Benefits to Participation:
Introduction to a broader pool of outstanding colleagues with
related interests
Administrative support for proposal writing and project execution
Cost sharing on interdisciplinary research and equipment grant
proposals
Preferred access to new scientific equipment
Opp. for seed money for technology development
Facilitation of clinical partnerships
Increased and enhanced contacts with industry
Improvement of external research visibility
Opportunities for laboratory space in the BBC
Benefits
(Continued)
Access to an expanded group of top graduate students and support
Impact on faculty cluster hire in tissue systems
Departmental recognition of interdisciplinary activities through
Discovery Park model