The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is the number one research university in Colorado, attracting more than $375 million in research annually. The vast majority of this research is dedicated to health sciences at the Anschutz Medical Campus. At the same time, the Denver Campus is also producing ground-breaking research in specific areas.
The Office of Research Development and Education
The Office of Research Development and Education (ORDE), under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the university, serves as a resource for faculty and department administrators on both the Denver Campus and the Anschutz Medical Campus. This office focuses on research development and education.
Research Development
Advise faculty on potential funding sources, provide targeted funding opportunity information to faculty based on research interests, perform customized fund searches using a computerized fund search database, strategize with faculty to maximize likelihood of funding, work closely with new faculty to provide tools and information necessary to facilitate proposal submissions, produce a research-oriented newsletter, website and other tools for faculty and administrators on both campuses.
Research Education
The office offers a series of educational events such as faculty seminars, administrative research staff workshops, guest lectures, and panel discussions. For a scheduled listing, please see our Educational Events Calendar.
Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB)
The Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board is a consortium of health care facilities in Colorado which reviews biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects conducted at or supported by the following institutions.
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- Colorado Prevention Center
- Denver Health Medical Center
- Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- The Children's Hospital
- University of Colorado Hospital
Learn more about COMIRB and access the forms necessary for preparing a Human Subject protocol
Office of Grants and Contracts
The Office of Grants and Contracts assists University of Colorado Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus faculty in their efforts to secure external support for their instructional, research, public service, and scholarly activities.
Support services include:
- Budget development
- Grant application
- Contract proposal review, development, negotiation, and acceptance
- Subrecipient agreement development, negotiation, and acceptance
- Advice on sponsor and University requirements.
Grants and Contracts is also responsible after award for:
- Compliance with non-technical sponsor requirements
- Various systems required by the federal government
- Providing management reports
- Keeping abreast of major grant/contract regulations changes
Learn more about Grants and Contracts and who to contact for more information.