Office for Research Affairs (ORA) Newsletter
Week ending 07/12/02
Section
1 – Don’t Forget
Section 2 – What’s New
Section 3 – New Funding
Opportunities
Section 4 – Conferences
Section 5 – Reminders
Section
6 – Closing Information and Unsubscribe Instructions 1. UF
team thinking small for treatments (By
Diane Chun, Gainesville Sun Medical Writer) Leading
a federally funded project to develop effective antidotes to life-threatening
cases of drug overdose, University of Florida anesthesiology professor
Donn Dennis tests new drug-uptake molecules in the hearts of rats. ERIC
ZAMORA/Special to The Sun(Posted
07/12/02) 2.Student
Tuition and Fees, 2002-2003 Please be informed that the new faculty
and staff tuition and fees will be effective Fall Semester, 2002.The
In-State resident tuition rate increased to $147.33.For
Out-of-State resident the tuition rate will increase to $612.65 Pursuant
to Section 240.124, F.S., each student enrolled in the same undergraduate
course more than twice will be assessed an extra $177.42 per credit hour
in addition to the fees for each such course. To view the College of Medicine revised
tuition table, go to Tuition
Tables FY 2001/2002.(Posted
07/12/02) For
your convenience ORA has posted the new UF Staffing Options from the University
Personnel Office.This listed list
the type of appointment, pay policy, employer costs/benefits, UF Budget
Category, etc.(Posted 07/12/02) The Status
section of the NIH Commons has currently been updated.If
you have never received or cannot recall access to the NIH Commons and
would like access contact Cindy
Weinbrecht at 392-5398 in the Office of Research Affairs (ORA).(Posted
07/12/02) 5. NINDS
Policy Update for Career (K) Awards The National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announces additional
review and program priority criteria for institutional commitment to fellows
applying for mentored K awards.The
following criteria do not replace, but are in addition to the stated criteria
in each of the parent program announcements for K08 and K23 awards: The NINDS strongly
encourages applicant institutions to demonstrate strong commitment toward
the academic independence of candidates for K08 and K23 Awards.The
institutional environment and commitment to the candidate should convince
the reviewers of the intent of the institution to transition the awardee
from mentored research to independence.The
level of institutional commitment as reflected by the candidate's appointment
will be considered as a review and programmatic criterion. For
more information, see notice NOT-NS-02-014
of the NIH Guide.(Posted 07/12/02) 1.The
Francis Families Foundation
– “The Parker B. Francis Fellowship
Program” – October
15, 2002(Posted
07/12/02) 2.The
Gairdner Foundation-
“Wightman Special Achievement Award” – October
31, 2002
(Nominations)(Posted 07/12/02) 3.The
Gairdner Foundation-
“International Award”
– October
15, 2002
(Nominations)(Posted 07/12/02) 4.Burroughs
Wellcome Fund
- “Investigators
in Pathogenesis in Infectious Disease Award” – September
20, 2002(Internal
Deadline);November
1, 2002(Nomination
deadline to BWF.)(Posted 07/12/02) 5.The
Ester A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
– “2003
Klingenstein Fellowship Awards” -December
6, 2002
(Applications)(Posted 07/12/02)
For
additional funding opportunities: Research and Graduate Programs FYI http://rgp.ufl.edu/fyi/
New
Funding Opportunities are posted athttp://www.med.ufl.edu/research/fundopps.html.
New
NIH notices,
requests for applications and program announcements can be found at
NIH Notice
1.IRB
Forum All
Principal Investigators, Research/IRB Coordinators, and staff completing
IRB paperwork. The
Health Science Center IRB-01 is holding a second IRB FORUM - July 2002
to present and discuss: (1)New
procedures for submitting information to WIRB. (2)
New Continuing Review/Study Closure form and new Introductory Questionnaire. (3) Formal
poll on proposed changes to deadline and # of copies required for submissions. (4)
New web site. (5)
Open discussion. This
meeting is going to be held on two different occasions:Friday,
July 19th Room R5-265 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. or Thursday, July 25th Room
R5-265 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. Attendance
by at least one person from your research team is STRONGLY encouraged!Please
RSVP to Cindy Laughren @ 846-1494. (Posted
07/12/02) 2.The
CITI Program in The Protection of Human Research Subjects The
Collaborative IRB Training Initiative is acomprehensive
web-based training program. There will be a total of 13 training modules,
availablearound the clock.For
more information and on how to register, go to CITI.
(Posted
07/12/02) 3.SEPTEMBER
ARENA IACUC 101 TRAINING PROGRAM IN CHICAGO The Office
of Laboratory Animal Welfare/NIH (OLAW) and the Applied Research Ethics
National Association (ARENA) in conjunction with Loyola University Stritch
School of Medicine will present an ARENA IACUC 101 training course in Chicago,
Illinois, on September 25, 2002.IACUC
101 is a full day didactic and interactive course. Participants will receive
an extensive Resources Manual plus other valuable reference materials and
information. The conference
agenda and registration form are posted at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/Chicago.htm. (Posted
07/12/02) Rockefeller
Brothers Fund
is accepting applications for the “Charles
E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science”. Applications are due
to ORA on 07/19/02 for an internal competition. Contact
ORA for more information. Please
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