Task Force Ready to Roll Out SOPs on Research with Human Subjects
In January 2001 a task force was appointed by Dr. Mark Brenner, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, IUPUI, to review and organize the existing IUPUI and Clarian Health Partners operational procedures pertaining to research with human subjects into a standardized format. The task force is now ready to publicize the new standard operating procedures (SOPs). All communications, introducing each SOP and inviting comment from the IUPUI/Clarian research community, will be published in the R&SP Communicator. According to Brenner, "…the SOPs will strengthen our commitment to protect human research subjects and provide guidelines for all IUPUI/Clarian researchers to follow in the conduct of their research." For additional information, see http://www.iupui.edu/~res-poly/human-sop/communication-1.htm

Wanted: Community IRB Members
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Clarian Health Partners Institutional Review Board (IRB) is interested in increasing both the community and nonscientific representation on each of their five existing committees.
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New Telephone Script Instructions for Investigators
Telephone scripts used to recruit or screen subjects for eligibility into a research study must be submitted to the IUPUI/Clarian Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval if the proposed research is regulated under FDA requirements, i.e., investigational drugs or devices will be used.
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Updated PHS 2590 and PHS 398 Instructions
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH), June 28, 2002
The National Institutes of Health recently revised Public Health Service (PHS) 2590 and PHS 398 instructions.
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Academic Year Appointments and Summer Salary
Source: Sponsored Program Development Office
While sometimes referred to as a 10-month appointment, faculty on an academic year appointment actually work about 9 months but receive their pay over a 10-month period.
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New Functionality Added to Project Director Reports
You now have the capability of drilling down into expense detail through the Project Director Reports! Financial Management Services (FMS) has expanded the functionality of the Project Director Reports.
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R&SP New and Returning Faculty Orientation
Research and Sponsored Programs (R&SP) is hosting a New Faculty Orientation, Focus on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, on Friday, August 16, 2002 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM in the IUPUI University Library Auditorium.
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Fall 2002 Workshops for Faculty and Graduate Students
Registration is now open for PREPARING FUTURE FACULTY (PFF) and SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROGRAM (SCAP).
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Send COMMENTS, QUESTIONS to:
RSPCOMMU@iupui.edu.