Office of Research Administration

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) facilitates all research and sponsored academic programs at NYMC. The Office assists faculty and staff with a variety of application and award services, such as:

• Makes information regarding funding sources available to investigators.
• Assists investigators and staff with application preparation.
• Submits applications on behalf of the College.
• Coordinates activities of the Institutional Review Boards to ensure institutional compliance with regulations regarding the use of human subjects in research activities.
• Participates in the activities of the Institutional Animal Care and Use and Biosafety Committees to ensure institutional compliance with regulations regarding the care and use of laboratory animals and hazardous materials.
• Upholds federal regulations and policies regarding Financial Conflict of Financial Interest in Academic Activities.
• Develops policies and procedures responsive to federal regulations and emerging issues.
• Negotiates and manages research relationships with industry and the transfer of research results to commercial application.
• Receives and disseminates communications from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense and American Heart Association.

• Policy on Subawards and Subrecipient Monitoring
• Policy on Export Control Management
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Policy on Center and Institute Management