Should you focus your grant efforts on one funding agency or diversify across many? This in-person panel brings senior researchers together to explore the strategic trade-offs between depth and breadth in research funding, drawing on real experiences across career stages and disciplines. Participants will leave with practical insights to help align their funding strategies with their research goals, risk tolerance, and long-term trajectories.

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm
Location: University Capitol Centre

Panelists

• Aliasger Salem (Associate Vice President for Research; Lyle and Sharon Bighley Endowed Chair and Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences)

• Hans-Joachim Lehmler (Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Health; Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health)

• Robert Piper (Associate Dean for Research, Carver College of Medicine; Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)

• H.S. Udaykumar (Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering; Roy J. Carver Professor of Engineering and Professor, Mechanical Engineering)

Moderator

• David Schwebel (Vice President for Research)

Registration

Register here by April 27. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and room details upon registration.

Questions?

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