Research Assistance

RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR
TULANE SOM JUNIOR FACULTY AND BEYOND: 2022-23
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
 

• Career Development (CD) Club to support interdisciplinary training & collaboration, peer mentorship, and a network of junior faculty focused on health sciences research
   
• Ongoing institutionally sponsored annual Writing Programs that provide hands-on, interactive sessions and one-on-one consultation with grant writing experts
   
• Ongoing institutionally sponsored Leadership Workshops, including project and laboratory management skill development
   
• Nature Masterclasses online trainings designed to build research, scientific and grant writing, networking, and presentation skills
   
• Meta-Analysis Systematic Review Support (MARS) Program that assists Tulane Scholars with conducting key components of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
   
• Faculty Travel Funds to support dissemination of research findings and professional collaboration at international venues
   
• Supporting Impactful Publications (SIP) Program to assist in covering fees to support open access options for high-impact peer-reviewed publications for Tulane scholars serving as corresponding authors who do not have grants or other funds available to cover them
   
• Annual Tulane Health Sciences Research Days & Keynote Lectures that promote interest and facilitate future collaboration among researchers across disciplines
   
• Interactive Promotion and Tenure Sessions regarding policies and procedures, to facilitate understanding of academic review processes and strategies to succeed
   
• Faculty Development and Mentoring Website with online links to mentoring tools, evaluation forms, research resources, and funding opportunities, to name a few
   
• National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity online tools and programs funded by the University to support faculty development and career advancement at faculty’s pace
   
• Faculty Physician Scientist Pipeline Program provides salary support to protect up to 50% time and provide career development funds for research-focused physicians to engage in mentored research activities on a pathway to research independence.
   
• Tuition Waivers for six credit hours per semester (up to 18 credit hours per year) for graduate coursework at Tulane
   
• Tulane SOM Research Pilot Grants provide up to $25,000 to primarily junior faculty with quality research proposals to obtain pilot data supporting future grant submissions
   
• Other: Access to statistical and research support through the LACaTS (Louisiana clinical and translational science Center) and the Tulane University Translational Science Institute (TUTSI) among other institutes and centers