Departments/Offices
Provides pre- and post-award management for Principal Investigators and Faculty with award submission, grant administration and reporting. ORA is comprised of four central teams offering a range of expertise and managing a diverse group of portfolios.
A branch of the Office for Academic and Clinical Affairs
Dedicated to advancing a culture of integrity and academic excellence at Harvard Medical School through assuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and ethical standards.
Connecting innovators with industry
Promoting the public good by advancing science, fostering innovation, and translating new inventions made at Harvard University into useful products that are available and beneficial to society.
Strategic support for the Dean’s initiatives, research core facilities and technology resources, the postdoctoral office, major prize/award coordination, efforts addressing research rigor and reproducibility, HST, and the Osher Center.
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COMS is a standing faculty committee that reviews all research involving recombinant DNA as well as work involving biohazards at Harvard and its affiliated institutions.
Provides tools and resources that help manage data effectively while offering guidance for research data management planning and assistance with elements of data management.
HCCM is responsible for the laboratory animal use program of the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health.
OHRA's mission is to protect the rights and welfare of subjects involved in human research and to provide support and education to the Harvard Longwood Medical Area research community.
Through the oversight of experimental protocols, the IACUC ensures the welfare of animals used in research throughout the Harvard Medical Area.
Supports the recruitment, retention, academic advancement and career satisfaction of our diverse faculty through education, service, communication, and timely recognition of scholarly achievement.
RC works with IT research support and departmental administrators to pool resources, efforts, and expertise while aiming to foster collaboration within the community of systems administrators at HMS.
Research Core Facilities provide access to highly specialized services, equipment, and staff that would otherwise be too expensive for an individual laboratory to support.
Learn about the proposal process for new global research and education programs.