Research

Center for Research

The Mission

The Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) Center for Research exists to support excellence in research and scholarship in the biomedical sciences, clinical medicine, and medical education, all toward advancing medical knowledge, improving patient care, enhancing medical student training, and celebrating the works of God’s hands. (Psalm 111:2)

The 8,500-square-foot Center for Research features five state-of-the-art molecular and cellular labs, a large central lab, and an animal facility.

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Five Year Goals (2018-2023)

LUCOM aims to enhance the research and scholarly activity of its faculty and students through the following primary goals:

Increase research and scholarly engagement of LUCOM faculty and students through
- Enhanced mechanisms for seeking and securing intramural funding
- Increased applications and awards for extramurally funded research
- Increased opportunities for LUCOM students to engage in mentored scholarly or research activity throughout the 4-year curriculum
- Growth in various facets of research and scholarly engagement in clinical and medical education arenas in addition to the biomedical sciences
Increase research and scholarship productivity and impact with the dissemination of biomedical, clinical, and medical education knowledge
- Initiate and grow an Annual LUCOM Research Day
- Increase the number of submitted and published or presented works of research and scholarship

Research Day

LUCOM will host its annual Research Day on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Visit Research Day to learn how you can participate.

Cureus Channel

Faculty, staff, and students have the opportunity to submit their work for publication through LUCOM’s “Liberty Medicine Research Channel” on Cureus. All manuscripts undergo peer-review and are indexed through PubMed and Google Scholar if accepted for publication.

Laboratory Access and Contacts

Pre-Clinical Research Elective

Funding for Research and Scholarly Activity

Funding

Faculty Extramural Research Grant

All communications with funding sources outside of the university must be submitted through the Liberty University Office of Sponsored Programs. An overview of the grant writing process and instruction on how to apply can be found here.

Faculty Intramural Research Grant

LUCOM faculty seeking funds to cover costs associated with research and/or scholarly activity can apply for a “Faculty Research Project Award” online through the Liberty University Center for Research and Scholarship. Requests for more than $7,500 must be completed (including all hierarchal approvals) before November 1 of each year.

Faculty having received prior intramural funding are required to submit a progress report summarizing the results from the prior grant before new award funds will be released.

Faculty Presentation and Publication Grant

LUCOM faculty seeking funds to cover costs associated with presenting research or scholarly activity, or publishing a peer-reviewed manuscript, can apply for a “Faculty Scholarship Award” online through the Liberty University Center for Research and Scholarship.

Faculty should review the Liberty University Travel Policy prior to submitting an application to ensure an appropriate budget is prepared.

Please note that any employee driving a University-owned, rented, or personal vehicle for the purposes of University business must be approved by Liberty University Transportation. This process determines the insurability of the employee. Please refer to the approved driver process.

Student Conference Presentation Grant

LUCOM student-doctors seeking funds to cover costs associated with presenting original research or scholarly activity at a national/international conference can apply for a “Student Research Presentation Award” online through the Liberty University Center for Research and Scholarship.

LUCOM sets a maximum budget for each submitted abstract and the application requires applicants to provide budget codes. Budget amounts and appropriate budget codes can be provided by email from the LUCOM Center for Research at LUCOMResearch@liberty.edu.

Students should review the Liberty University Travel Policy prior to submitting an application to ensure an appropriate budget is prepared.

Please note that only Liberty University approved drivers are authorized to drive for any professional event. Please refer to the approved driver process.

Programs

Resources

Center for Research

Five Year Goals (2018-2023)

Research Day

Cureus Channel

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Funding

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