Category: Announcements
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Upcoming Courses and Events form the Office of Clinical Research
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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Welcome Emory's New IRB Director
The Office of Research Administration is pleased to announce that Rebecca Rousselle is the new Director of Emory’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) as of September 2013. Rebecca has worked five years with Emory’s IRB. Most recently she stepped into the Interim Director position following the resignation of Sarah Putney from the directorship in April of…
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New Tool Coming to Assist Departmental and RAS Administrators with Post End Date Analysis
Emory University reached a notable milestone on 8/31/13 when we achieved the status of no delinquent financial reports on sponsored programs. Thanks to everyone throughout the University who contributed to this major accomplishment! Going forward, it will be important that we continue to ensure that all of our reports are submitted on time. First and…
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All DHHS Agencies (including NIH) Implementing Significant Policy Changes effective 10/1/13 and 10/1/14 Impacting All Involved in Research and Research Administration
Starting on October 1, 2013, NIH will begin to transition all new awards (funded with federal fiscal year 2014 (FFY14) funds) to a new “award by award” system. While originally announced that continuing awards would also begin to be issued on the new system on this date, NIH recently announced that continuing awards will not…
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Material Sharing Made Simpler: New Outgoing MTA
The ability of investigators to share research materials is an integral part of successful collaborations. Contractually, institutions facilitate such sharing via the completion of material transfer agreements (MTAs), which memorialize the rights and restrictions of each party and allow the signing institutions to ensure that transfers are in compliance with standing legal obligations. Unfortunately, the…
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Government Shutdown & Research at Emory
The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on today for the first time since 1996. This shutdown means a lapse in governmental funding and cut backs in services. In spite of this lapse in governmental funding, Emory research activities that are under existing federal grants and contracts can continue unless the agency has specifically notified…
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September WHSCAB Star
I’m excited to announce our WHSCAB Star for this month – Kelly Ferguson, senior pre-award specialist in Research Administration Services! Kelly was nominated by Kathleen Bienkowski, and the nomination reads: “One of the most important initiatives that this university has undertaken over the last several years is the implementation of Research Administration Service (RAS) units. …
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OCR October 2013 Training Schedule
Upcoming Courses and Events If you are a Clinical Research Coordinator, Department or Research Administrator, or Investigator, we encourage you to sign up for the educational opportunities below: Educational Opportunities Dates Locations and Times AHA Basic Life Support (Limited to Emory University Research Staff) 11/06/2013, 12/04/2013 and 12/11/2013 SOM Simulation Lab, Ground Floor, Room B27…
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New Billing Process
Sent on behalf of Lynne McClure, Business Services Coordinator, Emory Medical Lab Effective September 1, 2013, there is a new billing process in place for clinical research at Emory Hospitals and Emory Clinics. For the laboratory, this means we will no longer use Client 1400 for Emory Clinic outpatients or require an EML Grant Request…
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Sixth Annual Department of Medicine Research Day
Please joint the Department of Medicine for Research Day on October 17, 2013 in Cox Hall Ballroom. Featured researcher’s include Rebecca D. Levit, MD, Colleen S. Kraft, MD, Greg S. Martin, MD, Dean P. Jones, MD, and Keynote Presenter Max D. Cooper,MD. For more information, download this flyer DOM Research Day Poster 2013.