The Department of Medicine offers a variety of research development services for investigators looking to find funding, enhance their teaming skills, and strategically place their research for success.

What is Research Development?

Research development involves strategic, catalytic, and capacity-building activities to advance research. Ultimately, research development empowers faculty by enhancing their ability to secure sponsored funding and build crucial relationships for future success.

Research Development Services

  • Research Lab Strategic Planning: Ideation and strategy sessions for PIs looking to expand their research funding portfolio or considering strategic next steps toward future research options.

  • Lab Branding and Keywording: Decode and demystify the process of optimizing your “lab brand” to ensure searchability, marketability, and web presence. 

  • Funding Opportunity Search and Matchmaking: Match a planned research project to the appropriate funder. We can work with research projects at any stage, from conception through feasibility, to find the optimal path toward funding. 

  • Complex/Large Scale Proposal Support: Full lifecycle large-scale proposal assistance, from idea generation and conceptualization, through team building and process formation, into narrative review and design, and toward partnership for submission. We work with DOM resources, including research administration and statistical support, to ensure high-quality submissions for “high-risk, high-reward” applications. 

  • Partnering and Relationship Building Facilitation: Looking to fill a knowledge gap on a project, or connect with cross-campus or outside community partners? We can assist in finding and connecting with stakeholders both across and outside the university silo. 

  • Teaming Facilitation and Collaboration Planning: Facilitation and guidance for researchers working in interdisciplinary teams. Includes assistance in team forming and culture creation for new teams devoted to a project, and facilitation of collaboration review and recommendations for long-term teams looking to optimize their relationship.

  • Training and Education. Webinars, workshops, and on-demand videos. 

Request a consult today! 

For urgent requests, please email researchservices@medicine.wisc.edu.