The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is committed to becoming nationally recognized for its research. UMKC is a core member of the regional life sciences consortium and continues to construct new research laboratories, hire top quality faculty, identify, promote, and establish disease-defined centers of excellence, and enlarge our research infrastructure.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research - Office of Research Services (ORS) is a core element of the university’s research infrastructure. Our mission is to support the scientific, scholarly, and creative endeavors of the faculty and staff at UMKC.
Departments
Pre-Award Support
Provides proposal and
budget development support services to faculty and staff
necessary to identify, develop, and submit grant and
contract applications and administers internal funding
opportunities (UMRB, FRG, Travel Grants).
Post-Award Administration Support
Provides fiscal support necessary to
responsibly manage the funds awarded, consistent with
University policy, requirements of funding sources, and
federal regulations and and time/effort reporting (A-21).
Research Protections: Ensures and documents research and services that are conducted in accordance with the highest regard for ethical standards and conform to federal, state, local and institutional regulatory practices including, but not limited to, protection of human and animal subjects, hazardous materials, biosafety and HIPAA
Research Facilities: Operates and supports university research and serves as an institutional coordinating unit for university core facilities housed in the various academic units.
Intellectual Property Management: Serves as the focal point for entrepreneurship, economic development, technology transfer and technology commercialization within the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): Provide education to the UMKC
research community in responsible conduct of research.
Public Service Programs
Supports externally funded
projects devoted to public services, such as economic
development and the transfer of research findings related to
substance abuse to treatment and policy communities.
Life
Science Research
The quest to understand the human body is the burden and the
joy of life sciences researchers. At the University of
Missouri-Kansas City, that discovery takes several forms:
basic bench science, translational research, clinical
research, health outcomes research, and the technology that
enables and advances scientists' work.