UCSF Office of Research - New Investigator Quick Guide


Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Setting up Office and Research Space
2.1 What should I do before I get to UCSF?
2.2 What should I do once I arrive at UCSF?
2.3 What Research Support Services are available?
3. Obtaining Regulatory Committee Approvals
3.1 Making Sense of Regulations
3.2 What is Research Online
3.3 Working with Biologicals
3.4 Working with Chemicals
3.5 Working with Radioactive Materials
3.6 Working with Radioactive Materials in Humans
3.7 Working with Controlled Substances
3.8 Working with Animals
3.9 Involving Human Subjects in Research
3.10 Serving on Committees
3.11 Working with Affiliates
4. Finding, Obtaining, and Managing Money
4.1 Fiscal Responsibility
4.2 Pre-award: How do I find and ask for funds?
4.3 Post-award: How do I manage funding awards?
4.4 Working with Industry
4.5 Minimizing Financial Conflicts of Interest
4.6 Intellectual Property
5. Being Responsible
5.1 Ethical Conduct of Research
5.2 Authorship and Publication
5.3 Confidentiality and Privacy
5.4 Data Management: Research Records
5.5 Training in Responsible Conduct of Research
5.6 Guidelines for Lab Notebooks
6. Leaving or Transferring Funds/Specimens Out of UCSF

Appendices
I. UCSF Acronyms
II. UCSF Research Links
III. Whistleblower Policies & Procedures

School of Medicine Clinical and Translational Research

THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH

RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR HANDBOOK

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PREFACE

This Quick Guide is designed for and dedicated to the new and talented investigators who are beginning their research careers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). I know you must be eager to begin your research.

To that end, we have developed this Quick Guide to provide you with a roadmap for setting up your laboratories (if you have one), obtaining regulatory committee approvals, finding and managing research funds, understanding your responsibilities for the conduct of your research, and, finally, closing your research programs if you decide to leave the university.

Please note that this Quick Guide does not address the issues described in the UC Faculty Handbook or the UCSF Faculty Handbook for Success. Nor is it meant to be a stand-alone investigator handbook or definitive guide on UCSF policies and procedures. It is meant to provide brief overviews and web links to UCSF resources.

We all want the science to be front and center, with our procedures supporting you, but not hindering you in your efforts. We also want you to know that you are not alone; there are many support services available to you to help you achieve your research goals.

Finally, we hope that this Guide will also be useful for the more experienced researchers and their research staff. We are proud of the collaborative approach to research at UCSF and look forward to working with all of you.

Reg B. Kelly, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor
University of California, San Francisco
September 2003