About
Departments & Offices
USF Research & Innovation comprises multiple departments, offices and programs across USF's three campuses.
Office of the Vice President
Leads and facilitates institutional research initiatives and supports research programs and infrastructure development
Advanced recognition & engagement
Advances recognition and impact of research and innovation across USF and the state of Florida through the following programs:
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• Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation
• NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ USF
• ResearchOne
Comparative Medicine
Fully accredited by AAALAC International, Comparative Medicine contributes to a greater understanding of life through studies that define and compare complex living organisms and processes
compliance, analytics, risk & ethics (CARE)
Serves as the cornerstone for promoting integrity, accountability and operational excellence across all research activities at the »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ (USF) through:
Florida High Tech Corridor at USF
Offers multiple funding opportunities at USF to support collaborative industry research, early-stage faculty innovation, and undergraduate research
Health research administration
Ensures ethical, regulatory and data governance oversight to uphold research integrity and excellence across USF’s health research enterprise
Information Services
IT support for all USF Research & Innovation departments: technical support, computer support, database, and systems administration
research development institute
The Research Development Institute (RDI) delivers proactive, catalytic, capacity-building support to USF researchers
Research operationS
Central support for USF Research & Innovation departments: includes operating budgets, purchase approvals, research cash advances, IT support (Information Services), communications & marketing, events and the front desk/reception area
Sponsored programs
Provides pre-award assistance to researchers seeking grant funding and post-award financial services to PIs managing sponsored research grants
student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI)
Student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI) connects students with high-impact practices and supports faculty's use of HIPs in their courses
Technology Transfer
USF Tech Transfer promotes collaboration, innovation, and successful research commercialization for inventors
USF CONNECT (Accelerators & Incubators)
Manages the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, Evolve Accelerator and the Student Innovation Incubator
USF Research Foundation
Facilitates university-company collaborations in biotech and high-tech, owns and operates USF Research Park and supports USF CONNECT and the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
USF Research Park
Brings together world-class researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs eager to collaborate with a highly-trained, high-tech workforce