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Research Events Round-Up

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship gathers all the research events posted to our listservs into a once-weekly email, and we also feature them on our new online calendar. Check out our primer on how to promote your event or email vprs@miami.edu for help.

 

SPOTLIGHT

UM Guide Available!

NSF Off-Campus or Off-Site Research Activity Plan

This is a reminder that all National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals with an “off-campus or off-site research” component are required to establish a “plan to ensure a safe and inclusive working environment.” NSF defines “off-campus or off-site research” as “data/information/samples being collected off-campus or off-site, such as fieldwork and research activities on vessels and aircraft.” 

Several solicitations from BIO and GEO  require the submission of a Safe and Inclusive Work Environments Plan that will be considered as part of the Broader Impacts criteria during the review process.

Guide/Template Available and Reminder of Submission Process 

UM has developed a Guide that may be used as a template. 

NSF proposals that meet the criteria of being off-campus or off-site research must upload the plan to the attachment section of the Funding Proposal in IBISResearch. This will allow Research Administration to verify that it is complete prior to submission.

For NSF proposals to GEO or BIO section, the plan must be uploaded with the application.  

PIs will be required to share this plan with all members of their research team prior to their participation in the off-campus/off-site research component.

More information about this NSF requirement can be found at NSF PAPPG, II.E.9.

 
Complete Survey by March 15, 2023

Clarified NSF Disclosure Requirement and Link for Compliance

On January 30, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) clarified in their Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1) that in addition to disclosing private equity interests, investigators must also disclose venture and other capital financing.

Specifically, disclosures must be made at the time of proposal submission. If you are currently funded or are pending funding from the NSF, UM’s Disclosures & Scholarly Activities Management (DSAM) section is asking you to complete a brief two-question Qualtrics survey. Survey responses may lead to follow-up by the UM’s Disclosures & Scholarly Activities Management (DSAM) team, but your answers to the survey questions are all that is needed at this time.

Follow this link to take the survey that must be completed before UM will submit future NSF funding proposals, and no later than March 15, 2023.

Do not hesitate to contact DSAM with any questions or concerns: DSAM@miami.edu and 305-243-0877.

 

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 6, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Data Analysis Workshop Series at the University of Miami Libraries

Gain introductory experience with data analysis in a variety of new software environments, particularly SPSS, R, and RedCap, paired with discussions of statistical analysis and data science best practices.
 
Instructors:
Dr. Thilani Samarakoon, Biomedical Data Librarian
Dr. Cameron Riopelle, Head of Data & Visualization Services
Kelsa Bartley, MSI, AHIP, Education and Outreach Librarian

These classes are all via Zoom for UM/JHS FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS

See the full schedule of classes and register in advance.

Tuesday, March 7, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Health Engineering Seminar Series

Join us for the Health Engineering Seminar Series with speaker Dr. Richard d'Arcy who will present, "Antioxidant polysulfides as therapeutics and drug delivery systems for cancer and inflammation."

In 2019, Richard  was appointed to his current position of Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. At the University of Miami, Richard is working under the mentorship of Prof. Craig Duvall developing advanced drug delivery systems and gene therapies targeted towards osteoarthritis and bone destructive cancer metastasis. 

This session will be offered in person and virtualy via Zoom on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 9:00 am. Join in person session at the MEB 289 (Dean's conference room) McArthur Engineering Building, Coral Gables. Join via Zoom, Meeting ID: 841 513 4636.

Wednesday, March 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Medicare Coverage Analysis (MCA) in Clinical Research

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is offering a course for Principal Investigators, Clinical Research Coordinators, Research Financial Administrators, departments’ regulatory personnel, research patients schedulers, and anyone involved in review of Medicare Coverage Analysis (MCA), a document which lists all items and services to be provided as part of a clinical trial with notations of what should be billed to the research sponsor and what can be billed to Medicare.

The course reviews the fundamentals, variables, and process of developing Medicare Coverage Analysis and its impact on the clinical research financial sustainability, research billing compliance and ability to recruit and retain research patients. Practical cases will be presented and discussed and hands-on materials provided, followed by Q & A time in the end.

Register in advance in ULearn. A link to register/join this webinar in Zoom will be provided 24 hour prior to the session. 

Thursday, March 9, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Engineering Cancer Cures Seminar Series

Join us for the Engineering Cancer Cures Seminar Series on Thursday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. Dr. Sarah Shelton will present, "Vasculature-on-chip models for studying metastasis and the tumor microenvironment."

