Post by Logan on Jun 20, 2016 22:27:13 GMT -6
Indiana University announces $120 million winner under new research program
Indiana University announced Monday that a team of faculty members focused on curing at least one cancer and other diseases will receive up to $120 million under a new program designed to bolster the university's reputation as a research giant.
IU President Michael McRobbie announced a research initiative focused on precision health — a practice that tailors therapies to individual patient needs — as the inaugural winner of the Grand Challenges program.
The university launched the program to redouble its efforts in tackling the “most pressing issues of our time,” McRobbie said. IU is dedicating $300 million to fund as many as five research projects in celebration of the college’s bicentennial in 2020. With IU being home to the largest medical school in the country, and with thousands of faculty members across the state, "there is the opportunity for us to really leverage all of that in certain areas for the betterment of the state," he said.
The team selected as the first winner Monday expects to hire 40 new, full-time faculty members, placing the university at the forefront of an emerging field in biomedical research, McRobbie said.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2016/06/20/iu-announces-40-million-winner-under-new-research-program/86136684/
Indiana University announced Monday that a team of faculty members focused on curing at least one cancer and other diseases will receive up to $120 million under a new program designed to bolster the university's reputation as a research giant.
IU President Michael McRobbie announced a research initiative focused on precision health — a practice that tailors therapies to individual patient needs — as the inaugural winner of the Grand Challenges program.
The university launched the program to redouble its efforts in tackling the “most pressing issues of our time,” McRobbie said. IU is dedicating $300 million to fund as many as five research projects in celebration of the college’s bicentennial in 2020. With IU being home to the largest medical school in the country, and with thousands of faculty members across the state, "there is the opportunity for us to really leverage all of that in certain areas for the betterment of the state," he said.
The team selected as the first winner Monday expects to hire 40 new, full-time faculty members, placing the university at the forefront of an emerging field in biomedical research, McRobbie said.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2016/06/20/iu-announces-40-million-winner-under-new-research-program/86136684/