Elliott C KulakowskiElliott Kulakowski is the Director of Sponsored Projects at the University of Utah. He is also involved in program development and serves as a liaison between the funding agencies and organizations representing research institutions. Dr. Kulakowski rceived his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and a Masters of Science degree in Medical Niology from C.W. Post College of Long Island University in New York. He obtained his PhD degree in Biochemistry from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Elliot Kulakowski spent the next nine years at the National Institute of Health. His first position was a Staff Fellow conducting research on regulation of blood pressure in the Hypertension Endocrine Branch of National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). He assumed a position in administration as a Health Scientist Administrator where he managed externally sponsored basic and clinical cardiovascular research programs. He subsequently accepted the appointment of Senior Scientific Advisor for NHLBI where he was involved in activities related to Congressional appropriations hearings, preparation of scientific reports, implemented initiatives, engaged in special projects, and represented the Director at specific meetings. Upon leaving the NIH, Dr. Kulakowski moved to academia where he was Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences Research at Temple University. While at Temple, he also served as director of a Center of Excellence in Thrombosis Research, as Associate Vice Provost for Environmental Health and Safety, and as Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Medical School. He later assumed the position of Director of Research and Technology Development at the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network where he established their Clinical Trials Research Program. During this time he also was on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and also was a member of the Board of Advisors for establishment of the Integrated Science Business and Technology Program at LaSalle University. Dr. Kulakowski also has been an active member of the organizations related to research administration and management including the Society of Research Administrators International where he served as president and chairman of the board. He continues to represent SRA as a past president and is a member of the International Committee. He has received a number of honors and awards. Among them, he was elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association, and received both the excellence award and the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Society of Research Administrators International. He has published on his research activities, and on issues of research administration. Dr. Kulakowski currently is coauthoring the first textbook on Research Administration and Management in over 20 years. He also appeared on a PBS special about biomedical research, participated in nationally televised satellite conferences on research administration issues, and lectured internationally on research administration issues and the role of universities in economic development. Read More Read Less