Author: Ashley Myers

  • PMS – Two-Factor Authentication Requirement

    PMS will be instituting a “Two-Factor Authentication requirement.”  The requirement for Two-Factor Authentication will be rolled out in phases between March 25, 2019 and March 31, 2019. All Payment Management System (PMS) users will be required to use Two-Factor Authentication to log into PMS.  Two-factor authentication is a method of confirming your claimed identities by…

  • Call For Nominations- Faculty Service Dragon Award

    The following message is sent on behalf of Dr. Deborah Bruner and Dr. Todd Sherer to Emory Faculty Collaborating with Research Administration Services Units   March 14, 2019 Dear Colleagues, The Office of Research Administration (ORA) has implemented a new staff recognition and award program named The ORA Dragon Awards.  During the next ORA’s Biannual…

  • Physician Fringe Rate Established for FY 2020

    Beginning in FY 2020, Emory will have a new fringe rate for faculty physician employees.  Our faculty physician employees are unique because of their dual appointment positions within the University and Healthcare and across our tripartite missions: research, teaching and clinical care delivery. Physicians currently have some of their benefits funded by the University fringe…

  • New Webinars and Program Now Available in ELMS

    How to register: Register for the webinar/program in ELMS. To locate the webinar/program, please search using class code listed next to the corresponding webinar/program. Questions: Please contact Ashley Myers at aemyers@emory.edu.

  • Upcoming NCURA Webinars

    Upcoming NCURA webinars How to register: Register for the webinar in ELMS. To locate the webinar, please search using class code listed next to the corresponding webinar. Questions: Please contact Ashley Myers at aemyers@emory.edu.

  • What are OLTs and how do they impact invoicing and letter of credit draws?

    Every transaction expensed to the award goes through a pricing process to determine if the transaction is below the billing limit established for the award.  If the transaction is below the billing limit then the transaction is given an analysis type of BIL (the transaction is available for the next weekly LOC Cash Draw or…

  • IRB Recruitment Spotlight

    Remember, “cold calling” is generally prohibited as a recruitment strategy, even if the IRB approves your review of the Clinical Data Warehouse (e.g.) to find potential subjects. Initial contact must come from a treating provider, unless the patient has authorized contact via Emory Healthcare’s “front door authorization” (see flag in the medical record). Requests for…

  • The Revised Common Rule is Almost Here!

    Effective January 21, 2019, human subjects research is subject to revised regulations. *Please note that FDA has not yet harmonized, so parts of the new Rule cannot be applied to FDA-regulated research.* Details are available in our recent webinars here: http://irb.emory.edu/Training/webinars.html. What will you see in eIRB? If you submit, or edit a new submission, after…

  • Single IRB Review Reminder

    If your NIH RFA will involve collaborating sites, and NIH requires the use of a single IRB (“sIRB”), we remind you to consult with the Emory IRB very early on in the grant-writing process, and to not submit your sIRB plan without our prior review. We also remind you that reliance on an independent IRB is…

  • Update from NIH regarding reporting of Outside Research Support, Relevant Affiliations, or Foreign Components

    October 17, 2018   Dear Colleagues:   In an August 20 letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored research universities, NIH Director Francis S. Collins reaffirmed that NIH grant applicants and awardees “must disclose all forms of other support and financial interests, including support coming from foreign governments or other foreign entities.” The letter also…