Office of Research Town Hall Recording |
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In case you missed it, the latest Office of Research Town Hall focused on the current state of Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) and postdoctoral scholar salaries, national advocacy efforts for additional resources, and federally allowable mechanisms for providing additional salary support to NIH-funded GSRs and postdoctoral scholars.
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UCSF Requests Faculty, Staff Complete Out-of-Date Mandatory Trainings |
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UCSF has launched an enterprise-wide effort to improve compliance rates for mandatory trainings, a priority monitored by the University of California Office of the President. These trainings address important issues across the entire UC enterprise, including bolstering knowledge of cybersecurity, preventing harassment, supporting a diverse and equitable community, and addressing ethical issues like financial disclosures.
Being compliant with these trainings is everyone’s responsibility and directly tie into honoring the University’s PRIDE Values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence. Learn more and complete your overdue trainings.
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New Clinical Trial Excellence Campaign (CTEC) Resources Available |
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Please attend the upcoming CTO Research Forum on March 7 from 12-1 p.m. We will review new resources to help guide study teams and investigators through the industry clinical trial activation process at UCSF, highlighting pre-submission and parallel processing.
Stay up to date with CTEC training and resources available to our research community on our website!
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Research Advisory Board (RAB) Corner |
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The RAB invites the research community to submit topics for its consideration in 2024. We welcome your suggestions! Follow this space for more updates.
The RAB is charged with identifying research-related issues that are important to UCSF investigators and working with the Vice Chancellor for Research Office on improving operations that affect research.
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Learn About the US Deprescribing Research Network |
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The US Deprescribing Research Network, co-led by UCSF’s Mike Steinman, MD, is an NIH-funded research network that supports research on deprescribing and medication use in older adults. Visit the USDeN website to learn about programs including pilot awards, learning collaboratives for early-career investigators, and a wide variety of other resources.
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Check Out the Refreshed AI.ucsf.edu |
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We've collected relevant trainings, events, tools and resources on artificial intelligence. Check out recent publications and news articles or explore the consultations, office hours and communities developing at ai.ucsf.edu.
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UCSF Awarded Institutional Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Prize |
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Excellence in DEIA in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Prize Competition recognized UCSF among 10 U.S. post-secondary education institutions with a $100,000 prize for "implementing strategies to enhance DEIA in research environments." Read more.
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Disruption to Gift Cards for Research |
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) understands the potential disruption to research caused by the retirement of the National Gift Card punch-out catalog. SCM is actively engaged in providing additional solutions to mitigate further disruption and is committed to maintaining communication as updates and solutions unfold. Learn more.
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Seminar: "How Does Diversity Impact Innovation in Team Science?” |
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Associate Vice Chancellor, Research – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Tung Nguyen, MD, will speak on this panel about how diverse perspectives in science benefit the scientific enterprise. Register for the March 13 virtual event.
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Funding and Fellowship Opportunities |
New administrative supplements aim to support research on bioethical issues that either inform future policy directions or augment bioethics research capacity. Deadline: April 1.
The Last Mile Grant Supplements support the dissemination of completed research (either one study or a body of research) to policymakers in governmental and non-governmental sectors. Deadline: March 4.
The Resource Allocation Program (RAP) announces the Spring 2024 funding cycle. Deadline: March 4.
The program will solicit innovative collaborative proposals that fuel innovation in precision medicine by fostering creative, high-risk, and high-impact projects in basic science and extending into the continuum toward improved patient outcomes. Stay tuned for more information and contact Gretchen Kiser with questions.
To encourage broadly engaged team science, this $75k pilot award allows applicants to include a community partner as a paid co-investigator. Deadline: March 4.
Postdoctoral fellowship funding available for two clinician investigators starting July 1, 2024. CRISP fellows receive in-depth training in data science methods, conduct a mentored research project, and participate in regular work-in-progress sessions. Deadline: April 1.
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New Policies and Requirements |
A friendly reminder to researchers who want to revise their approved NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan. A prior approval request for the revision must be submitted by an AOR using the prior approval module in eRA Commons.
Attention NIH grantees and cooperative agreement holders. NIH is reporting awards that were unilaterally closed out due to delinquent closeout reports as a Responsibility/Qualification in SAM.gov beginning with actions taken since January 1, 2023.
Effective May 25, 2024, this replaces previous guidance on marking changes in resubmission applications.
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Science
A new editorial by Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy Keith Yamamoto, PhD.
NSF News
NSF and collaborating agencies launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, a first step towards realizing the vision for a shared research infrastructure that will strengthen and democratize access to critical resources necessary to power responsible AI discovery and innovation.
Nature
People around the world have high levels of trust in scientists, and most want researchers to get more involved in policymaking, finds a global survey with more than 70,000 participants.
Inside Higher Ed
Advocates for research universities, which rely heavily on federal dollars, are opposed. They argue that the proposed framework may not be an effective tool to lower drug prices and that it would weaken the powerful research partnerships between universities and the private sector.
Inside Higher Ed
More than half (56 percent) of those surveyed said they have new responsibilities related to AI strategy, according to Educause, a nonprofit focused on education and technology.
