Welcome
to the Temple Research Flash,
serving the Temple research community with
timely news, policy updates, educational
opportunities, and the latest funding opportunities
from the Office of the Senior
Vice President for Research & Strategic
Initiative..
News
AAALAC
Gives Temple Full Accreditation Association for
Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory
Animal Care International recently
provided written confirmation of continued
full accreditation status for Temple
University’s animal care and use
program, following a successful program
review and site visit in February, 2008.
Congratulations to all involved in maintaining
an excellent program!
WW
Smith Charitable Trust announces the submission
deadline for its 2009 cardiovascular disease
research funding. The WW Smith Charitable Trust will
accept ONE application
from Temple University to fund basic
biomedical research on cardiovascular
disease. The single proposal from
Temple is due to the Foundation on September
15th. If you are interested in applying
to be the Temple candidate, please send
a one page description of your proposed
research project, and your NIH biosketch
to flon@temple.edu by Wednesday, July
30th. A faculty committee will judge
submissions to determine the Temple University
nominee for the award.
WW
Smith Charitable Trust 2009 cardiovascular
disease research award competition. In FY06
the Trust funded a total of $1,885,000 for
cardiovascular research. These funds were distributed
to: Wistar ($286,608); TJU ($250,000); Hopkins
($206,800); Drexel ($185,015); Lankenau Institute
for Medical Research ($144,750); Temple ($125,002);
U Penn ($106,500: American Heart Assn ($100,000);
and Main Line Health ($23,810). This is significantly
more than they give for cancer or AIDS research.
These are highly competitive grants. They do
give multiyear grants, and while they say they
want to support career growth for junior faculty,
submissions are judged on the merits of the
research.
DOD
Reaffirms That Fundamental Research
Results Should be Unresticted
The Undersecretary of Defense has issued a memorandum to
the military services and defense agencies reiterating that
the Department of Defense (DOD) will NOT restrict disclosure
of basic and applied research results unless the research
is classified for national security reasons or otherwise
restricted by statute, regulation, or executive order. The
June 26 memorandum reaffirms that National Security Decision
Directive 189 (NSDD-189) remains “the national policy
for controlling the flow of scientific, technical, and engineering
information produced in federally funded fundamental research
at colleges, universities, and laboratories.”
This is a positive development for universities that conduct
basic and applied research for the Department. Full memo here.
The
Office of the Senior Vice President for
Research & Strategic Initiatives
Recognizes New Awardees For June
Please join the Vice President for Research in congratulating
the following Temple researchers who have received new awards
in June, 2008 Lauren Alloy - Psychology
Francis Cordova - Pulmonary Medicine
Gerald Criner - Pulmonary Medicine
Alexandra Davatzes - Geology
Barbara Ferman - Political Science
James M. Gallo - Pharmaceutical Science
Thomas Gordon - Public Health
Sally Harrison - Architecture
Jennifer Ibrahim - Public Health
Philip Kendall - Psychology
Leonard LoSciuto - ISR
Joanna Maselko - Public Health
Linda Mauro - Social Work
Rashida Ng - Architecture
Lori Pompa - Criminal Justice (2)
Steven Popoff - Anatomy
Domenico Pratico - Pharmacology
Thomas Rogers - Pharmacology
Rafik Samuel - Infectious Disease
Jonathon Shack - Psychiatry
Thomas Shipley - Psychology
Daniel Szyld - Mathematics
Michael Weaver - Neurosurgery
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & Strategic
Initiatives congratulates you and wishes you continued success
in your research.
EHRS
New Employee Safety Orientation Safety
Reference Materials Now Online If you had New Employee Safety Orientation
a long time ago or even just recently, a new
webpage created by Environmental Health & Radiation
Safety allows you to download in PDF format a
number of very important and informative documents.
Examples of the many documents housed here include
information on Hepatitis B and C, what to do
in the event of a needlestick incident, and guidance
on Back Safety. Please note, however, that these
materials do not replace the actual completion
of New Employee Safety Orientation training,
either in person or online. This webpage is only
intended to be a reference source for those who
have completed the training. For training course
information, please contact EHRS at 2-2520.
Year-End
Closing
The Office of Cost Analysis and Compliance strongly advises
that any grant related transactions (i.e. journal entries)
relating to Fiscal Year 2008 be completed as soon as possible
to ensure inclusion in the fiscal year close out. If you have
any questions, please contact us at 1-0563 or 1-0556.
NIH
Helps Advance Women in Biomedical Research
Careers
In an effort to advance talented women in leadership positions,
including those from underrepresented backgrounds, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) published today a Request for Applications
(RFA) to support research on causal factors and interventions
that promote and support the careers of women in biomedical
and behavioral science and engineering. The initiative will
provide $2 to $3 million to fund up to eight R01 awards in
fiscal year 2009. Read the announcement here.
Iinformation about the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical
Careers is here.
eRA@TU Electronic Research
Administration
eRA@TU
Instructional Videos Now Available The
Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & Strategic
Initiatives has announced a new series of training
videos geared to bringing the Temple research
community into the eRA@TU project.
The series will concentrate on basics such
as logging onto eRA@TU,
maintaining your profile, how to electronically
route and approve a proposal, using the proposal
development module and the new eSPAF. The first
video, logging on to eRA@TU is
available here.
