Research at UF Sobha Jaishankar and Michael Mahoney Office of Research University of Florida...

Research at UF

Sobha Jaishankar and Michael Mahoney

Office of ResearchUniversity of Florida

352-392-9271http://www.research.ufl.edu/

DO Build scientific partnerships – explore new ideas Learn to think big picture Write grants Mentor Students – including undergrads Keep in mind that professional development is important Engage in the activities of the OPA Get involved in campus life – go to football (or other

games!

DON’T Stay in a silo

As a Postdoc

Research by College

The University of Florida Research Enterprise

$28 million in tech transfer revenue • Ranked 13th among universities in Licensing Revenue per

Research Dollar Spent

$740M/yr in research expenditures• Ranks 12th among all US public universities

40 UF faculty members selected for the NAS, NAE, IOM, or the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Energy Research

Making Fuel from Sunlight Biofuels

Record Efficiency for Blue OLEDs

Record efficiency organic solar cell

Nanoengineered Membrane-based Absorption Cooling for Buildings

Multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations,

scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate

variability and change.

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Facilities at UF

Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (AMRIS)– state-of-the-art NMR facility for high-

resolution solution NMR, solid-state NMR, microimaging, animal imaging, and human imaging

High B/T Low Temperature Physics Facility – – unique ultra-low temperature

capabilities for experiments requiring magnetic fields up to 15 Tesla in submillikelvin temperatures.

Mission is to harness and expand the research, clinical care and educational capacity of the entire university in efforts to understand and cure nervous system afflictions

McKnight Brain Institute

• Research areas:– neurological development– age-related memory loss– brain cancer– central nervous system injury– chronic neurological diseases– regeneration and rehabilitation – mental health– neurobehavioral sciences

Includes over 300 faculty from 51 academic departments and ten colleges

Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technology (NIMET)

Nanoscience Research

• Housed in the Nanoscale Research Facility • Two-story, 52,000 ft2 facility designed for nanoscale materials and device

research• Includes Class 100-1000 cleanroom facility with E-Beam Lithography, Bio/Nano

Biological and Soft Lithography Photolithography, Wet Processing, Hot processing, Thin Films Deposition, and Dry Etching

Genetics Institute

Promote and enhance interactive genetics research across the UF campus

• Platforms, technologies, and techniques– Discovery of the functions and  interactions of

genes in complex systems. • Bioinformatics

– Interpreting genetic information • Translational research

– Putting genetic discoveries into  practical use

Emerging Pathogens Institute

Interdisciplinary studies of emergence and control of human, animal and plant pathogens

• Genetic changes and the emergence of new pathogens

• Environmental and host factors that facilitate pathogens spread within plant, animal, and human populations

• Develop and implement interventions to minimize disease transmission

Informatics Institute

HiPerGator is UF’s new high-performance computing system – Housed in new 25,000-square-foot UF Data Center

UF was 1st university in US to fully implement the Internet2 Innovation Platform– 100 gigabit per second nationwide network– 200 Gbps internal Science DMZ

Joined the “Gig.U” University Community Next Generation Innovation Project

Office of Research

Vice President for

Research

Sponsored Programs

Research Compliance

Research Program

Development

Research Operations

and Services

Technology Transfer

http://research.ufl.edu/research/about.html

All research universities have an equivalent office Certifies on behalf of the university that research will be

conducted in accordance with federal regulations Primary functions are to provide faculty and PIs with an

administrative interface to sponsors who fund their research Proposals are processed and electronically submitted via

the Proposal Processing and Pre-award office Awards are received and project accounts established Negotiates all contracts on behalf of the PI Keeps the research community abreast of new regulations

and funding trends

Division of Sponsored Programs

Division of Research Program Development

Sobha Jaishankar, Ph.D.

