Office for Human Research Protections Request For Information Due Sept. 29, 2008
The NIH Office for Human Research Protections on July 1 issued an RFA on Implementation of Human Subjects Protection Training and Education Programs.
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OER's "Protecting Human Research Participants" Tutorial Going Strong
OER’s new “Protecting Human Research Participants” (PHRP) tutorial, launched on March 1, 2008, registers an average of 450 new users every day.
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NIH Report Seeks to Add Value to Peer Review Process
The NIH is entering the next phase of the peer review enhancement process. After a year of collaborative effort involving both NIH internal and external communities, a strategic plan was created and will be implemented over the next 18 months.
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NIH Expects 100% Employee Compliance with Public Access Policy
Information for NIH Employee Authors on NIH Public Access Policy Compliance Now Publicly Posted.
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New Procedures Protect NIH Application Data Sent to Peer Reviewers on Compact Disks
Data on compact disks sent to peer reviewers prior to study section meetings are being password protected as of May 15, 2008 to enhance the confidentiality of the peer review process.
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Electronic Submission: A Look Ahead
NIH plans to transition from PureEdge to Adobe version of the SF424 (R&R) in December 2008 and schedules transition of many remaining mechanisms.
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Public Access Update
NIH updated the Public Access FAQ this month to provide procedural changes and clarifications. Also, the NIH Public Access Request for Information ends May 31.
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Animal Welfare Matters: Advancing Science While Assuring Responsible Use
Costs for activities with live vertebrate animals may not be charged to NIH unless the institution holds a valid Animal Welfare Assurance and the proposed animal study has been reviewed and approved by the institution’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
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New FAQs on Promoting Objectivity in Research — a Wealth of Information
As part of the ongoing efforts to provide guidance to the community on how to manage to Financial Conflicts of Interest, new FAQs provide information regarding questions such as: Who is required to disclose their financial interests (i.e., who is defined as an “investigator” under the regulation) to their institution?
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