It has been a remarkable year for UC researchers – not only in terms of research awards and expenditures – but also in terms of the scholarly output and external recognition received by our faculty, staff and students. These accomplishments would not be possible without the strong leadership and vision of President Pinto, Provost Ferme, UC’s academic deans, and all of the support staff – including my colleagues in the Office of Research. UC has made over $25-M in research investments since AY20-21 – investments that are paying dividends now. I invite all of you to learn more about the State of Research at UC by viewing this year’s presentation at UC Office of Research on YouTube. Thanks again to all who make UC one of the leading Public Research Institutions in our nation. 

The Ohio Information Exchange (OIEx) is a platform created by the Ohio Department of Higher Education that connects businesses and industry with professors, equipment, and facilities available at Ohio research universities. Professors create profiles that provide their research interests, scholarly works, and contact information, which can be viewed by professionals at other institutions and in industry. There are well over 10,000 profiles on OIEx from a growing number of universities, so far including: Case Western Reserve University, University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, Ohio University, University of Dayton, Cleveland State University, University of Akron, and Northeast Ohio Medical University.

On a semi-yearly basis, the Ohio Department of Higher Education runs a report of the most visited profiles on the OIEx platform, which shows general interest in particular researchers across Ohio. In January 2023, the #1 most visited profile was UC’s Dr. Timothy Pritts, who also held the #8 spot for the entire year of 2022.

No doubt part of this increase in fame is due to his work on the team that cared for Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin in January. Damar Hamlin suffered from a heart attack on the field at Paycor Stadium, where he was resuscitated and promptly transported to UC Health. At the hands of UC’s skilled staff, including Dr. Pritts, Damar Hamlin made a swift recovery and has been cleared to play again. You can see an interview that Dr. Pritts gave with Good Morning America here.

On top of being a distinguished physician, Dr. Pritts is also an accomplished researcher; in FY2022, he received over $400,000 in sponsored research awards, landing him as one of UC’s outstanding sponsored research rainmakers for his sixth time. Being one of UC’s rainmakers points towards excellence in the field, and we wanted to know exactly what it is like to be at that level. Below is an exclusive interview with Dr. Timothy Pritts.

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