Dr. Sarah Shelton earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina before joining the UNC-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering for her Ph.D. During her doctoral studies, she developed ultrasound contrast imaging and analysis methods to identify tortuous vasculature for improved cancer diagnosis. She earned a F99K00 award from the NIH to continue her investigation of the vascular tumor microenvironment through a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, with a co-appointment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Her current research is in the development of vascularized microphysiological devices to model interactions between multiple cell types within the tumor microenvironment for identification of biomarkers of disease and opportunities for therapeutic intervention.

This seminar will be offered in person and virtually in Zoom. Join in person at the MEB 289 (Dean's conference room) McArthur Engineering Building, Coral Gables. Join in Zoom,  Meeting ID: 841 513 4636.

Thursday, March 9, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Data Analysis Workshop Series at the University of Miami Libraries

Gain introductory experience with data analysis in a variety of new software environments, particularly SPSS, R, and RedCap, paired with discussions of statistical analysis and data science best practices.
 
Instructors:
Dr. Thilani Samarakoon, Biomedical Data Librarian
Dr. Cameron Riopelle, Head of Data & Visualization Services
Kelsa Bartley, MSI, AHIP, Education and Outreach Librarian

These classes are all via Zoom for UM/JHS FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS

See the full schedule of classes and register in advance.

Friday, March 10, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Lessons Learned from FDA 483 Observations at UM

This course provides a review of FDA observations issued at the University of Miami. Examples of FDA 483 observations will be evaluated and potential preventive actions to avoid future citations will be discussed. Register in advance in ULearn.

Monday, March 13, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Data Analysis Workshop Series at the University of Miami Libraries

Gain introductory experience with data analysis in a variety of new software environments, particularly SPSS, R, and RedCap, paired with discussions of statistical analysis and data science best practices.
 
Instructors:
Dr. Thilani Samarakoon, Biomedical Data Librarian
Dr. Cameron Riopelle, Head of Data & Visualization Services
Kelsa Bartley, MSI, AHIP, Education and Outreach Librarian

These classes are all via Zoom for UM/JHS FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS

See the full schedule of classes and register in advance.

Monday, March 13, 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Enrollment Tracking Policy Town Hall Meeting (Webinar)

A virtual town hall meeting is scheduled on Monday, March 13, 2023, from 5:00pm – 5:45pm to answer questions regarding the implementation plan of the new policiy, Enrollment Tracking Using REDCap. This policy, jointly sponsored by the University of Miami (UM) Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (VPRS) and the Miller School of Medicine Executive Dean for Research, requires that study teams use an institutionally supported platform to track participant accruals to human subjects research. Implementation will occur in a phased approach with significant institutional support to ensure there is minimal burden on study team members. and the plan for implementation.

Please register in advance for the Enrollment Tracking Policy Town Hall webinar. Anyone needing additional support can: (1) email TrackingQuestions@miami.edu; (2) review the FAQs document; and (3) request a more focused training for their study team, Department/Division, and/or School/College.

Tuesday, March 14, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Understanding FDA's Part 11 Regulation

This class will define FDA’s 21 CFR 11 regulation, review the requirements for electronic systems and signatures and examine how Part 11 applies to electronic records in clinical research at the University. Register in advance in ULearn

Tuesday, March 14, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

IBISResearch: Create and Submit a Proposal

This class is part of the RAU Curriculum and a pre-requisite to IBISResearch: Managing Awards.

This hands-on workshop focuses on proposals and is intended for administrators and researchers to learn how to navigate the system, create a funding proposal, SF424 federal application, and budgets (including cost share and subaward budgets) in IBISResearch.  Participants will route a proposal for department approval and submit to Research Administration for final review and submission to the sponsor. 

The learning objectives of this session are:

·        Describe IBISResearch terminology 

·        Demonstrate the navigation of IBISResearch

·        Practice how to create a funding proposal and budgets (including cost share and subaward) in IBISResearch

If you would like to get credit for the RAU curriculum, please register to the RAU Curriculum in ULearn first and access this class through the Curriculum. It is important to complete this class in the order that the Curriculum is set up. If you would like to take this class as a standalone online course, please contact vprs@miami.edu.

Note: You must complete the following in order to access this class: Introduction to ORA Class, Introduction to IBISResearch CBL and the IBISResearch Create and Submit a Proposal video.

