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For Faculty & Staff
The Office for Research partners with researchers to provide a pipeline of services and resources to foster innovation, from idea and proposal development to funding and commercialization.
Resources For Each Step of the Research Journey
Our services and staff will support every phase of your research journey. Find forms and documents required to do research at Rutgers, get help developing ideas and proposals, discover funding and commercialization opportunities, manage your sponsored awards, and more.
We provide support to research teams during the post-award research phase, helping faculty and staff manage their sponsored projects in an effective and compliant manner.
Rutgers core facilities play an integral role in our research infrastructure, empowering researchers to break new ground by offering specialized laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, unique instrumentation and shared services.
The Office for Research supports the research community with expert contract management services to grow the University’s research enterprise and establish and strengthen strategic alliances with its sponsors.
We provide support during the pre-award project phase, helping research teams submit high-quality, competitive proposals and getting the most out of their award applications.
Responsible conduct of research is critical for excellence as well as public trust in scientific and other scholarly endeavors. Our team is committed to making sure your research project is conducted ethically and complies with industry standards.
We are dedicated to transforming research at Rutgers into products, services, and partnerships for the public good. Our professional staff will guide your research from proof of concept through patenting, licensing, and commercialization.
Opportunities for Faculty and Staff
Rutgers Research by the Numbers
4,225
Research Awards
Fiscal Year 2023
$929.3
Million
in Research Grants and Sponsored Programs
Fiscal Year 2023
1,598
Number of PIs Receiving Awards
Fiscal Year 2023
$12.7
Million
in Licensing Revenue
Fiscal Year 2023
Research News
Under the leadership of senior vice president for research, Michael E. Zwick, PhD, the Office for Research is committed to assisting all researchers with the advanced tools and expertise they need, serving as a unifying force multiplier for the research community.
Rutgers startup Zena Therapeutics strives to create narcotic medications that will minimize or even eliminate overdoses from prescription drugs.
Key findings in the report highlight the persistence of disparities in tobacco use by race and ethnicity, level of income, level of education, gender identity, type of occupation, geography, and behavioral health status.
Rutgers Health study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved treatments.
The use of biologic and targeted therapies for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) surpassed more typical therapies in recent years, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a Rutgers Health study.
The findings, published in the journal Vaccine, shed light on disparities in vaccine uptake within this diverse population.
U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in northwest Florida– the first section of a Rutgers University-designed “self-healing” reef made of custom-designed concrete modules and living oysters.