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Campus Training Plans

Accomplishments to Date

OSR Deadlines

NIH Goes to 5:00pm Deadline in Grants.gov

Planning for Large PureEdge Application Files

UCSF NEWS

Reminder: Life Science Innovation Competition

Correction:
Hellman Family Award for Early Career Faculty Recipients

Update on NIH electronic SNAP (eSNAP)

Update on NIH eRA Commons

UCSF COURSES

Three New Online Courses

NATIONAL NEWS

Extension of the Expiration Date of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant

Updated Instructions Regarding Inclusion of Publications as Appendix Materials

COGR Access to and Retention of Research Data: A Guide to Rights and Responsibilities

FY 2007 President's Proposed Budget

UMMS Cited Again on Subaward Issue

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RESEARCH NEWS

Volume 04

03.30.06

GRANTS.gov NEWS

Campus Training Plans

Training is currently being developed. It is expected that an overview seminar will roll out to campus at multiple locations in early April 2006. Additionally, more focused training for R03/R21 proposals due June 1, 2006 will be offered between April 15 and May 15. It is expected that these training classes will be smaller and by invitation only. Additional workshops will be scheduled as the NIH transitions more mechanisms to Grants.gov

Up to date information will be posted to the C&G website

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Accomplishments to Date

UCSF SUCCESSFULLY submitted 11 Pionneer Award proposals for the February 27th deadline and 5 S10 (shared equipment) proposals for the March 22nd deadline.

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OSR Deadlines

OSR is currently reviewing the need for a change in the UCSF internal deadline. Due to the relative newness of the Grants.gov system, it frequently requires multiple attempts to submit a proposal successfully. It is therefore essential to build-in more leadtime prior to the proposal deadline.

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NIH Goes to 5:00pm Deadline in Grants.gov

The NIH announced a change in the time deadline for all electronic grant applications submitted through Grants.gov to no later than 5:00pm local time of the applicant institution or organization. This change is effective with submission on April 1, 2006.

The notice is posted to the NIH Guide at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-050.html

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Planning for Large PureEdge Application Files

C&G has installed an FTP server to accommodate large Grants.gov applications. After testing the server, C&G will provide departments guidance on how a department submits an application for C&G review.

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UCSF NEWS

Reminder: Life Science Innovation Competition

Thirty years from its inception at UCSF, the US biotechnology industry has come of age. What innovations will transform our lives over the next 30 years? Join us on April 21, 2006! Witness exciting life science innovations selected from across the country and meet the people behind them. Hear from a panel of biotech luminaries how these innovations and underlying factors drive change that will shape the future industry landscape. [more...]

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Correction: Hellman Family Award for Early Career Faculty Recipients

Recipient of the Hellman Family Award monies in Orthopaedic Surgery is
Dr. Ralph Marcucio.

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Update on NIH electronic SNAP (eSNAP)

All PIs on campus with NIH non-competing continuation applications are encouraged to use the eSNAP system. The NIH Commons has an Assistant role that can be assisned to Department administrative staff to assist the PI in entering data in the eSNAP progress report and the PI's personal profile. The OSR Research Administration Program (RAP) is providing periodic workshops to train new users. All department Research Services Analysts should consider attending the training as their PI's SNAP non-competing progress reports become due.

The next workshops are scheduled from 10am - noon at the Laurel Heights campus on: April 10 & May 15, 2006

Reminders:

  1. Jeff Colley replaces Pat Clausen as the AO on the Org Info screen


  2. The revised UCSF eSNAP User Guide can be downloaded from the C&G website.

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Update on NIH eRA Commons

  1. Registered PIs are automatically notified by e-mail when Progress Reports are due. You can also check for upcoming progress reports from the NIH website (enter IPF number 577508 for UCSF).


  2. As previously announced no-cost extensions for FDP grants are now submitted by C&G using the NIH Commons.


  3. Final Progress Reports and Final Invention Statements can now be submitted by the PI via the Commons. When the PI submits the Final Invention Statement via the Commons, Joan Kaiser, Director of C&G, will be notifed to authorize it.


  4. Just-in-Time (JIT): Plans will be announced shortly on how UCSF will implement this feature.

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UCSF COURSES

Three New Online Courses

The Office of Research and OEHS Campus Group are pleased to announce Laboratory Safety for Researchers, Radiation Safety and Controlled Substances training courses are now available ONLINE. All new lab members are required to take Laboratory Safety for Researchers within 10 working days of beginning their employment.

To sign up for training, go to Research Online and follow the directions. Contact your Department Safety Advisor (DSA) for more information.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Extension of the Expiration Date of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant

The Office of Extramural Research gives notice of the extension of the expiration date for PA-02-109-NIH NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) which was published May 16, 2002 and will remain active through May 10, 2006.

To review the NIH notice, please go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-049.html

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Updated Instructions Regarding Inclusion of Publications as Appendix Materials

The NIH announced a change in the approach and policy regarding the inclusion of publications as Appendix materials in NIH grant applications.

To review the NIH notice, please go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-051.html

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COGR Access to and Retention of Research Data: A Guide to Rights and Responsibilities

This Guide focuses on effective practices for the management of research data. The text describes an aspect of management, e.g., ownership, restrictions, sharing and is followed in many instances by a case scenario or study. We deal with data in the most comprehensive sense, complementing the COGR brochure on rights in technical data that deals primarily with federal requirements for intellectual property rights in agreements.

The public may access the information from the COGR homepage, under Education Materials, Access to and Retention of Research Data.

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FY 2007 President's Proposed Budget

President Bush presented his proposed budget for FY 2007 on February 6, 2006. The budget includes funding for the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) outlined in the President's State of the Union address. The focus of the ACI on enhancing the federal investment in research and development is good news for the research community. However, the promise of the ACI comes at a cost. [more...]

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UMMS Cited Again on Subaward Issue

The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) was cited again by the HHS-OIG for unallowable costs charged by a subawardee. [more...]

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