At the forefront of biomedical research
The research enterprise of The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine garnered $229.5 million in external funding in FY 2011. The UI currently 12th among public institutions and third among all Big Ten medical schools in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. UI Carver College of Medicine faculty members are also some of the most productive when measured by NIH dollars. The College ranks sixth among public medical schools in NIH dollars and NIH grants per faculty member.
The enterprise is overseen by two senior associate deans for research: Michael Apicella, MD, senior associate dean for scientific affairs and Patricia Winokur, MD, associate dean for clinical and translational sciences. Robert Piper, PhD, directs the UI Carver College of Medicine’s core research facilities.
Many College faculty members are internationally renowned for their research. Four faculty members are Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators, 16 are members of the Institute of Medicine and three are members of the National Academies of Sciences.