Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Robert Nobles, DrPH, MPH, serves as the Vice President for Research Administration at Emory University. Within Emory Nobles leads the 10 research administrative and compliance departments [Strategic Operations, Strategic Training, Clinical Research, Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs (including IACUC), Environmental Health and Safety, Institutional Review Board, Research Administration Services, Research Grants and Contracts, Sponsored Programs, Tech Transfer] with more than 500 team members providing outstanding services that catalyze research excellence. Daily, Nobles and team are responsible for providing the foundation for the research growth that Emory continues to experience while pursuing discovery. As an example of scope, in fiscal year 2022, Emory received $944 million in total research funding awards. Of the overall total, more than $550 million came from federal research funding awards. As the Vice President for Research Administration, Nobles promotes Emory’s research growth through oversight and execution of a strategic direction and effective operations for research enterprise wide. Nobles also fosters the scholarly work of faculty, facilitate multidisciplinary initiatives, support innovative technology-transfer and commercialization programs, and strives to increase funding support from all sources, while nurturing positive external relationships. Nationally, Nobles serves as the Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for Public Responsibility for Medicine & Research (PRIM&R), Executive Committee for the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP), and the creator/past facilitator of the Association for Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) Council on Research - Research Leaders Fellowship.
Sunday, December 3, 2023
8:30 AM – 4:15 PM ET
D25 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] Ask the Institutional Official (IO) Session
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
[IN-PERSON/LIVESTREAMED] Plenary Session: An Institutional Approach to Research Integrity
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET