ECOR 101 - Massachusetts General Hospital...ECOR 101: Everything you always wanted to know about ECOR October 9, 2013 Maire Leyne, MS, MBA Director, ECOR Robert Kingston, PhD, 2014

ECOR 101: Everything you always wanted to know about ECOR

October 9, 2013 Maire Leyne, MS, MBA

Director, ECOR

Robert Kingston, PhD, 2014

History of ECOR

1946 Federal government established the Division of Research Grants to process NIH grants and fellowships to non-federal institutions and scientists.

1947 • MGH created the General Research Committee

(later renamed the Executive Committee On Research).

• All applications for research grants had to have the Committee’s approval and the Committee met monthly to hear reports on research proposed and in progress.


What is ECOR?

Executive Committee on Research

• One of the key committees named in the MGH by-laws shaping the management structure for the Hospital

• Central body in MGH research governance and reports to the MGH President


ECOR Today

Responsible for providing:

• Strategic guidance to MGH leadership and Trustees on future research growth and priorities within MGH, across Partners, and with affiliated external institutions

• Strategic guidance on development and management of policies on human subjects, scientific proposal review, animal care & studies, research communications, graduate education and research facilities (including research space)


ECOR Today (cont.)

Responsible for providing:

• Programmatic and scientific oversight, and financial subsidy to the Thematic Centers

• Oversight and partial funding to the Office of Research Career Development (ORCD)

• Funding for the new Graduate Student Division

• Internal funding, > $5 million annually in grants, awards and prizes

• MGH-wide conferences and events


ECOR Leadership Team

Chair

Robert Kingston, PhD

Vice Chair

David Louis, MD

Past Chair

Daniel Haber, MD PhD


ECOR Membership Chair V. Chair P. Chair

Chief Surgery

Chief Medicine

Chief Council

Chief Council

Chief Council

Honorary Honorary

Chair Appt Chair Appt Chair Appt Chair Appt Chair Appt

Chair Appt Chair Appt Chair Appt Chair Appt Chair Appt

Elected Rep

Elected Rep

Elected Rep

Elected Rep

Elected Rep

Elected Rep

Sr. Admin Director

RM President MGPO

SVP Research

ECOR Director

Director RSMG

Ex-officio examples:

Director MAO

Director Develpmnt

Director RVL

SAR co-chairs

Director CRP

Partners IRB Chair

Contributing examples:


Composition of ECOR

Voting

Members

Non voting Members


ECOR “Staff”

Chief Surgery

ECOR Chairs (3)

SVP for Research

Director CRP

Chief Medicine

Director ECOR

Director RSMG

Sr. Admin Director

RM


MGH Research Org Chart

MGH Research Institute

President, MGH

SVP, Research ECOR

Scientific Advisory Board (SAC)


ECOR Administrative Team

Operations Manager

(Peter Bowler)

Finance Manager (25%)

(Jeanne Mahoney)

Program Coordinator

Grants (Elly Pineda)

Director, ECOR

SVP, Research

Program Coordinator

Comm & Finance (Erin McGivney)

ECOR, Chair

Administrative Assistant

(Samantha Molle)

Associate Director, Technology &

Communications (20%) (Deverie Bongard)

Web Content Manager

(Brian Burns)

Assistant Director, (TBD!!)


What does ECOR do?

ECOR Office

ECOR Meetings

ECOR Initiatives

Events

Grants

Communication


What does ECOR do?

ECOR Meetings ECOR

• 2nd & 4th Monday each month

Research Council

• 1st Monday every month

ECOR Staff Committee

• 3rd Monday each month


What does ECOR do? ECOR Initiatives Subcommittees • Subcommittee on Animal

Resources (SAR)

Task Forces • Post-doc salary task force

Creation of GSD • Graduate Student Division

Review of CRP • And search for new CRP Director Thematic Centers


What does ECOR do?

Events Faculty Happy Hours

Warren Triennial • October 2014

Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Annual Meeting

• April 2nd & 3rd 2014



What does ECOR do?

Grants 18: Number of award cycles/calls

>700: Applications received each year

~80: Awards issued

> $5.5 million in funds


ECOR Funding Opportunities AWARD AWARD AMOUNT PERIOD

Tosteson Fellowships $40,000 1 Year

FMD Fellowships $40,000 1 Year

Claflin Scholars $50, 000 per year 2 Years

MAO Award $40,000 per year 3-4 Years

Goodman Fellowship $150,000 per year 2 Years

Martin Research Prize $100,000 1 Year

Research Scholars $100,000 5 Years

Interim Support $75,000 Bridge funding

Sequestration Relief Funding n/a Bridge funding


Institutional Nominations for Foundation Funding Opportunities

AWARD TARGET GROUP

Ellison Foundation Instructors, Assistant Professors

Smith Family Foundation Instructors, Assistant Professors

AASLD Instructors, Assistant Professors

PEW Scholars Assistant Professors

Keck Foundation No restrictions?

Opportunity for increased collaboration with Development

office! Robert Kingston, PhD, 2014

Institutional Nominations for all “Other” External Funding Opportunities

Process

Advertise under funding opportunities in weekly MGH Research News

Applicants submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to:

SVP and ECOR

Convene a special review group to select nominee

Are we capturing everything – no! Robert Kingston, PhD, 2014

How to Find Us Email: [email protected]

Phone: 617-643-7420

50 Staniford Street, Floor 10

Web: coming soon! http://ecor.mgh.harvard.edu/ Sneak preview.. next slide!


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