Department of Biology Annual Retreat, Jan 17-18, 2013.

Department of BiologyAnnual Retreat, Jan 17-18, 2013

Retreat Agenda

• Thursday– State of the department

• Staff – optimal workflows• BSCI program and curriculum• Dept research and budget

– Presentations• Research• Teaching/program development

• Friday (at SESYNC – Annapolis)– Faculty discussions

• Exploring ways to improve curriculum and research

The Department of Biology

• People (~230)– Staff– Students: undergraduate and graduate– Research assistants and postdocs– Faculty: instructional and research

• Publications• Grants

• Department Budget– Annual income– Annual expenditures– Donations

Honors Program

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Average number of Honors stu-dents/yr

Year

Nu

mb

er

of

Stu

de

nts

Number in Program

Ph.D.Masters/OtherApplyingAccepted/AttendingApplyingOther

Placement of Honors Students

Medical school

Graduate Students

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

20

40

60

80

100

120

MSPhDto-tal

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

BISIotherNACSMOCBMEESBIOLBEESn

um

ber

of

stu

den

ts

Number by degree Number by Program

Graduate Student Support

Fellowship NumberNSF GRFP 11

NIH NRSA 2

NIH NRTA 2

NASA 2

NOAA 2

Smithsonian 5

Fulbright 1

Ford Foundation 1

Total 26

Graduate Teaching Assistantships (30-40%) Competitive Fellowships (17%)

Graduate Student PlacementPlacement of 71 Biology PhD’s

Boston University Medical SchoolCal TechHarvard UniversityIndiana UniversityMichigan State UniversityNASANIHNIHNorthwesternNSF, AAASScrippsSmithsonian NMNH (2)Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (2)StanfordSUNY Stony BrookTufts Medical SchoolUCLA Medical CenterUniversity of California, San DiegoUMD (6)University College LondonUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of LondonUniversity of MichiganUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of WisconsinUnviersity of TexasUppsala UniversitetVirginia TechWeizman InstituteYale University

Postdoc Institutions

Postdocs

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

"number of postdoctoral fellows"

Continuing Post-doc31%

Tenure-track Faculty28%

Research Scientist/Res. Prof.

in Academia, Govt or Industry

24%

Non Tenure-

track Faculty

6%

School Teaching

3%

Industry/Other

8%

Number Placement of 71 Biology Postdocs

Faculty

1996 2000 2004 2008 20120

10

20

30

40

NTT Faculty FTE

TT Faculty FTE

Year

Num

ber

Period Recruited Retired/deceased Moved Inst1996-2003 15 6 62004-2011 11 5 6

Research Faculty

Year

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Ecology

Biophysics

Neuroscience

Evol & Genetics

TT Instructional

Num

ber

Dept of Biology Publications

248 journals!

Dept of Biology Publications

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Neuroscience

Genetics and Evolution

Ecology

General Science

CMNS Grant Awards

Fiscal Year

FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12$0

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

Astronomy

Physics

CSCAMM

ESSIC

IPST

IREAP

UMIACS

CMNS Grant Awards

Fiscal Year

FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

AOSC

Biology

CBMG

Entomology

Chemistry

Geology

Mathematics

Comp Science

CLFS - Deans

Biology Grant FundsDept Grants FY10: $8.1M

DOD/ONR

NASA

NIH

NSF

SI

USDA

USGS/DI

Other

Dept Grants FY12: $6.4M

DOD/ONR

NASA

NIH

NSF

SI

USDA

USGS/DI

Other

Biology Proposal Outcomes

NIH NSF Other0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Decline

Fund

FY09

39% of 80 proposals

NIH NSF Other0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Decline

Fund

FY11

22% of 67 proposals

Biology IncomeDept Income FY10: $5.7M

State Funds

Access

Teaching

DRIF

Lab Fees$5.1M Dept Income FY12: $5.8M

State Funds

Access

Teaching

DRIF

Lab Fees$4.8M

Biology ExpensesDept Expenses FY10: $5.7M

Faculty

Instructors

Staff

Teaching Assts

Courses

Operating

Set-up

Dept Expenses FY12: $5.5M

Faculty

Instructors

Staff

Teaching Assts

Courses

Operating

Set-up

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

Biology Funds

Higgins Fund

Kleiman Fund

CONS Fund

Donations

Year

Cum

ulat

ive

Am

ount

# donations in 2012

72

493

14

Concluding Remarks• Staff organization and quality

– Best it has been in my 25 years in the department• Student talent

– Best undergraduates are exceptional – need to engage them in on-campus research early

– BISI program has increased overall applicant quality and encouraged students with interdisciplinary interests

• Research– We are an integrative biology department– Upcoming retirements will provide opportunities to increase

connectivity– Department financial situation will allow growth– Federal funding climate remains uncertain. Diversification may

be the best strategy – both for individual PI’s and for department