RESEARCH

The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare has produced a new fact sheet to assist applicants in completing the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) of grant applications, contract proposals and cooperative agreements for submission to the NIH.

Read the fact sheet at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/VASfactsheet_v12.pdf.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wolstein Research Building Auditorium, Room 1413

Registration is now open for "Research Best Practices Day 2012". This annual event is open to the entire research community. Each year, several topics are presented by our local experts as part of CWRU's ongoing training in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). We encourage faculty, staff and students to attend one or more of the sessions that are applicable to their research. Please join us for a day dedicated to enhancing research practices at Case Western Reserve University.

The Nuts and Bolts of Research Documentation (4 CREC)
9:00 am

This session will provide an overview of the fundamentals that must be considered concerning research documentation, including, source documentation in clinical research, essential documentation required by ICH-GCP (International Conference on Harmonisation – Good Clinical Practice) and FDA regulations, storage and retention requirements for research data, electronic documentation and tips for organizing and maintaining your research records.

Communication and Collaboration in Resesarch: Tips and Tactics for Investigators, Students and Staff to Enhance Integrity in Research
10:45 am

Whether your research setting involves one faculty member and one student working together, or a laboratory team of ten or more researchers, staff and students, effective communication is going to be a key factor to the overall success of the project. But, just as the science requires careful planning and dedicated hard work, so do the research relationships. This session will provide insights, as well as practical tips and tactics which can help to ensure that all the members of the research team are communicating effectively.

New Session Added!
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy: From Soup to Nuts
12:15 pm

This session will cover the four ways to submit articles to PubMed Central to generate a PMCID, and the subsequent linking of that PMCID to the PI's MyNCBI bibliography and the NIH RePORT system. A light lunch will be provided to those attending this session.

*Animal Research: Working Effectively with IACUC
1:00 pm

The overall role of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is to ensure the humane and sensitive care and use of animals in research. This session will focus on the History and Ethics of Animal Research, current regulations and functional tips. We will also provide information and tools for submitting a protocol, training requirements, protocol addenda, continuing review and post approval monitoring.

*Commercializing Research: Working with the Technology Transfer Office
2:30 pm

The mission of the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) is to lead the successful commercialization of inventions developed at CWRU through licensing to existing businesses or starting new enterprises. During this presentation, TTO staff will discuss what “successful commercialization” is, the steps taken to reach that goal, and what you should consider as your research progresses. Additionally, you can expect answers to your questions on patents, confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements and how Tech Transfer interfaces with Sponsored Projects Administration. Finally, you will leave the session with practical advice about working with the office.

* Please note that the times for these two sessions have been switched.

Register for one, two or all sessions at: http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/research/orc/education/onlinecalendar.cfm.

Over the next 12 weeks, CWRU Research News and Updates will run a new feature, The Minute Mentor. This series will provide short, simple tips that researchers can use to improve mentoring relationships and enhance communication in research groups across our campus.

Tip of the Week - Think about communication style
Spend a minute thinking about how you and your mentee interact when you are having a research-related conversation. Does he or she really understand what you want? Will he or she ask a question if not? Do you prompt the mentee to exhibit understanding? Is the way you are communicating with each other currently working? Do either of you follow up in writing? Would that help, especially at critical points in the work?

Go ahead and try it...it'll only take a minute!