Author: Demetrice S. Bryant
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eIRB System Updated and Improved
The eIRB system underwent a needed update on November 6th. This update was Phase 1 of a project to improve login and account creation, and to update departments and user accounts in eIRB. Specifically, you will observe these changes: The login screen looks different, and more like the login screens for other Emory systems, such…
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IRB Holiday Meeting Schedule
The IRB will have compressed meeting schedules in both November and December to accommodate the holidays. Study teams are encouraged to get potential full board submissions to the IRB promptly to avoid any delays. The final meeting in November will be on 11/18, and the final meeting in December will be on 12/16. From the…
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New Saint Joseph’s Hospital (ESJH) Clinical Trials Policy
On October 6, 2015, Emory’s Clinical Trials Operations Committee approved a new policy to guide EU faculty and EHC-employed physicians/staff with information on conducting clinical trials/research or diagnostic services for research purposes at an ESJH site. Read More>>
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What are the Responsibilities of a PI on a Sponsored Award?
Written By: Kerry Peluso, AVP Office of Research Administration The Principal Investigator (PI) of an award is responsible for oversight and direction of the sponsored project including both the technical and the administrative/financial aspects of the award. Section 2.1.2 of the current NIH Grants Policy Statement describes this in further detail: Program Director/Principal Investigator. A…
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New Changes to Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) Of NIH Grant Application and Contract Proposal Requirements
From the Office of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a change to Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) of grant applications, cooperative agreements, and contract proposals on October 13, 2015. These changes remove some redundancy and simplify the review process. The changes consist of: No longer requiring a…
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NIH Payment Management System (PMS) Subaccount Transition
Amanda Exum and Kim Rowell Research Administration Services NIH announced in July 2013 that payment for all grant awards would transition to Payment Management System (PMS) Subaccounts. Payments for NIH domestic awards are currently made via pool accounts (G) in PMS. Since October 1, 2013, new competing NIH awards have been issued with P accounts…
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National Science Foundation Significantly Changes and Clarifies Its PAPPG
Written By: Viraj Parmar, JD Office of Sponsored Programs The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently changed and clarified numerous sections within its Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). As many of our researchers and staff know, the PAPPG consists of two parts: Part I, titled NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG), contains NSF’s proposal…
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Reminder Regarding IRB and IACUC approvals
Written By: Larry Iten, Rebecca Rousselle, Holly Sommers Office of Research Administration As most investigators know very well, federal awarding agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), require that grantee institutions verify the status of Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for any grant involving human subjects research and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee…
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NIH Announces the New Table Format and Availability of xTRACT
Written By: Holly Sommers Office of Sponsored Programs In notices issued on June 29, 2015, and on October 13, 2015, with additional detail, NIH announced that they would adopt a new training data table format in FY2016 for progress reports and institutional training grant applications. Additionally, NIH announced the development of xTRACT, or the Extramural…
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From The Office of Compliance…Ivan Oransky, MD Presents: Retraction Watch
Retraction watch has become famous in the world of academic research for examining the self-correcting nature of science by publicizing the retraction of academic journal articles and digging into the stories behind the retractions. Dr. Oransky is co-founder of Retraction Watch and also teaches medical journalism at New York University’s Science Health and Environmental Reporting…