Division of Research

Research Administration Information Systems

The Research Administration Information Systems (RAIS) team at Brown serves all electronic systems and data within the Division of Research.

Key Areas of Expertise

Research Administration Information Systems (RAIS) assists Brown researchers in several ways, providing support in the following areas:

  • Proposal creation in Brown’s electronic grants management system (Huron)
  • External electronic systems such as eRA Commons, research.gov and grants.gov
  • Conflict of interest disclosures and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocol development in InfoEd
  • Business intelligence solutions for Brown department and senior management, such as reporting, visualizations and workflow notifications
  • Development and implementation of Huron, an integrated grants management and Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol management system

Meet the RAIS Team