The University of Illinois, Chicago is highlighted time and time again in the Science Market Update for its researchers' critical discoveries and contributions to science. But what about the grants and awards that go into funding these projects? Read on to discover the top 5 funding facts you should know about UIC:
1. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn released $64 million in capitol funds to establish the Advanced Chemical Technology Building (ACTB) at UIC, and construction on this collaborative research facility began in Spring 2014. Since that 2012 announcement, this project has garnered an additional $40 million in support bringing the building's budget to $104 million.
The new Advanced Chemical Technology Building at UIC (Read more about the ACTB project here)
2. In the 2014 Fiscal Year, UIC received $118 million from the National Institutes of Health, ranking in the top 50 most highly funded institutes by the NIH. The medical school located at the Chicago campus, also the largest medical school in the country, is ranked 25 based on the amount of funding by the NIH
3. UI Chicago has over $335 million worth of research expenditures and regularly ranks within the top 50 US institutes for research expenditures.
4. University of Illinois at Chicago averages a 225:1 ROI based on data collected by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
5. Departments with the highest funding based on 2014 NIH awards:
- Pharmacology – 39 awards, $18.8 million
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Internal Medicine – 42 awards, $13.1 million
- Opthamology - 21 awards, $10.1 million
- Biochemistry – 22 awards, $7.1 million
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Microbiology/ Immunology/ Virology – 13 awards, $4 million
- Biology - 11 awards, $3 million
An active researcher at UIC meets with a lab supply company to find new products to use in the lab at the 2014 BioResearch Product Faire™ Event.
The University of Chicago, Illinois is thriving with new research projects and the need for lab equipment and supplies to stock life science buildings and newly funded projects has never been higher.
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