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Announcements

• New Institutional Training Requirement for NIH funded Clinical Trials, Effective 12/05/2019
  December 4, 2019

  NIH Policy NOT-OD-16-148 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-16-148.html) requires all NIH-funded investigators and staff who are involved in the conduct, oversight, or management...

• NIH Frequently Asked Questions – Other Support and Foreign Components
  November 15, 2019

  Please see this page that lists a number of frequently asked questions regarding Other Support and Foreign Components from the NIH....

• OSTP Sends Open Letter to US Research Community on Foreign Influence Concerns
  September 23, 2019

  On September 16, Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) publicly issued a letter to the US research community on efforts to […]

• New EndNote Licenses Available for 2019-20
  September 10, 2019

  EndNote Premium X9 licenses can now be purchased by UF departments for faculty, students, and staff use at reduced cost through UFIT. The popular software makes managing research extremely efficient,...

• Office of Research Guidance on Foreign Activity Disclosure Requirements
  August 6, 2019

  To: All UF Faculty From: David P. Norton, Vice President for Research The University of Florida is deeply committed to and strongly encourages international research, collaboration, and scholarship....

• Bankhead – Coley Cancer Research Program 2019-2020
  July 5, 2019

  The Florida Department of Health has released the call for grant applications for the 2019-2020 Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program. The purpose of this program is to advance progress towards cures...

 

Recommended Readings

• NY Times: Why the Medical Research Grant System Could Be Costing Us Great Ideas
• Further Refining Case Studies and FAQs about the NIH Definition of a Clinical Trial
• Engaging Basic Scientists in Translational Research
• More on the Top 20 (Percent in Total Funding) – from the NIH Extramural Nexus blog
• Opportunities for research and NIH. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., NIH Director. Science. 2010 Jan 1;327(5961):36-7.
• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
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• The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook