<p> InterAC Research Meeting – Interaction and Acceleration of Research</p><p>MINUTES</p><p>Tuesday, June 4, 2013 4:00 – 5:00 Medical School Board Room</p><p>Attending: Drs. Bleecker, Debinski, Diz, Harrison, Kaplan, Kritchevsky, Loeser, McCall, Meyers, Wagner, Ms. Hooker, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Klein, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Molloy, Mr. O’Byrne, Ms. Pranke, Mr. Russell (for Furth), Ms. Russell, Ms. Rankin, Ms. Smith, Ms. Woodside</p><p>Absent: Drs. Ambrosius, Atala, Batalia, Bell, Bertoni, Bowden, Carroll, Clarkson, Cline, DuBose, Garvin, Hite, Holmes, Hoth, King, Koman, Langefeld, Li, Miller, Morris, Porrino, Tomlinson, Xu, Ms. Calloway, Mr. Harrison, Ms. Hopkins, Mr. Kavanaugh, Mr. Perez, Ms. Presnell, Mr. Price, Ms. Stone</p><p>Business Topics: </p><p>Metrics Development Subcommittee Update </p><p>Dr. Kaplan provided an update on the work that was done in the first Metrics meeting. The focus of the first meeting was on the numerators and denominators that should be used for standard metrics. The majority of the discussion was on the definitions of membership tiers that would be used, and suggested metrics to measure Center activity. The goal for the metrics and their components is to be clear and transparent to administration and the directors, as well as manageable for meeting reporting needs both internally and externally to sponsors. Please see the attached minutes from the 5/29/13 meeting for more details. If you have suggestions on metrics, please send them to Ms. Molloy. </p><p>Round Table – Topics of Interest for Future Meetings</p><p>Dr. Loeser requested suggestions for internal or external speakers that would be of interest to the InterAC group as well as to the center/institute collaborators. This list of suggestions will be used to create the calendar for FY14. If you have additional ideas for topics or speakers, please send them to Ms. Molloy. </p><p>A. The July 23 rd InterAC meeting has Dr. Abraham and Mr. Perez scheduled to present at 4:30 on the “Vision and Plans for the Research Mission”, and we will ask the Translational Science Institute to present the “Results of the CTSA Application and its Impact on the TSI in FY14” (title/topic not yet confirmed). This meeting will be held in the Hanes Building, G floor Learning Lab which is located just above the fitness center. </p><p>B. Seminar Keynote Speaker Suggestions included emerging disciplines that could impact research across several research areas. We have some topics, but need suggested speakers that could present on the topics. We are looking for big names that would be of interest to the faculty at large, that could be held in the Babcock Auditorium. Topics suggested included: a. Epigenome b. Microbiome c. Nutrition </p><p>C. Internal Speaker Suggestions are recommendations for expanding our knowledge of the infrastructure that is available at WFBMC that could be leveraged by the Centers and research faculty. a. Dr. Xiaobo Zhou – Informatics capabilities and ingenuity b. Wake Forest Innovations – intellectual property development, marketing services externally c. Center and Institute 15 minute presentations – focus and direction of research, goals, and potential collaborations </p><p>D. External Speaker Suggestions are recommendations for expanding our knowledge of the external partner opportunities available to leverage collaborative partnerships and support infrastructure needs of the Centers and research faculty. a. Virginia Tech – VBI, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering, and Imaging b. Research Triangle Institute – metabolomics c. Murdock Research Institute/ Kannapolis d. UNC Charlotte – informatics e. Duke and UNC – need specifics for strategic partnerships, may fit better under specific centers f. Vanderbilt – Wake Forest Innovations, Ken Russell has connections to pursue </p><p>Other Business: If you have specific questions that you would like Dr. Abraham and/or Mr. Perez to address in their presentation, please send questions to Ms. Molloy and she will organize the questions and forward them. </p><p>A suggestion was made to invite representatives for Imaging and Informatics to be part of the InterAC group. Ms. Molloy will reach out to Radiology to get representatives assigned. </p><p>ATTACHMENTS: a. Metrics Development Subcommittee Minutes 5/29/13 </p>