Research News – April 2018

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PERCSS – RCR Ethics Workshop – Program for the Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Science and Scholarship, Friday, April 6th at 11:30 – Moore Auditorium.
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Necessary Elements in the Fundamentals of Human Research – This 2 1/2 day course provides an introduction to the conduct of human research.
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Changes to NIH and ClinicalTrials.gov reporting requirements may affect you.
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Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop: Data Management Best Practices, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Brauer Hall, Room 12, open to all interested researchers.
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A new version of the Washington University Institutional Review Board policies and procedures has recently been released. Please visit the Human Research Protection Office website to view the new policies and procedures, along with a summary of the changes.


Applications are being accepted for the 2018-2019 academic year for the Washington University School of Medicine Master of Population Health Sciences (MPHS) degree program. These courses are open to those with doctoral-level clinical degrees, including: MD (residents, fellows, and attendings); PhD; DO; OTD; DNP; and PharmD; and medical students. Descriptions for the courses listed below are available online here.
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Necessary Elements in the Fundamentals of Human Research – This 2 1/2 day course provides an introduction to the conduct of human research.
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The Travel Policy, Procurement Card Policy, and travel expense statement forms have been revised. The revisions are in response to the new travel registry requirements, in addition to other changes. The revisions are effective March 15, 2018.
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It is expected that WashU will go-live on April 23, 2018 with the Research Management System’s (RMS) Proposal Development (PD) & Proposal Tracking (PT) modules. See RMS Update for important process information and dates for managing proposals that are due out in April and May.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce that beginning on April 30, 2018, proposers will be able to prepare and submit full, research non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov.
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Working at the University-Industry Interface: Effective Strategies for Active Researchers, Session 4 on April 5th, 11:00-12:15, McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, Erlanger Auditorium.
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NIH Repays Your Student Loans – An in-depth overview of the NIH’s Loan Repayment Programs, Thursday April 26th at 2:00, McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, Cori Auditorium.
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