Posts Tagged ‘policy’

Beginning with the upcoming May 25 application deadline, NIH biosketch instructions will be modified to enable investigators to describe personal circumstances that may have reduced productivity or impacted transition to research independence, such as family care responsibilities, illness, disability, military service and other personal issues. (see NOT-OD-11-045) Peer reviewers and others use the biosketch to assess the qualifications and productivity of the personnel involved in the proposed project. With this modification, peer reviewers should have … Read More

Earlier this month, the NIH issued a revised version of its Grants Policy Statement (NOT-OD-11-003). The revised statement applies to all grants with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010; the December 2003 version of the policy statement will continue to apply to NIH grants with budget periods that began between December 1, 2003 and September 30, 2010. Many of these changes, including policy clarifications and terminology changes are things you already know … Read More

A friendly reminder about the Research Roles & Responsibilities policy from OHSU’s Research Integrity Office (ORIO): The Research Roles & Responsibilities contains information that you need to know. In fact, each time you submit a PPQ, your signature and that of your department Chair and Dean/Director indicates that you have all read, understand, and agree to comply with the roles and responsibilities as defined in the policy. Please take a moment to review your role in … Read More

The error correction window will be eliminated for all NIH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) grants with deadlines on or after January 25, 2011, according to a notice  released on Thursday (NOT-OD-10-123).  Applicants will no longer have a grace period after the deadline passes to make changes to your proposal if the system rejects the application. Please be aware that OHSU is in the … Read More

Join OHSU’s Integrity Office and ITG at a town hall meeting to discuss news regarding encryption software for devices that contain restricted information. The Information Security Enhancement Initiative town hall will take place Thursday, June 24 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in UHS8B60. The meeting will address requirements from the  HITECH Act of 2009,  the Oregon Identity Theft Protection Law , the Red Flag Rule and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, plus … Read More

Believe it or not, FY11 is almost here, so if you haven’t already, now is the time to familiarize yourself with OHSU’s new Requirements for Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts. Under this updated policy, a department, division or unit will be required to report any gifts from an individual vendor that total greater than $100,000 within a fiscal year. Please note: Departments will be responsible for tracking gift amounts throughout the year and submit a … Read More

In the May edition of Extramural Nexus, the NIH included two stories on resubmissions: “Last Call for A2 Applications” and “How We Determine What is a ‘New’ Application.” Research Funding & Development Services (RFDS) is planning a forum to address these issues, so stay tuned! Until then, here is a brief look at what you need to know about resubmissions. A2 Applications NIH has reduced the number of resubmissions allowed from two to one (NOT-OD-10-080) … Read More

The last of the NIH awards — institutional training awards, institutional career development awards, and institutional NRSA’s — will transition to electronic submission just after the new year on January 25, 2010.  The transition applies to the following specific awards: Institutional National Research Service Awards (T32, T34, T35, T36, T90) Other institutional training grants (D43, D71, T01, T02, T03, T14, T15, T37, TU2, U2R) Institutional career development programs (K12) If you plan to submit on … Read More

Thursday, October 22nd from 12:00 noon -1:00 pm in BICC Room 429 The OHSU Library is offering an NIH Public Access Policy – What it Means for OHSU brownbag session to discuss how researchers who seek and receive funding through the NIH can comply with the current NIH mandate to make their research publicly available via PubMed Central. Check out more details about this Brownbag session on the Library blog here.

If you are planning to  request transgenic/knockout mice from the OHSU Transgenic Core, you should know that new NIH policy guidelines have triggered an additional institutional checkpoint. Effective immediately, a new form must be completed and submitted to the IBC and the Transgenic Core before animals can be generated. The corresponding policy has been revised based upon NIH requirements, which mandates IBC review for transgenic animal protocols except when purchasing transgenic rodents from outside OHSU … Read More