Bindley Bioscience Center

Directories

• Administrative Staff
• Participating Faculty
• Scientific Staff

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

Participating Faculty

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.