BU VA Faculty Development Retreat

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BU / VA Faculty Development Retreat Jane
Kinsel, PhD, MBA Director, Office of Research
Administration December 19, 2008
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Career Advancement

• University values research
• Career advancement in academic setting is linked
  to funding to conduct research
• ORA is often asked to provide information about
  research portfolio (type, dollar amount, single
  vs. multi-project, etc.)
• Retention
• Promotion
• Space

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BUMC Office of Research Administration

• Role of ORA
• Funding
• Sources
• Types
• Finding opportunities
• Resources at BU
• Administrative/Regulatory Issues
• Next Steps

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BUMC Office of Research Administration

• ORA is the steward of sponsored research for BUMC
• Responsible for administration of research
  portfolio in accordance with BU and sponsor
  policies
• ORA can help investigators
• Find Funding
• Identify resources at BU
• Interpret sponsor guidance
• Comply with regulatory requirements

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ORA Overviewwww.bumc.bu.edu/ora

• Kirsten Levy VA Program Manager
• Assist the BUMC research community apply for
  funding for sponsored research
• Help find funding opportunities
• Review approve proposals
• Negotiate agreements with industry
• Submit electronic applications to sponsor
• Review award and set up account

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ORA-Research Accounting

• Assist the BUMC research community with financial
  management of awards
• Ensure sponsor terms conditions are met
• Conduct financial accounting of account
• Review approve requests to re-budget funds
• Close-out award

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Sources of Funding

• Government Agencies
• Federal, State, Local
• Foundations Societies
• Public, Private
• Industry
• Collaborations
• Multi-PI Projects Subawards

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Types of Funding

• Sponsored Research (ORA)
• Grant (investigator-initiated) - R
• Cooperative Grant (collaboration between sponsor
  and PI) - U
• Contract (sponsor dictates objectives) - N
• Career Development Training T, K, F
• Gift
• Fee-for-Service, e.g., not research

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Sponsored Research

• Usually for specific research project
• Proposal is detailed
• Funds must be separately budgeted into expense
  categories and managed
• Defined deliverables (reports)
• Certain expenditures may require prior approval
• Donor may expect access to data, records

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Finding Funding Opportunities

• Community of Science
• www.cos.com
• grants.gov
• BU Office of Corporate Relations
• www.bu.edu/corpfound

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BUMC Resources

• 7 Institutional Cores
• Biomedical Imaging Center
• Flow Cytometry
• General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
• Microarray
• Molecular Genetics
• Proteomics
• Transgenic Center

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Research Compliance Issues (www.bu.edu/research/c
ompliance)

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Clinical research (e.g., clinical trials, subject
  identifiable data)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
  (IACUC)
• research involving animals
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Bio-hazardous materials, rDNA
• Conflict of Interest, Tech Transfer, etc.

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Advance Planning is Critical

• Verify and update profile information in eRA
  Commons
• Download and read forms and instructions for
  funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
• Submit proposal to ORA in advance of deadline to
  allow sufficient time for adequate review and
  needed revisions

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Finally

• Subscribe to the ORA e-mailing list to receive
  updates and guidance
• www.bumc.bu.edu/ora