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In our 200-year voyage of discovery, promising young faculty are the swashbuckling explorers. While they may not have the decades of experience our senior faculty have, their fresh ideas and enthusiasm steer us into uncharted territory, help us see innovative solutions and open up new possibilities in biomedical research.
Some of our most exciting discoveries have happened because a junior faculty member questioned accepted medical assumptions, pushed the envelope—and received the necessary support to test his or her theory.
These eager minds, both on the basic research and clinical sides, play an important role in discovery today and will continue to do so in the future. By providing investments in the form of seed funding, we are able to set junior faculty on a new course, enabling them to start their research, establish themselves, garner external support and ultimately, possibly uncover the answers that will shape our understanding of the human body.
Because it costs far more to stop and start a research project than it does to continue it uninterrupted, we also provide bridge funding to ensure that the momentum the faculty member has built continues if external grant funding lags.
By funding recruitment packages and seed funding for junior and senior faculty members—adding to the amazing work that’s already happening here—we could advance medicine more quickly and further elevate the School of Medicine among its peers. Our particular areas of priority include genomics, neuroscience, transplant surgery, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, children’s health, vaccine development and women’s health.
With start-up and bridge funding support—along with the mentoring that the school’s senior faculty provide—we create a loyalty that makes junior faculty want to build their careers here. Many will become excellent investigators. Some will become known worldwide for their work. All will add to the body of medical knowledge.
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