phone!• Send an e-mail with a catchy Subject Send an e-mail with a catchy Subject

lineline• Six Degrees of SeparationSix Degrees of Separation

Formal ProcessesFormal Processes• Memorandum of Memorandum of

UnderstandingUnderstanding• Certificate of Certificate of

ConfidentialityConfidentiality• Regulatory approvalsRegulatory approvals• Statement of IntentStatement of Intent• Letters of commitmentLetters of commitment

– Collaborator(s)Collaborator(s)– Department chairsDepartment chairs– Other “higher ups”Other “higher ups”

• Other institutional P&POther institutional P&P– Internal approvalsInternal approvals– Adjunct appointment?Adjunct appointment?

• Multiple PI Leadership PlanMultiple PI Leadership Plan

Why Collaborate?Why Collaborate?

• Two (or more) heads are better than oneTwo (or more) heads are better than one• Interdisciplinary and/or interinstitutional Interdisciplinary and/or interinstitutional

proposalsproposals– Stand out from the crowdStand out from the crowd– Are appealing to funding agencies Are appealing to funding agencies

• NIH Roadmap + Research Teams of the FutureNIH Roadmap + Research Teams of the Future

– Get funded!Get funded!

Remember…Remember…

Lack of money is no Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.idea is an obstacle.

- Ken Hakuta- Ken Hakuta