1. New Animal Policy Establishes Single Contact for Shared Areas
The Office of Regulatory Affairs and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) have developed a policy to establish a single point of contact for shared animal procedure rooms, laboratories, and surgery areas. View the policy at http://www.research.umn.edu/iacuc/guidelines/SharedUse.cfm.
2. Study Finds Deficient Mentoring for Trainees in Misconduct Cases
A study, “Mentoring and Research Misconduct: An Analysis of Research Mentoring in Closed
Office of Research Integrity
(ORI) cases,” was reported in Science and Engineering Ethics, July 10, 2008. They examined the degree and type of involvement of faculty in ORI cases in which the trainee was found guilty of misconduct. Trainee misconduct accounts for one third of the ORI findings.
The complete article is available at http://www.oar.umn.edu/compliance_news.cfm.
3. Adobe Reader Forms for Grants.gov: Class, Lab, and Updates
A training session and lab have been added to review the Adobe forms and give users hands on experience with the NIH Adobe Reader pilot package. The class and lab will be held in 545 Diehl Hall on November 24 at 10 a.m. To register, e-mail ersstraining@umn.edu. Space is limited to 12 attendees. For the full training schedule, visit http://www.ospa.umn.edu/
GrantGov/Schedules%20and%20Calendars/trainingschedule.html#schedule.
Adobe released version 8.1.3 of the Reader. This new release is compatible with Grants.gov. All compatible versions of Adobe Reader are available to download for free on the Grants.gov Web site at http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp. Users who now use Adobe Reader 8.1.1 or 8.12 should convert to 8.1.3.
4. Reporting Tool for Human Gene Transfer Trials
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) has updated the Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System (GeMCRIS)—a Web-accessible database of human gene transfer clinical trials.
A new feature allows investigators and sponsors conducting human gene transfer trials to create and submit annual reports via a secure electronic interface within GeMCRIS. The electronic reporting tool is key to efforts by both NIH and FDA to improve oversight and facilitate investigator reporting for human gene transfer trials.
Visit the GeMCRIS site at http://www.gemcris.od.nih.gov/.
Investigators and sponsors who wish to submit annual reports and/or adverse events occurring on human gene transfer trials registered with NIH OBA should send a written request on institutional letterhead by mail or fax to: GeMCRIS Systems Administrator, NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; fax: 301.496.9839.
5.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
The NIH Guide is
the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research
grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities for the National
Institutes of Health. To subscribe to the Guide’s
weekly listserv or to read it online, go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/.
The following institute(s)/center(s) have grant opportunities in
the current Guide: NIA, NHLBI, and NIMH. Other information includes:
Request for Information (RFI): Public Comment on Development of a Funding Opportunity Announcement on HIV Persistence.
6.
Funding Opportunities and Program Announcements
- NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges. For details, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-012.html.
Pre-application Due Date: December 17, 2008
- NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program supports a small number of new investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches that have the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems in biomedical and behavioral research.
For details, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-013.html.
Application Receipt/Submission Date: January 15, 2009
- Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program provides grants to help achieve a balance between natural resource protection and the needs of coastal communities to provide places to live, work and recreate. For details, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/lakesuperior/.
Deadline:
December 8, 2008
- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications for Center Core Grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). For details, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-08-016.html.
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: November 21, 2008
Application Receipt Date: December 22, 2008
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