1. UT Strategic Planning Fall Discussions Groups
New Faculty Orientation August 2018

2. Research – Central to the UT Strategic Plan
Goal 1 Achieve national recognition for research excellence
Goal 2 Increase the national prominence of faculty derived from their research, scholarship, and creative and performing arts
Goal 3 Reinvent and reinvest in research processes to improve productivity

3. Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Advance Research & Scholarship
Grant Proposal Development & Submission
Support Research Infrastructure
Research Integrity
Human Subject and Animal Research
Seed grants
Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer
Commercialization
Incubation
Rocket Innovations

4. Research Office Leadership
Anne Izzi, JD
Director
Sponsored Programs
Frank Calzonetti, PhD
Vice President for Research
Stephen Snider, JD
Associate Vice President Technology Transfer
Connie Schall, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research
Shanda Gore, PhD
Associate Vice President
MBDC & MBAC
Jack Schultz, PhD
Senior Executive Director of Research Development
Lisa Jane Root, DVM
Director & Attending Veterinarian
DLAR
Sujata Shetty, PhD
Director
Jack Ford Urban Affairs Center
Norm Rapino, PhD
Executive Director
Rocket Innovations
Rick Francis, PhD
Director Research Advancement & Information Systems

5. Research Administration
Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs
Jack Ford
Urban Affairs Center
Rocket Innovations
Research Council
Sponsored Programs
Research Adv. & Info Systems
Laboratory Animal Resources
Technology Transfer
MBAC & MBDC
LaunchPad Incubation

6. Connie Schall Associate Vice President for Research Policy Development
Sponsored Programs
Responsible Conduct of Research
Research Infrastructure

7. Anne Izzi Director of Sponsored Programs
Grant Proposal Preparation and Submission
Contract and Agreement Negotiation
Initial Award Setup
Research Compliance
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Conflict of Interest (COI)
Export Control

8. Research Office Locations
Health Science Campus
Center for Creative Instruction (CCE)
Room 2102
Main Campus
Research & Technology Complex 1 (R1)
Room 2300

9. Sponsored Programs Anne Izzi, JD Director of Sponsored Programs
Kourtney Phillips, MEd
Grants Coordinator, CCE
Angie Skellie, BSBA
Grants Coordinator, CCE
Laura Graham, BS
Grants Coordinator, CCE
Chris Cavins, BSBA
Contracts Analyst, R1
Robin Lanz, BBA
Grants Coordinator, R1
Malinda Estby, MA
Grants Coordinator, R1
Kim Thorn, BS
Grants Coordinator, R1
Paula Minor
Post Award Analyst, R1
Gary Rafe, PhD
Export Control, R1

10. Proposal Submission Budget Development
Contact Anne Izzi for assignment to a Grants Coordinator
Proposal Development
Contact Eva English for proposal development assistance
The University of Toledo

11. Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
Research Compliance
Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
Hillary Snyder, PhD
Manager of HRPP
Jeanette Eckert, PhD
Associate Compliance Analyst
Denise Wilburn, BS, RHIT
Associate Compliance Analyst
Nicki Lederer, BA
Associate Compliance Analyst
Mahesh Pillai, MD, PhD
Biomedical IRB Coordinator
IACUC & IRB
DLAR
Elaine Joseph, PhD
IACUC/IBC Analyst
Lisa Root, DVM, MS, DACLAM
DLAR Director
Scott Bechaz, BS, ILAMG, LATg
DLAR Assoc. Director

12. UT Strategic Planning Fall Discussions Groups
Rick Francis
Director, Research Advancement & Information Systems
Seed Grants University Research Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunity Database InfoEd SPIN
Electronic Research Systems
Grant Writing & Development Eva English Office:

13. URFO Minor Programs MINOR PROGRAMS DEADLINES MAXIMUM AWARD
Small Awards Program
Accepted Year-round
$1,000 per Academic Year
Publication Subvention Program
$1,700
Phase 0 SBIR/STTR Program
$8,000
Visiting Faculty Researcher Program
$6,000
Archaeological Research Endowment Fund
January 16, 2019
~$2,000

14. URFO Major Programs MAJOR PROGRAMS DEADLINES MAXIMUM AWARD
STEM Research Innovation Program
Letter of Intent: Nov. 7, 2018 Full Proposal: Jan. 16, 2019
$50,000
Biomedical Research Innovation Program
Interdisciplinary Research Initiation Award
Research Awards and Fellowships Program
January 16, 2019
$20,000
DeArce-Koch Memorial Endowment Fund in Support of Medical Research and Development
$25,000

15. Stephen Snider Associate Vice President Technology Transfer
Novel Creation, Discovery, or Innovation
Invention Disclosures, Patent and Commercialization Committee
Transfer of Research Materials
Transactional Agreements

16. UT Strategic Planning Fall Discussions Groups
Norm Rapino
Executive Director
Rocket Innovations
The University of Toledo I-Corps Site Program
Faculty Research & Development Initiative (FR&DI)
Rocket Innovations Management

17. UT Strategic Planning Fall Discussions Groups
Faculty Research & Development Initiative
Process
Conversation to connect faculty interests Rocket Innovation’s programs and resources
Initial Program
$3k travel reimbursement budget (and possible application to UT’s internal “The Rocket Fuel Fund” grant, up to $50k support)
The NSF’s National Level I-Corps Program; $50k travel to expand your knowledge levels
Successful completion could lead to $200k PFI:AIR-TT/ SBIR/STTR with a 60% success rate
Additional Benefits
Grow your network, find funding opportunities, identify commercial potential, create consulting opportunities, develop licensing and startup

18. UT Strategic Planning Fall Discussions Groups
Serves 20 clients with businesses focused on areas such as technology, biomedical devices, cosmetics, and communication.
Provides intensive entrepreneurial assistance, state-of- the-art facilities and valuable resources to early-stage companies.
Hosts “Series 24”. A series of expert panel discussions moderated by the Director of LaunchPad Incubation.
Sponsors “Pitch and Pour” Toledo’s biggest pitch competition
Gryphson, graduate company pitched product on Shark Tank in 2017 and accepts $360,000 offer from sharks, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner and Richard Branson for 30% of the company.

19. Jack Schultz Senior Executive Director of Research Development
Faculty Development
Research Communications
Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives

20. UT Scholars Institute Program
Program Goal: Prepare early career faulty members for successful grant writing and development of a sustainable research program
Offered in the Fall and Spring
5 sessions from October 3rd to October 31st Wednesdays - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m Health Science Campus | Collier Building - Room 3407/3409
Open to all non-tenured faculty members within their first 4 years of UT appointment
Registration limited to 35 faculty members
Fall SIP program registration, contact Tori Buckley at

21. Research Mixers
First & Third Friday, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. from September to April
Professional development training/discussions
Faculty networking
First Mixer on September 7th Phoenicia –Thompson Student Union
“The Long Run: Developing Your Research and Scholarship Plan”
Refreshments provided
For questions, contact Jack Schultz, PhD at

22. UT Strategic Planning Fall Discussions Groups
Contacts
Frank Calzonetti | Office:
Connie Schall | Office:
Jack Schultz | Office:
Anne Izzi | Office:
Rick Francis | Office:
Stephen Snider | Office:
Norm Rapino | Office: