Goals and Views of PhR Center

The Ultimate Goal

Promoting knowledge in the field of physiology, especially nerves, observing ethical issues in research by providing a suitable platform for conducting various basic, clinical, applied and epidemiological research based on the research values of the center and in cooperation with reputable research centers inside and outside country to improve the level of health – treatment and community awareness

Long Term Goals:

Promoting the research rank of the Physiology Research Center among the research centers of the country
Improving the scientific-research capacity of the researchers and students of the center
Promoting and developing the research environment- supporting of the center
Promoting the national, regional and global position of the Physiology Research Center
Research, educational and administrative promotion of Physiology Research Center

Specific Goals:

quantitative increase of each of the center's research indicators according to the annual evaluation guidelines of research centers
Increasing the scientific-research capacity of the center's faculty members, researchers and students
Increasing the quality of the research environment - supporting of the center for the productivity of researchers
Increasing the national and international research activities
Increasing the activity of the Physiology Research Center and implementing the related research projects

Views and Missions

Quantitative increase of each of the center's research indicators according to the annual evaluation guidelines of the research centers

Strategies

Increasing the basic and applied research projects by 10% per year
Increasing the number of type 1 and type 2 indexed articles by 10% per year
Increasing the required educational-research workshops
Increasing the number of articles resulting from student dissertations
Increasing joint research projects with reputable research centers inside and outside the country

Activities

	Title
1	Increasing the number of research projects in the field of physiology by 10% compared to the previous year
2	Increasing the printing of type 1 and 2 indexed articles by 10% compared to the previous year
3	Increasing applied and clinical trial plans by 5% compared to the previous year
4	Increasing the number of articles in reputable journals with a higher impact factor of 10% compared to the previous year

Increasing the scientific-research capacity of the center's faculty members, researchers and students

Strategies

Increasing the number of organized training courses to empower researchers and students
Increasing the number of non-organized training courses to empower researchers and students
Increasing the number of researchers and students participating in inside and foreign conferences
Increasing the preparation of books and articles required by faculty members and students
Increasing the supply of laboratory equipment and materials needed by researchers
Increasing the funds outside the center and the university to equip laboratories

Activities

	Title
1	Increasing the number of Club Journal meetings for faculty members and students
2	Increasing the participation of faculty members and students in related congresses
3	Increasing purchases from Tehran International Book Fair and preparing books needed by researchers
4	Increasing the supply of laboratory materials for research projects
5	Increasing researchers' satisfaction with laboratory facilities for conducting research projects

Increasing the quality of the research environment - supporting of the center for the productivity of researchers

Strategies

Increasing the number of research and efficient faculty members
Increasing the recruitment of efficient research experts
Increasing the physical space suitable for the placement of new faculty members
Increasing the number of laboratories and sets-up
Updating the site of the Physiology Research Center

Activities

	Title
1	Updating and designing of new site of center
2	Increasing various research sets-up
3	Holding meetings regarding the redesign of the strategic plan of the Physiology Research Center with the presence of stakeholders and members of the center

Increasing national and international research activities

Strategies

Increasing joint research projects with research centers and universities inside and outside the country
Signing cooperation agreements with research centers and researchers of outside country
Sending faculty members and students of the center abroad to participate in educational and research courses
Visiting prominent domestic and foreign researchers and professors from the Physiology Research Center to get acquainted with the center's facilities and establishing research relations.