Research at Downstate Medical Center

The OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS (OSA) provides oversight and support for key elements of Downstate's research infrastructure including the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Clinical Trials, and the Division of Comparative Medicine, formerly the Division Laboratory Animal Research (DLAR).  Together with the OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION (post-award), we provide the academic and administrative support functions required by Downstate, the Research Foundation and sponsors to assist the faculty in the preparation, submission and administration of their sponsored research, training and public service program applications and awards.

Below are links to campus resources and up-to-date information regarding funding opportunities (e.g. see Research Flash), materials for the preparation, submission and conduct of sponsored research projects and other research-related items. More detailed material can be found through the links on the left.

Research Flash

Downstate's Research Flash newsletter provides our research community with up-to-date information about newsworthy items from NIH, funding opportunities, services provided by the Office of Scientific Affairs (OSA), and other timely news. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

• Research Flash, Issue 50, June 5, 2013
• Research Flash, Issue 49, May 22, 2013
• Research Flash, Issue 48, May 8, 2013
• Research Flash, Issue 47, April 23, 2013
• Research Flash, Issue 46, April 11, 2013
• Research Flash, Issue 45, March 25, 2013

 Useful Information for Grant Applicants

Before embarking upon the development of an NIH grant application, it's important to know several things to help you improve your chances for success.  First and foremost, you should know what a successful proposal looks like.  The current federal funding era is highly competitive with declining success rates. Understanding how the NIH makes decisions about who gets funded is also something that competing stakeholders should know.  Finally, it's interesting to know who those stakeholders are (degree types) and when, in their careers, they are most likely to get funded.  Below are some resources to help you get started.

• Who typically gets the grants (comparison of degree types and age groups)?
• Types of NIH grant programs
• How can I understand paylines, percentiles, and percent rates?
• What are the current success rates?
• Grant process overview
• What do successful grant applications look like?

Resources for Grant Applications

• Extramural Research Opportunities
• Electronic Proposal Preparation and Submission
• Institutional Data for Proposals (rates, codes, addresses, etc.)
• Grant Application Forms (NIH, Downstate, Other)
• Sponsor and Downstate Application Deadlines
• Core / Shared Equipment Facilities
• Institutional Review Board Forms
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Institutional Biosafety Committee Forms
• Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program (ECRIP)

Downstate Intramural Grant Award Program

• Intramural Research Opportunities and Awards

Information about Downstate Research Programs

• Clinical and Basic Science Research Centers and Major Laboratories
• Faculty Mentors for Student Research

• Current Extramural Research Awards