Notices and Reminders
OUHSC IRB CITI Training
Recently, there has been an increase in HSC personnel completing OU-Norman’s CITI training, which has led to delays in the IRB review process for research under the OUHSC IRB. OU-Norman and OUHSC are two separate organizations in CITI, with access to different training courses. For example, OU-Norman does not offer a biomedical training course and the OUHSC IRB will not accept social/behavioral research training for those conducting biomedical research.
Attached you will find OUHSC CITI Instructions for how to register and create an account.
Please update and replace your materials with the correct instructions that are specific to OUHSC. Other CITI guides, information, and FAQs are available on the
OUHSC IRB website, including how to add a course and how to affiliate with OUHSC.
College of Allied Health Shared Research and Collaborative Research Resources Website
The College of Allied Health Shared Research and Collaborative Research Resources website has been recently developed by the Office of the Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Susan Sisson, and provides a listing, including links, to research resources including equipment and expertise offered by Allied Health faculty. These research resources are maintained by the faculty across the College of Allied Health.
Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library is providing resources for researchers:
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HSTalks - The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection - Animated, online, audio-visual lectures, seminar-style talks and case studies
Henry Stewart Talks Ltd (HSTalks) is a leading provider of specially prepared, animated, online, audio-visual lectures, seminar-style talks and case studies for medical schools, business schools, universities, and commercial enterprises in over 60 countries around the world. Unlimited access 24 hours a day every day of the year.
Editors and lecturers are leading world experts and practitioners, including Nobel Laureates, drawn from academia, research institutes, commerce, industry, the professions, and government. The collections are continuously expanded and updated and may be easily embedded in online learning environments such as Moodle and Blackboard.
The complete
JoVE video library provides the breadth and depth needed to meet the needs of science students and researchers at all levels. With videos illustrating basic and advanced concepts and methods, novel experimental research and more, JoVE videos maximize productivity from the classroom to the advanced research laboratory.
The
Publication Support Libguide created by BHS Library faculty outlines publication support that is available through the library. Topics include selecting a journal for publication, authorship, reporting guidelines, financial assistance, and more. This and other guides can be found on the
library homepage under Guides & Tutorials.
Northern Light’s conference abstracts and posters collection includes content from 1,600 life sciences industry conferences from 2010-present. This is one of several databases the library purchases on behalf of OUHSC students, faculty, and staff that is available through the Ovid platform. Over 150 databases and other collections are accessible from the
library’s homepage. On the home page navigate to More Resources using the menu on the left and click on All Databases & Resources A-Z to browse the list.
Nature Masterclasses- Professional Development Training for Researchers
Accessing the OUHSC Library Institutional Subscription
Nature Masterclasses provides professional development training for researchers — via online courses and on-demand workshops. The BHS Library subscribes to an online subscription which is available 24/7, so it is convenient for the researcher’s schedule. Periodically, live webinars are offered free to subscribers.
From designing your experiments to advancing your career, Nature Masterclasses offer on-demand courses that cover the whole research cycle, so there is something for everyone, at whatever stage of your career.
Content includes courses for research design, securing funding, experiment and analyze, write, and publish, share, and disseminate, develop your career, and work with others.
If you would like to access the OUHSC Nature Masterclasses online (NMO) subscription provided by the library, register using the instructions below.
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Use
this link or go to the
library's home page and navigate to More Resources - All databases & Resources A-Z, Select the letter N and scroll down to Nature Masterclasses - Click on the link
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You will need to register while on the campus network (or VPN) to create a login. Ignore language to request a quote or buy a subscription, and register using the button in the top right-hand corner.
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Once registered you can use your login from anywhere.
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NOTE: While on the campus network (or VPN) you will have to login to NMC approximately every 6 months to verify that you are a valid user. You must have valid OUHSC credentials to continue to use NMC.
NIH Updates for Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements (NOT-OD-23-182)
Effective January 1, 2024, NIH will require that international subrecipients provide access to copies of all lab notebooks, all data, and all documentation that supports the research outcomes as described in the progress report to the primary recipient with a frequency of no less than once per year, in alignment with the timing requirements for Research Performance Progress Report submission. NIH will not support any agreement that does not meet the minimum requirements outlined in this notice.
NOTE: Starting January 1st, this new requirement will be included in the Office of Research Administration’s subrecipient agreements.
