Emory Research Administration News

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  • Foreign Components and Foreign Affiliations

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    Foreign Components and Foreign Affiliations Over the past several months, Congress and federal funding agencies have voiced their concerns about the potential for improper foreign influence in U.S. academic research. On April 18, 2019, Dr. Bruner sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to the Emory research community. Highlights and Reminders To ensure complete disclosure, faculty should:…

  • Lessons Learned: Recent Injuries From Research Laboratories Involving Broken Glass Pipettes

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    A common task in research laboratories is aspiration of solution through a vacuum line system. The solution is aspirated via a pipette connected to rubber tubing, then collected into a side arm flask for later treatment and disposal. One hazard posed by this task involves fitting or removing pipettes to the end of rubber tubing.…

  • Meet Your Building Safety Liaison

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    Did you know that the Research Safety division of EHSO has a safety liaison assigned to your research building? Meet your research safety liaison weekly to address any questions you have regarding laboratory safety. Here is the list of building liaisons: Building Research Safety Liaison Anthropology *email request for meeting Robin Ruthenborg Atwood Chemistry Center…

  • Update: Training in BioRAFT and Automated Training Reminders

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    The following training modules can now be completed in BioRAFT: EHSO – General Laser Safety – When existing laser systems are modified, new laser systems are added to lab, or at the discretion of the Laser Safety Officer (LSO). EHSO – Research Lab Safety – ANNUAL EHSO – BBP for Research – ANNUAL EHSO –…

  • Update: Training Modules Moved to BioRAFT

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    The following training modules can now be completed in BioRAFT: EHSO – Laser Safety – When existing laser systems are modified and new laser systems are added to lab, or at the discretion of the Laser Safety Officer (LSO). EHSO – Research Lab safety – ANNUAL EHSO – BBP for Researchers – ANNUAL EHSO –…

  • Do I Need Respiratory Protection?

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    Emory has a commitment to its faculty and staff to keep them safe while they conduct the world renowned research that has made our name globally recognized. One of the hazards some our researchers face are airborne contaminants. These can be chemicals, animal dander, physical hazards (such as nanoparticles) and biological agents. Emory uses the…

  • DEA Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs

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    Updates Regarding Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs: The Office of Compliance has updated its Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs forms (available here). In addition to the updated forms, a new Self-Inspection Form and a new Controlled Substance Dilution Use Log are now available. The Office of Compliance FAQ document “State of Georgia and Federal Law…

  • EHSO Research Safety Inspection Report Changes

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    Starting December 2018, EHSO will be using new software to conduct and document Research Safety Inspections for the Emory research community. Using your feedback, we have updated the reporting format to clearly communicate identified findings and provide recommendations for corrective action. These changes are summarized in Table 1. Changes to look for: A Corrective Action…

  • Important News About NIH-Funded Human Subjects Research

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    NIH Policy for NIH-Funded Human Subjects Research Effective October 1, 2017, all new and ongoing NIH-funded research meeting certain criteria is deemed to be issued a Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC) via a new NIH policy. This policy results from a directive in the 21st Century Cures Act. For more information about the change in policy, please see this notice. Previously, researchers…

  • Tamara Hill Selected to Receive an NCURA GLOBAL Fellowship

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    Tamara Hill is the Sr. Director for the Cancer & Imaging RAS.  She is one of two individuals who have been selected nationally to participate in the 2017  NCURA Global Fellowship Program.  The NCURA Global Fellowship program is a joint initiative between NCURA and other research administration societies. The Fellowship program has two underlying objectives:…