About
Departments & Offices
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research comprises multiple departments, offices and programs across ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s three campuses.
Office of the Vice President
Leads and facilitates institutional research initiatives and supports research programs and infrastructure development
Advanced recognition & engagement
Advances recognition and impact of research and innovation across ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ and the state of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ through the following programs:
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• Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation
• NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬
• ResearchOne
Comparative Medicine
Fully accredited by AAALAC International, Comparative Medicine contributes to a greater understanding of life through studies that define and compare complex living organisms and processes
compliance, analytics, risk & ethics (CARE)
Serves as the cornerstone for promoting integrity, accountability and operational excellence across all research activities at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬) through:
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ High Tech Corridor at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬
Offers multiple funding opportunities at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ to support collaborative industry research, early-stage faculty innovation, and undergraduate research
Health research administration
Ensures ethical, regulatory and data governance oversight to uphold research integrity and excellence across ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s health research enterprise
Information Services
IT support for all ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research & Innovation departments: technical support, computer support, database, and systems administration
research development institute
The Research Development Institute (RDI) delivers proactive, catalytic, capacity-building support to ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers
Research operationS
Central support for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research & Innovation departments: includes operating budgets, purchase approvals, research cash advances, IT support (Information Services), communications & marketing, events and the front desk/reception area
Sponsored programs
Provides pre-award assistance to researchers seeking grant funding and post-award financial services to PIs managing sponsored research grants
student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI)
Student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI) connects students with high-impact practices and supports faculty's use of HIPs in their courses
Technology Transfer
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Tech Transfer promotes collaboration, innovation, and successful research commercialization for inventors
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ CONNECT (Accelerators & Incubators)
Manages the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, Evolve Accelerator and the Student Innovation Incubator
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research Foundation
Facilitates university-company collaborations in biotech and high-tech, owns and operates ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research Park and supports ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ CONNECT and the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research Park
Brings together world-class researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs eager to collaborate with a highly-trained, high-tech workforce