For more information on these policy changes and their implications for your research, please visit the
NIH subaward webpage or see answers to their
FAQs
Workshops and Seminars
Oklahoma Data Science Workshop, Thursday Nov. 16th at noon via zoom
Speaker: Blaine Mooers, OUHSC
Title: Voice-directed computing of prose and code for increased productivity
Abstract: Voice-directed computing enables increased productivity while giving the hands a break from using of the keyboard and mouse. The latter benefit can help people who have (or want to avoid) repetitive stress injuries from over use of the keyboard and computer mouse. Voice-directed computing also supports working while standing to avoid long periods of sitting. I will focus on the application of voice control of computers to dictate prose, dictate computer code, and control the terminal, GUI-base applications, and the web browser. I will introduce Google Docs Voice Typing, Voice In Plugin for Google Chrome, Serenade, and Talon Voice. The first two options are easy to implement and accurate for long passages of prose. I will go into more depth about the second and fourth options because they allow greater customization. By the end of the talk, attendees will have a better understanding of what can be done with voice-directed computing; they will also know about the strengths and limitations of four leading software packages that are free and available for Windows, Macs, and Linux. They should have an easier time selecting voice computing software that meets their needs.
2024 ORA/GCA Workshop - Save the Date
January 25 and 26, 2024 | Nicholson Conference Center, OKC
OUHSC faculty and staff are invited to attend a joint workshop by the Office of Research Administration (ORA) and Grants & Contracts Accounting Office (GCA). This workshop will offer a two-day training on sponsored research topics. Additional details and agenda to come.
Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference - Save the Date
Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference, to be held during the week of December 4 – 7, 2023. Registration will be free of charge and opens on Wednesday, November 8 at 12 pm ET. In the meantime, please feel free to check
nsfpolicyoutreach.com for the most up-to-date information and view
recordings of sessions from previous conferences.
2023 END2Cancer Conference
Date: November 30 – December 1, 2023
Description: OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center is proud to host the sixth annual in-person 2023 END2CANCER: Emerging Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery Applications for Cancer conference on Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
In its sixth year, the END2CANCER conference will start the morning of November 30, 2023 and conclude in the afternoon of December 1, 2023. The conference will bridge laboratory research conducted in the areas of nanotechnology and drug delivery to clinical application for the detection, diagnosis, imaging and treatment of cancer. The conference will host keynote, plenary and invited lectures by eminent scientists who will discuss new and emerging concepts, technologies and challenges in translating nanomedicine from bench-to-bedside. Topics to be discussed in the planned thematic sessions include Gene, mRNA, and Drug Delivery, Molecular Signaling and Targets for Therapy, Extracellular Vesicles and Tumor Signaling, Tissue Engineering and Biomimetics, Artificial Intelligence and Application in Cancer, Cancer Metabolism, and Immuno-Oncology/Immunotherapy. A special session on "Training and Career Development Grant Opportunities from the NCI" will be presented by the Director of the Center for Cancer Training at the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Oliver Bogler.
High school, undergraduate, graduate, medical school, dental school, pharmacy, nursing, engineering students and fellows (residents, post-doctoral and clinical fellows), among others working in any area of cancer-related research are invited to register to attend and present their research work during our poster presentations and compete for awards.
The multi-disciplinary two-day conference will bring together physicians, basic scientists, engineers, physicists, chemists, post-doctoral fellows, high school and college students, patient advocates, business professionals, educators and technology transfer specialists.
A special scientific photo session titled "Art of Science in Light of Nanomedicine" will allow participants (research staff, students and fellows) to display their best research as a photo with a catchy non-scientific caption and compete for a prize.
OUHSC Funding Opportunities
2024 OK-INBRE Research Project Investigator Awards – Request for Proposals
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Description: The Oklahoma IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE) is soliciting applications for its Research Project Investigator (RPI) award program. The purpose of the RPI program is to foster and develop biomedical research programs designed to generate preliminary data that enhances the competitiveness of the investigator for future extramural funding. Full-time, tenure track faculty members (or equivalent) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation who qualify as an Early-Stage Investigator as defined by the NIH are eligible to apply. Awarded projects will receive up to $100,000 in direct costs per year plus applicable F&A costs for up of two years. The forms, instructions, and submission information can be found on the
OK-INBRE website. Questions regarding this OK-INBRE funding opportunity can be directed to
okinbre@ouhsc.edu or Dr. Mark Lang at
mark-lang@ouhsc.edu.
