UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Shared Resources Management (SRM)

Key Personnel

Devin Dressman, PhD, Associate Director for Research Operations and Shared Resource Management (dressmand@upmc.edu)
Aaron Smith, PhD, Research Program Manager (smithag7@upmc.edu)

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Shared Resources Management (SRM) provides oversight of the Shared Resources (SRs) available to UPMC Hillman members and other users. This framework enables support of critical and cost-effective resources for basic, population, translational, and clinical aspects of cancer research at UPMC Hillman.

The established process illustrated below allows feedback from SR users, advisory committees, and senior leadership at UPMC Hillman to bolster the innovative nature of the SRs.

Overview of SR Management at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Overview of SR Management at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

Aims

SRM aims to:

Drive UPMC Hillman Cancer Center's overarching research success by supporting or developing critical shared resources.
Maintain centralized administration of Shared Resources’ operations, finances, and staffing to maximize efficiency, consistency, and quality.
Cultivate an environment of collaboration and training.

Evaluation

Current and emerging SRs are evaluated on the following criteria to ensure continued benefit to the UPMC Hillman research community:

The unique and critical nature the SRs offer to the UPMC Hillman research community.
Appropriate user base, project pipeline, and utilization by UPMC Hillman research programs.
Cost-effectiveness compared to alternative services.
Suitable number of grants and publications annually.
User satisfaction based on collected metrics from surveys.
Exclusive benefits available to UPMC Hillman members.

Contact

Users are encouraged to contact Shared Resources directly and reserve instruments via iLab, where applicable. The iLab platform also provides centralized billing, service requests, and communication with Shared Resource personnel.