Research Pillar

Strategic Goals

1) Maximize recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty and staff at all levels.

Example tactic:

Creating a centralized interdisciplinary recruitment review committee to ensure a standard of excellence in new hires.

2) Optimize the use of existing space and thoughtfully use future space.

Example tactic:

Moving 33 interdisciplinary labs into a central location, the Center for Health Sciences South Tower.

3) Build efficient and effective infrastructure to facilitate excellent research;

Example tactics:

• Creating the COVID-19 Oversight Research Committee to coordinate all research aimed at addressing this public health crisis.
• Creation and roll-out of the DGSOM Cultural North Star, including dedicated funds for awards and recognitions.

4) Stimulate and optimize new and successful areas of research.

Example tactics:

• Developing a philanthropic effort for investment in a new immunology institute.
• Providing financial support for interdepartmental seed grant funding (Research Themes).
• Investing in the Institute for Precision Health (in collaboration with the health system) and in a new Computational Medicine department (in collaboration with the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering).

5) Maximize all sources of research funding — current and future — across the entire enterprise.

Example tactic:

Implementation of a transparent and modern funds flow model (in collaboration with UCLA health system).