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  • Impact of FLSA Changes on NIH Funded Post Docs

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    Demetrice S. Bryant
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    NIH has issued guidance on projected FY2017 stipend levels for Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA).  NIH’s plan is to raise the minimum NRSA compensation level to above the new Department of Labor (DOL) threshold of $47,476 which becomes effective December 1, 2016 (for exemption from overtime rules).…

  • NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices

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    Notices Revised NIH Parental Leave Policy for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NOT-OD-16-105) National Institutes of Health Revised: Notice of Reissuance of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD or Other Dual-Doctoral Degree Fellowship (Parent F30) (NOT-OD-16-107) National Institutes of Health Findings of Research Misconduct (NOT-OD-16-111) National Institutes of…

  • National Science Foundation Significantly Changes and Clarifies Its PAPPG

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    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…

  • Notice of National Biosafety Stewardship Month & Health and Safety Requirements for NIH Grantees

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    Beth Savoy
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    Notice Number: NOT-OD-15-163 Release Date: Sept. 29, 2015 Issued by: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Link: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-163.html This is the second year that NIH specifically reminds its grantees of: meeting applicable federal, state and local health and safety standards; and establishing and implementing necessary measures to minimize their employees’ risk of injury or illness in activities related to…

  • New Update: NIH Guidelines for working with AAV and rAAV vectors

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    NEW UPDATE: NIH Guidelines The “Guidelines for working with replication-incompetent Adeno-Associated (AAV), recombinant AdenoAssociated (rAAV), Lentivirus and Adeno viral vectors in lab and animal research” have been updated to reflect current NIH/OBA guidance. What was the change in the NIH Guide? Appendix B-1 assessed AAV and rAAV as Risk Group 1 (RG1) agents. RG1 agents are…

  • Upcoming National Institutes of Health (NIH) Site Visit

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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) will conduct a site visit at Emory’s main campus on March 18th, 2014.  During the site visit, the team will review and evaluate the Institution’s compliance with the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules.  The site visit will primarily…

  • Upcoming National Institutes of Health (NIH) Site Visit

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    Beth Savoy
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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) will conduct a site visit at Emory’s main campus on March 18th, 2014.  During the site visit, the team will review and evaluate the institution’s compliance with the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules.  The site visit will primarily…

  • NIH Public Access Policy Reminders

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    As NIH moves toward enhanced enforcement of their Public Access Policy, please bear in mind these important reminders. Applicability The policy applies to all peer-reviewed articles that arise, in whole or in part, from direct costs funded by NIH that are accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008. Publications that are accepted for…

  • Recent Biosafety Protocol & Regulation Changes

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    Recent changes were made the NIH Office of Biotechnology to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules. Also, changes were made to Biosafety Protocol review process including the committee structure. These changes have been reflected in a Change Summary document that is posted on the EHSO website: http://www.ehso.emory.edu/programs/research/research-protocol.cfm Please review…

  • Changes to the NIH Guidelines & Biosafety Training

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    On September 12th, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a revision to the NIH Guidelines that will go into effect on March 5th, 2013. The most significant change to the Guidelines was the incorporation of research involving synthetic nucleic acid molecules. Due to the inclusion of these experiments to the document, the NIH…