Look for future instructional videos in the
Flash
Don't
Be The Last To Know....About eRA! eRA@TU is
real. The eRA@TU eSPAF is
real. To date, the early adapters of eRA@TU have
submitted nearly 100 proposals, system-to-system
to NIH. The eRA@TU team can come to
your departmental or college meeting
and in 30 action-packed minutes can
discuss the progress and impact of eRA@TU on
your research activities. Including
the latest information on the eSPAF and
what it means to you. Contact us at eRA@temple.edu for
more information.
PreAward
Changes in
Sponsored Projects Administration
Updated Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) contact information.
There have been a few changes in the staff of the SPA office
at HSC.
Full details here.
Grant Accounting
Change
in Fringe Benefit Rates for FY09 The Office of Grant & Contract
Accounting has announced new fringe benefit
rates effective July 1st, 2008. Click here for
the memo.
Regulatory Compliance
What
Should Be Submitted to the IRB?
Legal requirements to protect human subjects apply to a much
broader range of research than many investigators realize.
In addition to covering traditional biomedical studies, legal
obligations to protect human subjects also apply, for example,
to research that uses: - Human subjects to test devices, products or materials
that have been developed through research or to evaluate environmental
alterations, for example, habitat modifications.
- Data collected through intervention or interaction with individuals.
Intervention includes not only physical procedures, but also
manipulation of a subject's environment and some observations.
- Private information that can be readily identified with individuals,
even if the information was not collected specifically for
the study in question. Examples include student records and
medical records.
- Bodily materials such as cells, blood or urine, tissues,
organs, hair, and nail clippings even if you did not collect
these materials. (Such research may be considered exempt if
materials are not personally identifiable and if the materials
were collected prior to the initiation of the research project.)
- Studies conducted to gain generalizable knowledge about categories
or classes of subjects such as employees, students, and/or
patients. This includes a doctoral dissertation and a master's
thesis.
Temporary
Changes in IACUC - Important!
IACUC Coordinator, Sierrea Fuller, is still recovering from the
injuries she received in a serious automobile accident in June,
and is not expected to return to the office until at least the
beginning of August. While Sierrea is trying to do as much as
possible from home to keep the IACUC office afloat, please bear
with us at this time. For help with ACUP submissions, IACUC training,
or the Occupational Health and Safety Program, please contact
Mary Pultro, Assistant IACUC coordinator (2-9741, marybp@temple.edu)
or Helen Pearson, IACUC Chairperson (2- 2092, hpearson@temple.edu).
Introducing
the TU Institutional Review Board – Who,
What, Where, When and Why
The scope of the IRB form and function appears to be misunderstood
and an underused resource for the Temple Research Community.
The primary mission of the Temple University IRB is to ensure
the protection of rights, privacy and welfare of human participants
in research programs conducted by the University. Coexistent
with participant protection is the goal of providing quality
service to enhance the conduct of research. To achieve this goal,
the IRB has the authority to review, approve, modify or disapprove
research protocols submitted by faculty, staff and student investigators.
The IRB review process is guided by federal rules and regulations,
and is based on the Protection of Human Subject Code of Federal
Regulations, the Belmont Report and provisions of 45CFR46 – Protection
of Human Subjects requiring institutions receiving federal funds
to have all research involving human participants be approved
by an IRB. Click here for
more....
IACUC
Meeting Submission Deadline Approaches
Reminder: the next IACUC meeting is scheduled for August 8, 2008.
The submission deadline for ACUPs and amendments is July 25,
2008.
Clinical Trials
OWLS
Temple Research OWLS Conference Series will resume in September,
2008.Look for
Schedule of Events to be distributed soon.
Office
of Clinical Trials Reminder
Please contact our office (2-9190) for all issues regarding Industry
Sponsored Clinical Trials including Investigator Initiated Research.
We are here to help you with all aspects of your study including
contract and budget preparation and negotiation, clinical procedure
costs, Hospital Grant and Patient Registration, Patient Reimbursement/Stipends
and much more. www.research.temple.edu/oct
Technology Transfer
236th
ACS National Meeting & Exposition,
August 17-21, 2008 in Philadelphia
The 236th ACS National Meeting & Exposition will take place
August 17-21, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events will
be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and hotels around
the city. The technical program will feature original programming
hosted by 31 technical divisions, one secretariat, three committees,
and the ACS president and will include thematic programming around "Chemistry
for Health: Catalyzing Translational Research."
For more information, click here.
Educational Opportunities
EHRS
Training Dates: New Employee Orientation
(previously advertised as Hazardous Communications/Chemical HygieneTraining) When: Monday, July 21, 2008,
9 am to 11 am Where: Student Faculty Center
Room A (HSC) Radiation Safety Initial Training When: Tuesday, July 22,
2008, 9 am to 4 pm Where: Student Faculty Center
Room C (HSC)
Please
register with Kisha Grady at kgrady@temple.edu.
Please arrive on time --Latecomers will not
be admitted and will be required to reschedule.
Funding Opportunities
NCI:
Diet and Activity
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS Program Number: 70390
Title: Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)
E-mail: subara@mail.nih.gov
Program URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-259.html
The sponsors provide support for innovative research to enhance
the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity.
Applications may include development of: novel assessment approaches;
better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for
culturally diverse populations; across various age-groups including
older adults; improved technology or applications of existing
technology; or statistical methods to assess or correct for measurement
errors or biases. This program will use the NIH Research Project
(R01) award mechanism. <S2S>