Tuesday, March 14, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

Science & Technology @ CIA

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is hosting a broadcast of Central Intelligence Agency Virtual Lecture Series. Join us on Tuesday, March 14th for a broadcast of the lecture entitled, "Science & Technology @ CIA" at the Richter Library, Flex Space, Room 102B, Coral Gables Campus. Refreshments will be provided. 

Register in advance. 

Wednesday, March 15, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Introduction and Overview of Clinical Trial Disclosure

This presentation is intended as an introduction to clinical trial registration and results disclosure requirements.  It also intends to provide an overview of the evolution and current state of clinical trial registration and results disclosure in Academia, especially here at the University of Miami.
Level: BEGINNER

At the end of this ILT, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the Brief History of Clinical Trial Disclosure
  • Identify the current clinical trial disclosure requirements in the US and at the University of Miami
  • Identify who is responsible for registration
  • Describe the impact of greater transparency in the clinical trial disclosure environment on academia
  • Discuss the advantages and implications of using Clinical trial disclosure databases

Register in advance in ULearn.

Wednesday, March 15, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

BME Seminar Series

The Department of Biomedical Engineering cordially invites you to attend the next BME Seminar, which will be held in hybrid mode on Wednesday, March 15th at 10 a.m.

Our seminar speaker, Dr. James Bonaiuto, will talk about ‘Non invasive investigation of cortical laminar dynamics with MEG’.

James Bonaiuto is a tenured group leader at the CNRS Institut des Sciences Cognitives in Lyon and head of the Decision, Action, and Neural Computation (DANC) lab.

The in person meeting will be at the Medical campus in CRB 710Q-R, Clinical Research Building (CRB), 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Individuals may also join the session virtually in Zoom

Thursday, March 16, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch with Laura

Lunch with Laura is a monthly discussion session with Laura Kozma, Associate Vice President for Research Administration. There will be new focus each month, including hot topics in research administration, new and significant policies, and changes in the Office of Research Administration (ORA).

March 16, 2023 - SBIR/STTR: Requirements to Submit Successfully

April 20, 2023 - Lessons Learned from the Single Audit

Registration is required. Register through Zoom for one or all sessions.   

Thursday, March 16, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Data Analysis Workshop Series at the University of Miami Libraries

Gain introductory experience with data analysis in a variety of new software environments, particularly SPSS, R, and RedCap, paired with discussions of statistical analysis and data science best practices.
 
Instructors:
Dr. Thilani Samarakoon, Biomedical Data Librarian
Dr. Cameron Riopelle, Head of Data & Visualization Services
Kelsa Bartley, MSI, AHIP, Education and Outreach Librarian

These classes are all via Zoom for UM/JHS FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS

See the full schedule of classes and register in advance.

Monday, March 20, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Workshop: Introduction to Python

This workshop is an introduction to the programming language Python using the Jupyter environment. The basics of using Python for data analysis are covered, including using Jupyter, importing data, using popular libraries such as pandas and NumPy, data visualization, and saving/exporting. Join in person:  Richter Library, Digital Scholar's Lab, Room 344 or virtually in Zoom, Meeting ID: 954 1954 9084. 

Instructor:

Cameron Riopelle, Head, Data & Visualization Services

Thursday, March 30, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Research Administration at the U

This class is part of the RAU Curriculum.The class provides a fundamental overview of research administration at the University of Miami  from proposal submission through award close and includes basic terminology, regulatory compliance, award negotiation, setup, reporting obligations, audits, and overall award management.

Please register for the RAU Curriculum in ULearn first and access this class through the Curriculum. It is important to complete this class in the order that the Curriculum is set up. If you would like to take this class as a standalone course, please contact vprs@miami.edu.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Human Subjects Research Office Virtual Office Hours UPDATES

One-on-one opportunity to connect with Human Subjects Research Office team members for questions and guidance, open to anyone involved in human subjects research at the University of Miami or the Jackson Health System. First come, first serve, no appointments necessary. 

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Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Complion Office Hours

The OVPRS Research Intelligence and Data Infrastructure team will start offering Complion office hours Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00p. This is an informal session (Q&A format) to address your questions, issues, requirements, and wish lists.  Stay as short or as long as you’d like. To learn more about Complion and the onboarding process, please visit https://research.miami.edu/about/admin-areas/raa/complion/index.html.  Please review the Use of Electronic Regulatory Binders in FDA-Regulated Research policy to understand if Complion is required for your study.

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.