The Office of Research Affairs works in tandem with the College of Medicine faculty, research leadership, and central University research administration. In doing so we wish to lead the development of the strategic vision and work a plan for the implementation of that strategic vision for research programs. Our goal is to diversify our research funding portfolio and make it more sustainable. In addition to strategic resource alignment, our office facilitates other areas of research support and growth:

Research promotion. We help network faculty with other researchers to maximize collaborations and efficient use of shared resources through hallway conversations as well as by hosting formal and informal events. Examples include:

• Celebration of Research. The College of Medicine’s yearly research event consisting of poster session, keynote speaker and internal ‘short talks’.
• Blitzes. An informal venue for investigators to meet new collaborators.
• The Joseph and Lelia Applebaum Visiting Professorship. A College of Medicine endowed fund for select visiting scientists who present lectures to research faculty and students.
• Maren Junior Investigator Awards. A College of Medicine endowed fund used to further the research careers of the most promising junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and medical students.

Internal competitions, external limited submissions and nominations for internal awards. Our office is the point of contact for internal competitions and external limited submission opportunities where each College is required to review and submit their applications to the UF Office of Research. Examples include:

• Research Opportunity Seed Fund
• NIH Shared Instrumentation Grants
• UF Research Foundation Professorships (UFRF)
• Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors

Letters of support and nomination letters. Our office reviews and submits for Dean’s signature all letters of support for research grant applications and nomination letters for research awards.

NIH grant application support. We provide impact analysis for ‘R’ grant applications and assistance with programmatic grant applications (such as ‘P’ and ‘U’).

Training and other administrative requirements for new research faculty PI eligibility:

1. To submit a proposal:
   • Have an active UF PI eligible faculty job record (this can be established as a temporary courtesy faculty appointment for faculty who have signed but not officially started).
2. To receive a notice of award, complete the following mandatory training:
   • RSH220 – Effort Fundamentals
   • RSH260 – Cost Principles
   • If applicable:
     • DSR810 – Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) for Public Health Service (PHS) funded PIs
     • IRB training – http://irb.ufl.edu/irb01/irb-01/trainreq.html
     • IACUC training – https://iacuc.ufl.edu/secure/animal-use/faq/iacuc-training-requirements.html
     • RBC810 – Human Subjects Clinical Research Billing Risks

Dates of Important Research Events

January

• NIH SIG/HEI request for LOI
• NIH Cycle 1: P-series, T-series, D-series, C06, G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R10, R18, R24, R25, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U06, U10, U18, U19, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56

February

• NIH Cycle 1: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (new), R15 (all)
• Celebration of Research

March

• NIH Cycle 1: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (renewal, resubmission, revision)

April

• NIH Cycle 1: F-series Fellowships, R13, U13

May

• NIH T32, S10
• NIH Cycle 2: P-series, T-series, D-series, C06, G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R10, R18, R24, R25, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U06, U10, U18, U19, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56

June

• NIH Cycle 2: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (new), R15 (all)

July

• NIH Cycle 2: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (renewal, resubmission, revision)

August

• Thomas H. Maren Junior Investigators Research Fund RFP
• NIH Cycle 2: F-series Fellowships, R13, U13

September

• UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund RFP
• HHMI International Student Research Fellowship
• NIH Cycle 3: P-series, T-series, D-series, C06, G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R10, R18, R24, R25, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U06, U10, U18, U19, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56

October

• NIH Cycle 3: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (new), R15 (all)

November

• NIH Cycle 3: R01, R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U01, K-series (renewal, resubmission, revision)

December

• NIH Cycle 3: F-series Fellowships, R13, U13

Other Contacts

UF Office of Research

• Division of Sponsored Programs
  Stephanie Gray, Asst. Vice President & Director – (352) 273-3516 – slgray@ufl.edu
  • Proposal development and submission
  • Award management
  • Training
• Division of Research Program Development
  Sobha Jaishankar, Asst. Vice President – (352) 392-8247 – sjaishan@ufl.edu
  • Distribution of funding opportunities
  • Coordination of limited and internal submission programs
  • Coordination of large interdisciplinary research initiatives
• Division of Research Integrity, Security & Compliance
  Cassandra Farley, Director, Research Integrity Officer – (352) 392-9174 – cfarley@ufl.edu
  • Export controls in research
  • Good laboratory practices
  • Research integrity &amp research misconduct
  • Research conflict of interest
• Division of Research Operations & Services
  Michael Mahoney, Director – (352) 392-2744 – mmahoney@ufl.edu
  • Institutional Review Boards
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
  • Human Research Protection Program
  • Institutional Biosafety Committee
  • Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Research
• Office of Technology Licensing
  Jim O’Connell, Asst. Vice President & Director – (352) 392-8929 – jimoconnell@ufl.edu
  • Works with UF inventors with potentially patentable or copyrightable technologies
  • Facilitates the transfer of technologies created at UF to the commercial sector for public benefit
• IRB (Institutional Review Board)
  • myIRB
  • HIPPA
• IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
  Gary Russell, Coordinator – (352) 273-9531 – grussell@ufl.edu
  • myIACUC
  • Animal care and use protocols
  • Assurance of compliance
• Animal Care Services
  Irene Cooke, Director – (352) 273-4166 – irenecooke@ufl.edu
  • myACS
  • Animal services

College of Medicine

• Research Administration & Compliance Office
  Gary Wimsett, Interim Director – (352) 273-9272 – gwimsett@ufl.edu
  • Grant proposal submission and training
  • Clinical trials administrative support
• Conflict of Interest Program
  Gary Wimsett, Director – (352) 273-9272 – gwimsett@ufl.edu
  • UF Policy
  • Training

Health Science Center

• Medical/Health Administration
  Dennis Hines, Assoc. Director – (352) 273-5757 – dhines@ufl.edu
  • Facilities oversight

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