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February 29, 11 a.m., Virtual
CTSI's community engagement webinar series aims to highlight researchers and community partners/organizations who are committed to amplifying community engagement and research equity by highlighting people who are moving the work forward.
March 1, 4–5 p.m., Virtual
AVCR-IDEA Tung Nguyen, MD, will be speaking about "ensuring trustworthy AI."
March 1–22, 11:05 a.m. – 12 p.m., Virtual and Mission Bay FAMRI Library
Join this free R programming workshop series. All skill levels are encouraged to participate and all sessions will be recorded.
March 5, 2 p.m., Virtual
UCSF Audit & Advisory Services is excited to host a panel of experts from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Office of the Inspector General, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners as we cover a broad array of topics related to fraud.
March 6, 5–8 p.m., Byers Auditorium
UCSF-Stanford Endometriosis Center for Discovery, Innovation, Training and Community Outreach presents a screening and discussion for this film that exposes widespread problems in our healthcare systems that affect women.
March 6 and April 3, 12:10–1 p.m., Virtual
Do you have questions on enrolling subjects in OnCore, linking encounters, visit tracking, placing research orders, or research billing review? OnCore and APeX Research Trainers are hosting monthly office hours.
March 8, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
Join us for a day-long, in-person and virtual event focused on health equity in data interpretation and radical participatory design and research sponsored by UCSF's SOM Dean’s Office, Institute for Global Health Sciences, and Emancipatory Sciences Lab.
March 18, 12–1 p.m., Virtual
During this informal discussion, AVCR-IDEA Tung Nguyen, MD will share his thoughts on his own career development and mentorship.
April 5, 12–1 p.m., Mission Hall
Hear Nigam H. Shah, MBBS, PhD of Stanford address "Shaping the Responsible Adoption of AI in Healthcare" as part of this ongoing series.
April 17–18, The Cove at UC Irvine
This event is a unique opportunity to connect with a diverse community of professionals and industry leaders in AI in biomedicine, health data governance, and real-world evidence.
April 24, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Virtual
The symposium will feature keynote speaker Arleen Brown, MD, PhD and the Emerging Health Equity Scholar Awardees who will be presenting their research.
April 29, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Bay Conference Center
The San Francisco Bay Collaborative Research Network (SFBayCRN) and the UCSF Impacting Practice and Policy by Accelerating Translation (IMPACT) Program cordially invite you to join this meeting to discuss the topic, "Housing, Labor, and Health Care: Mapping the Future of Community Engaged Research and Action."
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Information, Trainings, and Tools |
RISE is an all-expenses-paid training opportunity for junior faculty in the biomedical sciences. It is designed to train competitive scientists and enhance the diversity of the biomedical research workforce. Learn more information, submit your pre-application, and contact Robin Hermias with questions. Deadline: March 15.
Advance your career with a UCSF MS or Certificate in Health Data Science. This is a rapidly growing field, and our graduates are prepared for many careers, including clinical research, public health, biotechnology, consulting and academia. Deadline: April 1.
UCSF training in Clinical Research has four programs to fit your career needs: master's, certificate, one-year workshop, and summer workshop. Learn how to integrate research training into your education and advance your research career. Due: March 22 for master's degree.
This four-part workshop series for UCSF affiliates covers concepts around machine learning, large language models, creating images with AI, and ethical considerations for this evolving technology.
The new program from the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is designed to empower researchers at all levels in integrating health equity considerations into embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Awarded via a settlement with Juul Labs, so far 280,000 of 4 million internal documents from the electronic cigarette maker have been uploaded by the Industry Documents Library to a free public depository for discovery.
Unlock healthcare insights with this program. Join us in fostering advancements in health equity and policy. Explore now and make an impact!
OCTA is excited to announce additional training resources designed to support the study teams we collaborate with, encompassing OnCore quick guides, instructor-led training sessions, office hours, brown bag sessions, and more!
"Why Nurses' Voices are Critical to Shaping Health Policy” highlights UCSF professor Stella Bialous, RN, DrPH, FAAN and alumnus Jason Bloomer, MS in discussion about their work leading health policy change.
All UCSF employees in contact with animals or their tissues must complete the online Medical Health Screening (MHS) questionnaire. It assesses potential employee risks linked to the care and use of research animals at UCSF, ensuring your safety and well-being.
Now offering CTO 203 and 204, two new instructor-led training sessions, as well as CTO 106e, an on-demand course. All sessions are free, and study team members are encouraged to join. Explore the complete 2024 schedule on the CTO website.
New studies submitted to the IRB are required to use the plain language consent form template. Access the template and corresponding materials (e.g., Companion Document, memo to Sponsors, demonstration video, etc.) on the IRB website.
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Infrastructure and Operations |
UCSF is instituting a new policy requiring the purchase of Energy Star-certified –80°C ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers and continuing its ULT Freezer Rebate Program. Please contact UCSF Sustainability with questions.
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Read past ReSearch ReSource issues.
ideas of interest to our research community.
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