FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES SEPTEMBER 2009

FROM THE ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH

CITI MIAMI log-in system will change in mid-August
Drug Discovery/Bioengineering Buildings construction is underway

Visiopharm Imaging Software will demonstrate Visiomorph on Sept. 10
NIH clarifies use of an NIHMSID to indicate compliance with NIH Public Access Policy
PubMed IDs (PMID) offers PMCID Converter
New reporting tool for NIH ARRA award recipients is now available
NSF ethics training requirement takes effect in January 2010
New NIH Director reveals plans in inaugural address
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) gains traction
Should you file a Multiple PI Application? Proceed with caution!
REMINDER: Investigators should update eRA Commons Profile
Institute has good advice for the next surge of NIH proposals

SOUTH CAROLINA CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SCTR)

News and Announcements

• September Research lunch-n-learn will be held on Wednesday, September 16th from 12-1 PM in the Colbert Library, Room 109.  This month there will be a presentation by Mike Wheeler from MUSC Office’s of Compliance.  The topic to be discussed is “Human Research Compliance Audit Results.” Please feel free to bring your lunch!
• Do you need help recruiting study participants? Interested in doing an audio podcast to discuss your research study? Contact the SUCCESS Center at success@musc.edu or 792-8300!
• MUSC HERO Campaign launches this October with the goal of increasing recruitment and participant diversity for all MUSC research studies.  Make sure your study is registered on www.MUSCHERO.org!
• Are you starting a new research study?  MUSC Approval Plan for Research (MAP-R) is a new research tool that is designed to guide you through the MUSC research approval process. The MUSC Approval Plan will provide you with a comprehensive list of applications and links that you will need to complete for your research study.  Please click here (https://sctrweb2.musc.edu/mapr/) to complete a MAP-R!
• For a monthly listing of research events, please visit TEACH’S Calendar of Events.
• REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) Database is a secure, web-based application designed exclusively to support data capture for research studies.  REDCap provides: an intuitive interface for data entry, audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export procedures, procedures for importing data from external sources, advanced features such as branching logic and calculated fields, and automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to common statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, R. http://sctr.musc.edu/index.php/redcap