Research Strategy and Innovation

Columbia Mailman’s Office of Research Strategy and Innovation advances the growth, development, and implementation of the School’s groundbreaking research agenda. The team provides strategic vision and guidance for faculty research efforts, whether they are department-level, or cross-disciplinary across the School; nurtures strategic collaborations; and cultivates an interdisciplinary research culture to address the most pressing current and emerging public health challenges.

The Research Strategy and Innovation team includes Research Resources (R2), Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA), and a partnership with Columbia Technology Ventures’ Industry Relations Group. Together the team supports Mailman School researchers in the development and preparation of grant applications, provides training in grantsmanship and grant editing services, arranges for review of applications prior to submission; provides research and sponsored projects reporting, analyses and strategic decision support; promotes industry partnerships and licensing; offers training, services, and processes to help researchers maintain research integrity and compliance; and provides research administration support to help researchers as they pursue, develop, and conduct research initiatives. The team partners with researchers and centers across the School, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia University, including the Columbia Climate School and the Data Science Institute, to catalyze critical research efforts within and across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

For all inquiries, please contact Kam-Meng Tchou-Wong, PhD, Executive Director, kmt2159@cumc.columbia.edu.

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Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Office

The Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Office serves as a central resource to support the research community at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health by providing guidance and stewardship for the researchers and administrators. Our mission is to provide excellent administrative support to investigators in their pursuit of research and other scholarly activities while ensuring compliance with federal, University, and private sponsor regulations, terms and conditions.

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Industry Relations Group (IRG)/Columbia Technology Ventures

The Columbia University Industry Relations Group (IRG) is a central university team focused on developing significant, lasting, and often multi-disciplinary collaborative partnerships on the cutting edge of university innovation and scholarship. IRG works closely with many departments and schools across Columbia, including the Mailman School of Public Health; is governed by an Executive Steering Committee of Deans and other university leaders whom IRG supports; and departmentally is housed within and supported by the broader resources of Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV).

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