Alma Zecevic Faust

Alma is the President of Faust Research Services where she provides research development support to academic institutions in the area of biomedical sciences. Prior to this, she was the Director of Office of Research for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Administrative Director of the Center for Radiation Oncology Research at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Faust holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Art History from Hanover College in Hanover, IN and a doctorate in Medical Sciences from Brown University in Providence, RI. She completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. William Plunkett at MD Anderson Cancer Center where she also transitioned into academic research administration. Since early 2011, Dr. Faust has served in various positions within the field of Research Development, including as a Grant Administrator, Scientific Writer, and Scientific Program Manager. In these positions, she worked with all aspects of academic research, including preparation of grant proposals and manuscripts for publications. During her career, Dr. Faust has witnessed the enormous impact preprints can have on grant funding success and currently considers them an invaluable part of demonstrating productivity of a research team.