Important: Patent Policy Requires Disclosure of all Inventions

This is a reminder that all employees are required to disclose all of their inventions, whether or not the invention is related to their work at UCSF. Such disclosures must be promptly made to the UCSF Office of Technology Management at: innovation.ucsf.edu/Invention-Disclosure. Questions about the patent policy and disclosure requirements are covered in these FAQs. For further details, read the UC policy.

NIH Reminder: Reporting Data Management and Sharing (DMS)

NOT-OD-24-175 reminds the research community of the requirement to address the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) submitted on or after October 1.  

NIH Update: Processes for Requesting Revisions to an Approved DMS Plan

NOT-OD-24-176 provides updates to the processes for submitting requests to revise DMS Plans through the Just In Time (JIT) Module, Prior Approval Module, and RPPR Module in the eRA Commons, effective October 1.

IRB: New Form for "Add Relying Sites"

The form will be released in iRIS on November 4 and become the only approvable method for adding a relying outside site to your approved IRB studies.

NIH: Final Scientific Integrity Policy

The policy will take effect December 30.

NIH: Implementation Update for Data Management and Access Practices Under the Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy

The UCSF Research Cybersecurity Program and the Office of Sponsored Research are partnering to implement NIH requirements to manage human genomic data and other data downloaded from NIH controlled-access data repositories.

UC-wide Opportunity for AI + Biological Sciences

The University of California, in partnership with the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, is seeking proposals from UC researchers for collaborative projects that advance the frontiers of AI and machine learning.

Now Open: PBBR Fall Funding Cycle

Proposals accepted for New Frontiers Research and Technologies, Methodologies and Cores in the Sandler Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research. Deadline: October 28.

Social Determinants of Health Funding Opportunity

The Upstream Research Center requests pilot proposals to catalyze research aimed at reducing cancer inequities due to structural and social determinants, including structural racism, poverty, income inequality, climate change, and food insecurity. Deadline: November 15.

K12 Physician Scientist Program In Clinical Oncology

The Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Education & Training program provides 75% protected time (50% for surgeons) plus a curriculum and career development for physician-scientists who are conducting patient-facing research. This includes biomarker studies that use human clinical samples and all kinds of clinical research such as quality of life, patient-provider communication, and treatment, prevention, and screening trials. Deadline: January 3, 2025.

UCSF AI Seminar Series: Artificial Intelligence Models in Biomedical Image-Based Measurements

October 18, 12-1 p.m., Virtual

Peter Bajcsy, PhD, project lead at the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST), is the guest speaker.

CTO Research Forum

October 23, 12:10-1 p.m., Virtual

The session will cover the Office of Sponsored Research process. Contact CTO@ucsf.edu for the calendar invites.

NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award

November 13-14, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Virtual

NOT-OD-24-177 announces a two-part webinar for those who are new to the NIH extramural grants application process and wish to enhance their knowledge of the process and associated application tools and systems.

NIH: The How and Why of Recovery of Grant Funds

Michael Lauer, MD, NIH Deputy Director of Extramural Research, provides examples of integrity concerns that would prompt the NIH to investigate and recoup grant funds.

Redesigned NIH Grants & Funding Website Launched

NOT-OD-24-171 announced the launch of the redesigned NIH Grants & Funding website.

Important: Complete Your UC-Required Security Trainings

With increased cybersecurity threats in the health care and higher education sectors, UCSF is boosting its efforts to ensure that all faculty, staff, and learners comply with mandatory cybersecurity training. Learn more and complete your trainings.

Important: OCTA 2024-2025 Holiday Schedule

The holiday dates for OCTA are now posted. During this time, OCTA will provide limited support for incoming requests. Please review and distribute to all appropriate faculty and staff within your department.

High-Rise Floor Warden Training

This EH&S training for campus employees provides knowledge and information on how to handle a fire emergency: how and where to evacuate and how to make sure the floor/building occupants are safely removed from the emergency area.

Scientific Writing Course for UCSF Authors on CLE

Techniques for Clarity and Brevity is a new online course to support grant and journal article writing. This self-paced course is available via MyAccess credentials on the Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE).

Apply for UCSF Master's or Certificate in Health Data Science

Use data science and epidemiological thinking in clinical research settings and advance your career. Attend an online info session on Nov. 6 or Feb. 30 to learn more! Deadline: April 1, 2025.

Apply for Training in Clinical Research Program (TICR) Masters and Certificate Programs

These programs prepare individuals for clinical research careers by providing comprehensive training in epidemiologic methods and biostatistics. Learners can choose to specialize in clinical informatics, data science and implementation science. 

Faculty Advisors Sought for TICR Master’s Students

The TICR program seeks faculty interested in working with students with similar research interests, and who have a project that may be available to a TICR student. Please complete this survey and we will refer students to you if they express interest in your area.

$10,000 Ultra-Low Freezer Rebate

The Office of Sustainability provides an incentive to replace ULT freezers with Energy Star-certified models, adhere to the new ULT freezer policy, and support UCSF's commitment to reduce energy use. Rebate open to all UCSF principal investigators.