… humility, with pride and an unwavering sense of purpose, which for me, the why is always our patients.” Laura Plummer , dean of the School of Health and … 91 from the peer institutions) and a grant portfolio of $51.5 million. “Research is not just an academic exercise,” Gavini told the audience. “It is the impact for research, what we do, and it defines who we are. In the past five …