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2005 Research Administration Retreat

2005 Research Administration Retreat. Steven Leath College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. NC Agricultural Research Service. Principal state agency for agriculture, life sciences and forestry research 350 faculty = 187 FTE 280 grad students, research assistants 445 technicians

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2005 Research Administration Retreat

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  1. 2005 Research Administration Retreat Steven Leath College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  2. NC Agricultural Research Service • Principal state agency for agriculture, life sciences and forestry research • 350 faculty = 187 FTE • 280 grad students, research assistants • 445 technicians • 130 support staff

  3. Off-campus Research Stations

  4. Contracts & Grants – 1998-2004

  5. Width and Breadth of CALS Contracts and Grants • Lowest Award $ 500 • Highest Award $ 2,000,000 • Mean $ 20,000 • Average $ 53,000 • Total of 743 Awarded $56,903,757

  6. Width and Breadth of CALS Contracts and Grants Number of AwardsRange 369 $ 1 - $ 20,000 127 $ 20,001 - $ 50,000 109 $ 50,001 - $ 100,000 120 $100,001 - $ 500,000 18 $500,001 - $17,600,000 Total – 743$56,903,757

  7. Width & Breadth of CALSContracts & Grants – Federal • Environmental Protection Agency • Food & Drug Administration • National Aeronautics & Space Administration • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration • National Science Foundation • Public Health Service-National Institutes of Health • US Army • US Dept. of Agriculture • US Dept. of Defense • US Dept. of Energy • US Dept. of Interior • US Forest Service • US Geological Survey • US-Israel Binational Science Foundation

  8. Top Four Sponsors

  9. Width & Breadth of CALSContracts & Grants – State • NC Department of Administration • NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services • NC Department of Commerce • NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources • NC Department of Health & Human Services • NC Department of Public Instruction • NC Department of Transportation • Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources

  10. Alltech American Floral Endowment BASF Corp. Bayer Corp. BHB Asia Technology Co., Ltd. BioResource International, Inc Burroughs Wellcome FundCenter for Agricultural Partnerships Cherokee Preservation Foundation DAVISCO Foods International, Inc. Ducks Unlimited Canada Duke Energy Corp. (Duke Power) Ford Foundation Genencor International, Inc. Glaxo SmithKline Hershey Foods Corp. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute Kraft General Foods Monsanto Co. National Council for Air & Stream Improvement, Inc NC Biotechnology Center NSF International Organic Farming Research Foundation Paradigm Genetics, Inc Philip Morris USA Inc. Research Triangle Institute Rockefeller Foundation Spring Meadow Nursey US Golf Assoc. Yellow Creek Botanical Institute Inc. Zymetrics, Inc. Width & Breadth of CALSContracts & Grants – Industry(List is by no means complete)

  11. CALS Advancement Office NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc. 4-H Development Fund NC Cooperative Extension Service Foundation NC Dairy Foundation NC FFA Foundation NC Tobacco Foundation, Inc. Funding Opportunities Z. Smith Reynolds Ford Foundation Cannon Foundation Kellogg Foundation Park Foundation Kate B. Reynolds Tobacco Trust Fund Golden Leaf Foundation NC Rural Economic Development Center Collaboration between CALS Advancement Office and CALS Contracts & Grants Contacts for CALS Advancement Office are Keith Oakley, Executive Director; Kathy Kennel; and Chris Cammarene-Wessel  Contacts for CALS Contracts & Grants Office are Carolyn Bunn and Brenda Wright

  12. North Carolina Agriculture

  13. NCARS Maintains Balance • Applied versus Basic Research • Agriculture versus Life Sciences • Plants versus Animals (Crops versus Livestock) • Production agriculture versus Environmental impacts

  14. Waste management Water and air quality Specialty crops Sustainable agriculture Natural resources conservation Aquaculture and marine sciences Crop protection Reproductive physiology Plant breeding, genomics and molecular biology Food quality and safety Bioprocessing Turf & Ornamentals Priority Research Areas

  15. Alternative crops and enterprises • Aquaculture • Specialty crops • Meat goat production • Viticulture • Agritourism • Organic production • Value-Added Products (tobacco, food soybeans, energy, grapes and wine)

  16. A Partner for Economic Success • Aseptic packaging • Sweet Acidophilus milk • Sea scallop medallions • Hybrid striped bass, tilapia, yellow perch, southern flounder

  17. Basic Life Science Research • Genomics • Gene identification and function • Genomics and computational biology • Transformation and gene expression • Proteomics • Structural biology • X-ray crystallography

  18. Basic Life Science Research • Metabolomics • Systems biology • Metabolic engineering • Link quantitative genetics, genomics and proteomics

  19. Environmental Issues • Animal and Poultry Waste Management • Integrated Pest Management • Center for Environmental Farming Systems • Aquatic Ecology

  20. Top Ten P I’s

  21. NC Agricultural Research Service Overall Goals: • To integrate basic discovery research in Life Sciences and Agriculture with production research • Serve traditional agricultural clientele and foster economic development

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