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Offices and Services

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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Office

Enable animal research within the regulatory and compliance framework

Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM)

Provide quality animal care, promote animal welfare and regulatory compliance, and train humane animal care and use in research and education

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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office

Protect the rights and welfare of human participants and equip the research community to conduct ethical human research

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Research Development

Bridge disciplines and schools to catalyze interdisciplinary team science and facilitate development of competitive proposals

Sponsored Research

Provide full service sponsored project support from proposal development through project closeout

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Conflict of Interest

Oversee and implement the University’s institutional, research, faculty, and staff conflict of interest policies and procedures

Export Controls & International Compliance

Ensure that all University activity remains in compliance with an array of federal export control regulations

Research Integrity

Foster research integrity and promote responsible conduct of research through coordination of training & facilitation of alleged research misconduct reviews

Research Safety

Identify potential hazards and risks in research and find effective, practical solutions

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Innovation and New Ventures Office

Foster innovation and entrepreneurship by helping faculty and students translate technologies through commercialization for public benefit

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Core Facilities Administration

Provide financial support, administrative oversight, professional development, assessment and communication of shared research resources to advance research

University Research Institutes and Centers Administration

Facilitate the planning and deployment of strategic resources in support of University Research Institutes and Centers (URICs)

Research Administrative Services

Manage the administrative and human resource needs of the Office for Research leadership and its approximately 800 employees in our administrative units and University Research Institutes and Centers, located on both the Chicago and Evanston campuses

Research Analytics

Promote a data-driven culture in the Office for Research by partnering with key stakeholders to develop analytics solutions for informed decision making. Northwestern Scholars is a program of this unit

Research Communications

Support research leadership’s strategic communication and help promote research storytelling and administrative engagement.

Research Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Committed to supporting institutional and community practices to make progress and change through learning, reflection and action in the Office for Research

Research Facilities and Planning

Advise and assist research faculty on the management, development and renovation of technical facilities and administrative workspaces.

Research Financial Administration

Assist with all financial activities related to the Office for Research, including but not limited to financial reporting, purchasing and expense reimbursement

Support technology and process improvement to make research and compliance easier for investigators and staff

About the Vice President for Research and his messages to the Office for Research and the Northwestern research community