New Clinical Study Opportunities
Please note this is NOT a solicitation for study subjects
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Several Pharmaceutical companies are looking for Principal Investigators to participate in the following clinical studies:
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A Phase 4, multicenter, prospective, open-label trial describing the efficacy and safety of belimumab subcutaneous in patients with early systemic lupus erythematosus
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Study Primary Objective: This is a Phase 4, prospective, open-label, single arm, 3-year clinical study to describe the short-term and long-term efficacy and safety of SC belimumab in patients with early SLE that require treatment escalation despite stable initial SLE therapy
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An Open-label, Multicenter Phase 1b Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic / Pharmacodynamic Profile of the ATR Inhibitor M1774 in combination with DNA Damage Response Inhibitors or Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Participants with Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable Solid Tumors.
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A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Event-driven Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy and Safety of an Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor, after a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Please contact Scott Davis at
scott-davis@ouhsc.edu if you would like to receive more information on any of these studies. The resulting confidentiality and/or clinical study agreement will need to be routed to the Office of Research Administration.
Office of Technology Commercialization presents the following opportunity for researchers to engage with industry (click
here for more information, or email
otc@ou.edu or
gina-mcmillen@ouhsc.edu).
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A global Fortune 500 company is seeking novel approaches that can be applied to Morbillivirus to increase the viral yield from eukaryotic cell cultures in vivo. Approaches of interest include new methods to directly improve yield, cell culture media and cell culture media or supplements to increase/enhance yield. Out of scope: methods that cannot be applied to morbillivirus, propagation in non-eukaryotic cells. Submission entails a one-page 200-300 word non-confidential brief. Deadline 11/17.
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Almirill, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on skin health, is seeking collaboration opportunities to understand key pathological mechanisms that can be applied to skin diseases. Diseases of interest include: Atopic dermatitis, Hidradenitis suppurativa, Chronic uticaria, Food allergy, Vitiligo, Alopecia and non-melanoma skin cancer; mechanisms related to other diseases (i.e. asthma) that could be relevant to the above diseases are also of interest. Applicants should complete an application form with a non-confidential overview of proposal. Successful proposals will be awarded funding for research. Deadline 11/17.
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An industry leader in hair care is seeking novel technologies and insights for removal of natural and chemical color from hair to provide lightening and lift and alternatives to the chemistries currently used to create color that are safer or provide longer lasting quality. All approaches must be considered safer, more effective or convenient or less damaging than current methods. Submission entails a one-page 200-300 word non-confidential brief. Deadline 11/17.
NOTE: If the project is selected to move forward with a full application, it will need to be routed through SoonerTrack.
NIH Notices
NOTE: When only one application is allowed per Institution according to the sponsor instructions, a one-page letter of intent summarizing the proposed project should be submitted to the Vice President for Research at least two months prior to the application deadline (unless otherwise noted). The letters of intent will be reviewed and a single application will be chosen for submission from the University.
NIH Funding Opportunities
Other Funding Opportunities
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Virtual Applicant Town Halls for Upcoming Research Funding Opportunities
Description: Several
PCORI funding announcements (PFAs) are set to open for Letter of Intent (LOI) submission on Jan. 9, 2024, including various Topical PFAs, Broad Pragmatic Studies, implementation projects and more. PCORI is hosting several virtual town halls starting in January to give you an overview of the organization’s mission, an in-depth look at specific funding opportunities and information you may need to submit a responsive LOI. Take advantage of this opportunity to make your next LOI submission the best it can be.
American Heart Association (AHA): Submit your interest to participate in the American Heart Association’s Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) Program
Description: Since 2019, the American Heart Association’s (AHA) SURE program has been piloted through five U.S. academic institutions. It was borne from an AHA-commissioned study to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) majors from underrepresented populations in the sciences. The program has successfully launched more than 100 undergraduate STEMM majors, and we now seek to expand the program to more institutions.
The AHA has issued a Request For Information from academic institutions in the U.S. that have the ability, infrastructure, and interest to offer robust summer research experiences to undergraduate students from underrepresented populations via providing mentors and an appropriate research environment.
View more program background and details and submit your interest here.
Deadline for information submission: Thursday, November 30, 2023
International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) - Call for Proposals on Research on The Impact of Gambling on Under-Served Communities
Description: The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) invites investigators to apply for a grant to study the impact of gambling on under-served groups and communities in the U.S. or Canada. For more information and to download the grants announcement and the Large Grant application form, visit
https://www.icrg.org/information/apply-for-icrg-funding
Application Deadline: January 22, 2024