352-392-4804sjaishan@ufl.edu

http://www.research.ufl.edu/

Research Program Development

Find Funding for Research Assistance with Grant Writing Internal Seed Grant Programs Florida High Tech Corridor Council

Matching Grants Program

Finding Funding

Weekly publication – Funding Opportunities Page http://research.ufl.edu/funding

Opportunities released that week Sign up: online http://

my.research.ufl.edu/Applications/FundingOpportunities/Opportunities.aspx

PIVOT database

Internal Seed Grants

Research Opportunity Fund Seed Grant– Annual competition– Multi/interdisciplinary research– Two-year awards – maximum request

$100,000 UFRF Research Professorship awards Fine Arts and Humanities Scholarship

Enhancement Fund

Florida High Tech Corridor Council Matching Grants

Matching funds for industry-sponsored projects Company has to be located in the 23 county Florida

High Tech Corridor General solicitation - $20-$100K request, company

match 1:1 cash, and 1:1 in kind SBIR Phase II matching grants - $20K-$150K Proposals are reviewed for scientific merit, and

potential market impact. Student involvement is strongly encouraged

Research Conduct

Michael MahoneyDirector of Research Operations & Services

Office of ResearchUniversity of Florida

352-294-2744mmahoney@ufl.edu

http://www.research.ufl.edu/

Lots of Rules!

USDAFDA

CDC

DOT

NASAHHS

HIPAA

OHRP

HIPPA

ITAR

DHS

EAR

NSF

OMBOSHA

FERPA

DOJ

ADA

IRS

OLAW

Cleary Act

FOAG

BOG

DSS UF

OFAC

NRC

AHCA

FDOH

PIs spend 42% of research time on “administrative duties” (2012 FDP Survey)

Florida Sunshine Law

OIG

Compliance Areas

Human subjects - IRB Animals - IACUC RDNA, BSL3, SA -

IBC Research Misconduct Export Controls Conflict of Interest

NIH Public Access Policy

Fiscal compliance Effort reporting Cost Principles Effort Reporting

Team Effort

Compliant research is team effort– Everyone has a role and responsibility

Get help; engage early– PI and lab team– College administrators– University Offices

• OR, C&G, GC, EH&S etc.• Purchasing, HR

Research Compliance

Goal: facilitate research within the regulations

High priority at UF; taken seriously Promoted and supported at all levels

Misconduct / Noncompliance

Important to report– Via phone, e-mail, online, in person– Can remain anonymous

Investigations May be reportable to federal agencies Note: FL Sunshine Law

− Noncompliance can become headline news

What to Remember?

Network, find out who can help you– Use them

Engage OR early– Reach out– Ask questions– We have regulatory expertise– Can help guide you

Questions

Sobha Jaishankar– 352-392-4804– sjaishan@ufl.edu– http://www.research.ufl.edu/

Michael Mahoney– 352-294-2744– mmahoney@ufl.edu– http://www.research.ufl.edu/

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Human Subjects - IRB

Research with human subjects requires− Registration, review and approval by

IRB prior to initiation of work (work can include surveys or research with blood samples or tissues)

− Completed IRB training 4 IRBs at UF

Animals - IACUC Research with animals requires

− Registration, review and approval by IACUC prior to research work

− Completed IACUC training Oversight for care of animals provided

by Animal Care Services UF is AAALAC-accredited

Biological - IBC

Research with rDNA, synthetic nucleic acids, BSL-3 pathogens and Select Agents requires− Registration, review and approval by IBC

prior to research work− Completed training

Note: EH&S oversees other work with bio, chem, rad materials

Research Misconduct

Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism in proposing, performing or reviewing research or in reporting research results

Important to report– Via phone, e-mail, online, in person– Can remain anonymous

Export Controls

Export: shipment of items or data to a foreign country – Includes electronic or verbal transmission of

controlled information to person in foreign country

Deemed export – disclosure of controlled information, technology, software or item to foreign national in U.S.

Federal regulations that govern export– ITAR, EAR, OFAC, DOE, NRC

Red flags

Conflict of Interest What is COI?

– Person serving 2 masters– Choose between conflicting interests or loyalties

Very specific state and federal research COI requirements

Additional COI requirements for human subject research

Need to report research conflicts– Eliminate or manage appropriately with UF approval

Cost Principles One of two biggest financial risks in sponsored projects Costs must be

– Allocable– Necessary– Reasonable– Consistently Charged

Not something inherently known – mandatory training RSH260

Quick reference guide: http://www.fa.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/cost/A21_QuickReferenceGuide.pdf

Effort Reporting One of two biggest financial risks in sponsored projects

– Largest portion of research expenditures is salary Commitments made in proposal (budget or narrative)

survive the life of the award unless change is explicitly approved

Manage throughout the life using tools like myinvestiGator Certification is mandated by federal government. UF

certifies once per term – fall, spring & summer Faculty Effort Toolkit:

http://www.fa.ufl.edu/departments/cost-analysis/effort-certification/faculty-toolkit/