Dear Colleagues,

The Office for Research is considering how best to enhance the core  
facility research infrastructure.  We have heard several ideas for new  
cores, including a Recombinant Protein Production/Purification Core  
and a Small Molecule Library Drug Discovery core – there are likely  
others that we are not aware of.  Alternatively, there may be  
personnel resources and/or state-of-the art technology that would  
provide a significant new sub-core within an existing core.

We are soliciting ideas in the form of a one-page proposal for new  
cores or significant enhancement of an existing core.  The proposal  
should be submitted by a faculty member(s) who would be the Director  
of a new core or who would drive the establishment of a sub-core (see http://www.research.northwestern.edu/facilities/management.html 
  for information on expectations and financing of core facilities).   
If compelling ideas that serve a number of faculty and provide a  
substantial leap forward in Northwestern research infrastructure are  
submitted, they will considered for further development.

If you wish to establish or enhance a core, please email me a one-page  
summary outlining a plan for a new core or sub-core facility and an  
explanation of how this would transform research at NU by December 18,  
2009.  Include a rough budget (not within the one-page limit).

Best wishes,
Linda

Linda Hicke
Associate Vice President for Research
Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Cell Biology
Northwestern University
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