Baylor College of Medicine is committed to enhancing this type of research infrastructure, which promotes collaboration among departments while providing the kind of environment that helps attract and retain the best faculty. The results of their work are the innovations that will be translated into new approaches to treat and cure disease both now and for future generations.
Research is, however, extraordinarily expensive.
While the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society provide competitive funding for sponsored research, there are tremendous startup costs they do not cover. These are associated with establishing laboratories, purchasing equipment, and providing the necessary administrative support. The more successful an institution's research program is, the greater the financial burden that institution must bear. This success has resulted in extraordinary challenges to the institution to provide the infrastructure to facilitate and support these activities. For more information about making a gift to support research infrastructure enhancement visit the Making A Gift section of our website.