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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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