Posts Tagged ‘resources’

Since the launch of xTrain by the NIH in 2008, OHSU’s post-award office has offered guidance on its Training Grants and Fellowships page. With this year’s change to mandatory electronic filing via xTrain, Research Development and Administration (RDA) is offering additional support to administrators as we undergo the transition from paper to electronic filing. The first goal in this transition assistance has been to ensure that each PI, administrator and trainee working with NIH Training … Read More

Do you have a new research project? Are you uncertain if you should work with Research Grants & Contracts, the Clinical Trials Office, or Technology Transfer & Business Development? Use the Pre-Award Office Finder to locate contact information for the appropriate office to assist you. We’d love to get your feedback on this new tool. Send your questions and comments to funding@ohsu.edu.

Drop by and visit the new OHSU Training Grant Recruitment webpage. The goal of this page is to give departments and centers at OHSU a streamlined method for advertising institutional training opportunities. It’s also a logical landing page for individuals who might be looking for career development opportunities at OHSU. Currently listed opportunities include a T32 in cardiovascular research, a K award in women’s health, and a K12 in comparative effectiveness research. Of these, the … Read More

The In Vivo Optical Imaging Center (IOIC) is up and running! This shared resource is available to all interested OHSU researchers who wish to reserve for use in a project. The IOIC offers access to state-of-the-art equipment for in vivo biophotonic detection of bioluminescent and fluorescent reporters. Common uses of the system include spatial assessment of gene expression patterns, cell tracking, and disease monitoring with optical probes. Interested OHSU researchers can find out more information … Read More

Do you write research articles? Reviews? Have you ever been confused by author agreements with publishers? The OHSU Library just launched a free online course for OHSU researchers to help promote awareness of your rights as an author. The course takes you through 7 sections, including: copyright and intellectual property working with publishers on author agreements alternative publishing models This course should only take an hour (or less) of your time and is freely available … Read More

Sharing information can really pay! Researchers: here’s your chance to participate in the development of a novel, national database, have your information professionally curated, and be compensated for your efforts. OHSU has partnered with eight other institutions to create the eagle-i Consortium, an NIH-funded pilot program designed to build a national resource discovery network – one that will help scientists find previously invisible but highly valuable resources. The database houses information on a wide variety … Read More

The Clinical and Translational Science Awards consortium has established a website where researchers can post requests for needed collaborators to build out an idea or a project and look for opportunities to collaborate with others. The goal is to foster new collaborations and enable quicker progress on all projects. “I think we all stand to benefit if we can find other investigators whose work tracks with ours,” said Dr. Juan Bustillo, University of New Mexico, … Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Chapman on receiving OHSU’s first Emerging Technology Fund award. This award will support an integrated system for measuring the x-ray diffraction from crystalline samples of biological macromolecules–specifically, to measure diffraction and to elucidate atomic structures and analyze macromolecular interactions. Atomic structures figure prominently in a number of OHSU’s basic science programs, from understanding the mechanism of neurotransporters critical in brain function to analysis of enzymes that are potential targets for anti-parasitic … Read More

The Research Integrity Office (ORIO) is offering two types of training sessions this spring for eIRB users: eIRB 101 and eIRB 201. There are two dates available for each session. eIRB 101: Learn the basics of eIRB from the experts. This is an introductory training for anyone that uses eIRB. Tuesday, March 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (ADP 115) OR Tuesday, May 3 from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. (CHH 12181) eIRB 201: Learn tips … Read More

Sign up now for a spot in the next Specific Aims Workshop, taking place Friday, February 18, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in BRB 403. Participants will receive help on how to clearly articulate their research goals and will receive interdisciplinary feedback on the specific aims section of their grant. This workshop is perfect for both those who are preparing to submit a grant, and those who have received comments and who are … Read More