Directories
BBC Organizational Chart
Administrative Staff
The administrative support team manages the interface between faculty and facilities and oversees the
day-to-day operations of the Center. Staff members provide a variety of services including
management of both internal and externally-funded research projects; linkage and synchronization
of these projects and other external collaborative activities with the discovery, learning and engagement
objectives of the Center; recruitment and management of facility staff; administrative interface
with academic units on charge-back systems and space issues; promotion and management of extramural
funding initiatives; and the overall business management of the Center
Bindley Strategic Council (BSC)
Corporate and other Academic representatives serve as members of both the Discovery Park External Advisory Board and the Bindley Bioscience Center Advisory Board. These members are well-accomplished professionals
who have experience and interest in the research themes and projects of the Center. Representing
public or private organizations from various disciplines, board members function in an advisory role
for all aspects of the mission of the center.
The Bindley Strategic Council (BSC) consists of Purdue faculty members serving 3-year terms as advisers to the administrative and scientific leadership of the Bindley Bioscience Center. Council members function as liaisons among academic departments, other Purdue units, external organizations and the BBC in order to enhance communications, establish effective collaborations and improve resources for life sciences initiatives. The BSC currently consists of 15 members representing 6 different schools/colleges and 11 different academic departments. BSC members welcome input from interested BBC affiliates (BSC Members List)
Faculty Executive Leadership Team
A diverse team of faculty scientific and deputy directors from life sciences and engineering departments
at Purdue University serve along with members of the Center's administrative core to provide
executive leadership to the overall mission and goals of the center. The team provides research
administration, regional engagement for strategic economic development initiatives, coordination
and management of multi-investigator grant submissions, administrative leadership for scientific
research projects, scientific and administrative direction for application and implementation of
core technologies, design and administration of learning initiatives and programs, insight into investment
in key innovations to enhance Center facilities, and entrepreneurial approaches for development of
research facilities. Executive Leadership Team meets regularly to review current and pending issues
related to the advancement of Bindley Bioscience Center. The team functions in both advisory
and implementation modes in support of the Center's current goals and objectives and also works
together to create and define strategies for future success.
Faculty Members
Purdue University faculty and research staff who demonstrate expertise and commitment to the mission
of the Center are invited to become Full Members. Full Members undertake significant
roles in defining Center programs and outcomes. Member benefits include priority use of research
core facilities and access to new technologies therein; administrative support for proposal development/assembly
of effective research teams; and priority consideration in laboratory and office space assignments. Requirements
for Full Membership include participation in Center sponsored programs or grant initiatives; recognition
of the Center in scholarly publications, at scientific meetings, and in public presentations of research
using Center resources; recognition of the Center in patents and licenses arising from relevant sponsored
research; participation in Center seminars/symposia/workshops; and advocacy and leadership in advancing
the mission and vision of Discovery Park.
Scientific Staff
The scientific staff develop, sustain, and transfer expertise from key technical areas to support interdisciplinary
research teams and faculty collaborators. Center research professors, postdoctoral researchers,
and research technicians provide innovation and implementation of advanced new technologies, instrumentation
training, and management of research facilities. In collaboration with faculty, they pursue sponsored
research as well as engage in projects with potential partners for technology transfer. With
keen awareness of new technologies and applications, the scientists advance the technical applications
and employ an entrepreneurial approach for incorporation of these new technologies into core research
facilities of the Center.
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