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Mission of the RAC
RAC by-laws
Membership
Shared equipment solicitations

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Mission. The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) advises the Dean on strategic research issues, major requests for research program allocations, research core facilities, and general issues concerning research program infrastructure.  The RAC gives high priority to requests for resource allocations in those research areas in which the School can achieve national and international pre-eminence, and which will substantively improve existing programs at the School and University.  The RAC also advises the Dean on the development of School of Medicine policies such as utilization of research space and external consulting activities.  Meetings generallly are held twice monthly.

Membership. The RAC is comprised of 12 distinguished faculty members who serve three-year terms.  Members (September 2012 - August 2013) include faculty from several clinical and basic science departments and centers:

Douglas A. Bayliss (Pharmacology) (RAC co-chair)
David L. Brautigan (Microbiology/Cell Signaling)
Stephen H. Caldwell (Medicine)
Karen D. Fairchild (Pediatrics)
Brent A. French (Biomedical Engineering)
Brant Isakson (Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics)
Christopher R. McCartney (Medicine)
Benjamin W. Purow (Neurology)
W. Gerald Teague (Pediatrics)
Bettina Winckler (Neuroscience)
Judith A. Woodfolk (Medicine) (RAC co-chair)
One member to be determined

Solicitations for shared equipment. The RAC solicits applications for shared equipment each spring.  The program announcement is sent to all faculty in early March, with a deadline at the en of the month (see most recent solicitation for shared equipment and a  list of recently-supported equipment).