About Us

The Research Institute assists research by:

• Administering and serving as the recipient of grants
• Coordinating a sponsored scientific research program
• Promoting and aiding in the fulfillment of medical research
• Using all income for the support of scientific, educational and charitable purposes

Roles

• To foster individual partnerships between the University of Kansas Medical Center researchers and the private sector
• To enhance revenue to researchers and the university through the transfer of research discoveries and other information to the private sector
• To facilitate a cooperative and profitable interaction between the University of Kansas Medical Center and corporations throughout Kansas, the greater Kansas City Metropolitan area, domestically and internationally

Goals

• To increase funding for KUMC faculty from non-governmental sources
• To develop a strong user friendly research administration program for KUMC faculty members' non-governmental research grants
• To develop a fund to finance an internal granting program to KUMC faculty
• To improve the entire KUMC Research Administration infrastructure
• To make every effort to integrate the RI operations with the Life Sciences initiative in the Kansas City community