To: All Faculty <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Dean Herbert Whiteley" <hwhitele@uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: cllong@uiuc.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - Process to Determine Translational Research Needs

As a follow-up to my memo of a December 2, 2004, I am writing to thank you 
for your comments and guidance to the Campus Translational Research 
Advisory Committee (CTRAC).  As you may know, the committee has been asked 
to develop a process for leading the campus toward a strategic plan for 
present and future investment in translational research that will impact 
human health and society.  The committee defines translational research as 
those activities or resources that facilitate the ability of fundamental 
research to impact biomedical science and human health. Your replies have 
helped us identify a few areas on which to focus further discussion.  

The next phase of information gathering will lead us to understand 
overlapping needs and specific opportunities within each focus group.  We 
will hold a series of open discussions February 7-11, 2005 to promote 
dialogue among interested faculty members.  These initial discussions will 
focus on biological research areas that lack a readily identifiable path 
toward application to human health.  Faculty members and administrators 
are welcome to attend any or all of the discussions, which will be led by 
members of the committee.  A series of questions, which accompanies this 
memo, will guide the discussion.  Please take a look at the attached focus 
groups.  To register for those discussions you plan to attend, please 
visit the Translational Research website at 
http://www.research.uiuc.edu/translational/.  Schedules and location are 
available on the website. 

			     CHAIR
Focus Groups		     Discussion Chair	   Co-Chair
		                                                          
Applied Social Sciences	     Tanya Gallagher	   Sharon Donovan
Devices & Sensing	     Albert Feng	   Bruce Wheeler
Host-Microbe Interactions    Charles Miller	   Lawrence Schook
Bio Imaging	             Bruce Wheeler	   John Katzenellenbogen
Therapeutic Agents/
Delivery Systems	     John Katzenellenbogen Martha Gillette
New Directions	             Herbert Whiteley	   Bradford Schwartz
Stem Cell Biology	     Lawrence Schook	   Martha Gillette
Medical Informatics	     Bradford Schwartz	   Tanya Gallagher



Questions for assessing Translational Research needs and opportunities:

What do you need in your area that would move your ideas toward 
application to the human condition? For example what facilities, resources 
or expertise are missing?

Do you need a mechanism to identify areas of clinical relevance that could 
be applied to your area of interest? 

To move forward should we build on existing strengths or invest in new 
areas?  What are our existing strengths? If we pursue new areas, what are 
the opportunities? Is it feasible to pursue these opportunities? 
	
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

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