Category: Announcements
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FY14 Fringe Benefit Rates
FY14 FRINGE BENEFIT RATES The table below reflects the fringe benefit rates to be used for FY14. The rate table can be found on the OGCA website: http://www.ogca.emory.edu/cost-studies/fringe/index.html. The rates above are effective as of 09/01/13 and should now be used in all grant proposals. If you have any questions, please contact Josh Rosenberg at…
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ACTSI Clinical Research Nursing Alliance
ACTSI is establishing a community of clinical research nurses. Please click the flyer below to find out more.
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Clinical Trial Award Counts on ORA Reports
In June of 2013, the Office of Research Administration made a change to the way supplemental awards are counted and reported. This change relates to how industry clinical trial awards are counted. Previously, each payment received for an industry clinical trial was counted as a separate “supplemental award.” These individual payments are no longer being…
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AIA – First Investor File
On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, known as the AIA, into law. The purpose of this act was to modernize the United States patent system, and as a result several provisions have been implemented that change the way patents are regulated. On March 16, 2013, the eighteen-month anniversary of…
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ReTechTran – an Evolution of Emory’s Technology Transfer Program
Recent economic and political pressures have resulted in increased interest in university technology transfer activities. Recognizing this heightened interest in our work, Emory’s OTT wants to ensure that our technology transfer program continues to be viewed as one of the leading programs in the country. To accomplish that goal, our office has embarked on a…
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OCR September 2013 Announcements, Course, and Event Calendar
The Office for Clinical Research is pleased to announce its professional development opportunities, as well as three new job opportunities in the central office. Please click the image below to review in the browser.
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NIH Releases Updated Application Kits for Grants with Due Dates On or After September 25, 2013
NIH has also announced that they are transitioning to updated electronic application forms packages. The new packages will be identified by a Competition ID stating FORMS-C. These new application form packages include changes to the SP424 (R&R) Cover, project information, fixes to R&R Budget and Associated Subaward budget, R&R Sr/Key Person, and the project/performance site…
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NIH Announces Electronic Submission of Multi-Project Applications
On August 1, 2013, NIH announced that it is requiring electronic submission of P01, P20, P50, and U19 applications with due dates on or after September 25, 2013. NIH has developed a new system called ASSIST (Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking) for electronic submission of these mechanisms, unless an applicant institution can…
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ERMS Research Billing Forms Eliminated
ERMS Billing Forms will be eliminated as of September 1, 2013. The policy can be found on OCR’s website at: http://www.ocr.emory.edu/policies/index.html. Please remember, it is still important for you to complete the following: On-study your subjects in ERMS and send the consent and fax cover sheet to OCR on the same day the…
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NSF Enhances Research.gov
On March 18, 2013, the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned all project reporting from FastLane to Research.gov. Since launching the service to all awardees, NSF has received feedback to help prioritize fixes and enhancements. This August, improvements are coming to Research.gov that will advance project report submission, including: Research.gov will soon permit you to click a…