Research and Discovery

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Our mission is to pioneer biomedical and health services discoveries and accelerate their translation into breakthrough healthcare solutions.

Research is an integral part of what makes Ohio State such a force in the global medical community. Our investment in research and commitment to the investigative process has led to many breakthroughs and innovative discoveries. We encourage research at all levels, knowing that the research seeds planted today will yield life-changing results – now, and in the future.

Regardless how the methodology of research evolves, there are constants that we never deviate from at Ohio State. Those include a time-tested commitment to the processes, ideals and outcomes of research, and to the investigators who conduct the long, often laborious studies in the quest for cures. Together, scientific breakthroughs can happen – and lives will be improved.

We invite you to learn more about research at Ohio State and find out why the world’s best researchers come here to do their important work.

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Training Opportunities

Research training opportunities for medical and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and research contributors.

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Research Careers

Explore open positions for research faculty, laboratory and administrative staff and more within the College of Medicine.

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Research Resources

From administrative support to data analysis,  we offer a full spectrum of services to help our researchers succeed.

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Centers and Institutes 

With over 140 shared core labs across the university, our state-of-the-art facilities lead to faster and more groundbreaking results.

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Office of Research

The Office of Research provides extensive support and resources for the College of Medicine research community.

From shared core labs, to helping bring discoveries to market, we have systems, procedures and resources to help facilitate the research process for all of our basic science and clinical researchers.

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College of Medicine Research at a Glance

  • Tier 1 (top 16) in research, ranked by U.S. News & World Report
  • $477.3.M in total funding
  • 2K+ active research studies and clinical trials
  • #40 in research funding from the NIH
  • 3K+ faculty and staff

Research Resources

CATALYST CATALYST is a center focused on advancing research and discovery in the delivery of health services across the continuum of care using a team science approach.
Clinical Research Resources The College of Medicine provides resources for designing, implementing and managing clinical research studies.
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Biorepository (CCB) The Comprehensive Cardiovascular Biorepository (CCB) directs and maintains a collection of thousands of human cardiothoracic tissue samples provided by consenting patients who have a cardiovascular disease.
Core Facilities and Research Space We're heavily invested in our state-of-the-art labs and facilities. Many life-changing discoveries have come out of our core labs and facilities.
Funding, Awards and Grants Management Internal and external funding opportunities are available to faculty within the College of Medicine and resources to help manage your grant.
Research Information Technology The Department of Research Information Technology (RIT) provides cutting-edge data collection, data science, design, development and informatics resources.

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