Managing a Research Operation

While researchers at the UM Medical School are driving towards discoveries that have a positive impact on society, managing a lab on a daily basis is really like running a small business. Staff must be hired and trained. Equipment ordered. Payments dispersed and budgets balanced. These resources will prove useful in managing a lab or office.

Administrative

Blue Pages (University Unit IDs and Administrators)
eRecruit
eResearch
Human Resources
M-ACE (Appointment, Credentialing, and Enrollment)
MICHR Research Management Services
New Researchers Manual
Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) (formerly the Division of Research Development and Administration - DRDA)
Research Space (Medical School and NCRC) - Request, Loan, or Trade

Finance

Concur
Financial Operations
M-Marketsite
M-Pathways
M-Reports
Procurement Services
Strategic Vendors

Cores

Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF)
Search M-Cores
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM)

Clinical Trials / Studies

Michigan Institute for Clinical Health & Research
UMClinicalStudies - subject recruitment
Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trial Contracting

Communication

Faculty Research Profiles via SciVal Experts
Office of Research ListServs
Virtual Home for Study Coordinators (log in using your kerberos password)
Clinical Research Communications Toolkit
UMMS Research News
Resources for Printing & Posters