The Ohio State University is a top tier research institution, ranking #16 among of all public universities in research expenditures and in 3rd place when it comes to industry-sponsored research (National Science Foundation). Ohio State is ranked #26 among public universities for innovation (U.S. News & World Report). The OSU Medical Center is nationally ranked in 9 adult specialties, #2 in Ohio, and #1 in Columbus by U.S. News and World Report , and houses brand new state-of-the-art research core facilities in proteomics, imaging, and microscopy. What differentiates Ohio State University from comparable institutions is its highly collaborative atmosphere, which promotes interactions between laboratories with complementing expertise and allows a high level of cross-disciplinary training for OSBP students.