Category: Announcements
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Diane Samuel, New Director of the Pediatrics RAS unit
Please join me in welcoming Diane Samuel, Director of the Pediatrics RAS unit! Prior to joining Emory, Diane served as Director of Research and Grant Development at Southeast Missouri State University, Associate Director of Sponsored Programs at Wake Forest University, and Assistant Director of Grants and Contracts at New Mexico State University. She has a…
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Pediatric RAS is Up and Running!
The Peds RAS unit officially launched on Tuesday, May 6th with a half-day team-building event! Liz McCarty and Heather Hamby shared their insights and support with the team as well. Many thanks to the Peds RAS Implementation Team for the great work they did to make this launch happen: Liz McCarty, Amelia Perszyk, Ashley Teal…
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COI Review Office Conducting Quality Assurance Monitoring
The COI Review Office recently began conducting quality assurance monitoring. The purpose of the monitoring is to ensure Investigators and staff members understand the regulatory and Institutional policies and are answering disclosure forms appropriately. This year’s focus will be on US Public Health Service funded research projects (NIH, CDC, AHRQ, etc.) Research team members may…
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Emory Received New CEIRS Federal Contract Valued at $74,734,095
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded the first year of a multi-year contract in the amount of $3.4 M, to Emory’s Influenza Pathogenesis and Immunology Research Center (IPIRC) a program dedicated to investigating and preventing the spread of influenza. IPIRC is one of five NIAID centers known colloquially as the Center…
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OCR Upcoming Courses and Events
If you are a Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Nurse, Resident, Fellow, Department or Research Administrator, or Investigator, we encourage you to sign up for one of our educational programs. We offer several programs on-line and in the classroom. For a list of courses offered by OCR for your job role, please review our web page…
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New Streamlined Process to Receive Electronic Notice of Awards (eNOAs) and SmartKeys
As of April 1, 2014, Emory research faculty served by RAS units have a new streamlined process to receive their electronic Notice of Awards (eNOAs) and SmartKeys. This new process allows these Principle Investigators (PIs) to start their projects and charge against the SmartKeys prior to submitting a detailed budget for single-, or multi-project awards.…
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1599 Transitions to Secured Access
In response to requests from Emory staff who work in 1599, on Tuesday, April 8th, the 1599 Building will transition to secured access via Emory ID/Prox Card Access only. If you work in the 1599 Building, please be prepared to carry your Emory ID Prox Card for building access starting Tuesday, April 8th. Lanyards are available…
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Retroactive Salary Transfers (RSTs) for NRSA Stipends
Payroll on NRSA stipends has unique tax issues that need to be understood when an RST is made. NRSA stipends are set up on job code 9905 and hit account code 61450. No benefits or taxes are withheld from these stipend amounts, so close scrutiny must be given to any RST moving charges between a…
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Adjustments to May 2014 Grant Application Dates
On March 14, 2014, NIH released an announcement containing application due date adjustments. The due adjusted schedule is provided below. Changes to Standard Due Dates Activity Codes Program Description Original Due Date New Due Date P Series Program Project and Center Grants May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014 R18, U18, R25 Research Demonstration Education Programs…
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Research Matters Presentation Available
February’s Research Matters presentation is available for review at http://ocr.emory.edu/training/seminars.html. If you attended, please complete our survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/38FSP9L. Information about the next Research Matters event will be shared soon via our listserv. To receive this communication, please subscribe to our listserv on our website at www.ocr.emory.edu.