Volume II, Issue 11
November, 2002
Research and Sponsored Programs
Human Subjects

Federalwide Assurances Update
Research Compliance Administration announces Federalwide Assurance (FWA) numbers for Indiana University, Clarian Health Partners, and their affiliates. For additional FWA info, see the Research and Sponsored Programs Web site at http://www.iupui.edu/~resgrad/spon/fwa.htm.

SOPs for "Investigational Drug Accountability" and "Investigational Device Accountability" Available for Public Comment; Comment Period Closed on Previous SOPs
A third release of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) governing the policies and procedures for all human subjects research being conducted by researchers whose work is subject to review and approval by the IUPUI/Clarian Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) was published online for public comment on Nov 11, 2002. The new comment period will close on Dec 11, 2002. See http://www.iupui.edu/~respoly/human-sop/human-sop-index.htm to view the following new SOPs: "Investigational Drug Accountability" and "Investigational Device Accountability". See July 2002 Special Edition of the "R&SP Communicator" for additional SOP info http://www.iupui.edu/%7Erspcommu/special-july-02.htm.
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Award Documents
An award document may take the form of a letter, a Notice of Grant Award form, a Purchase Order, a contract, or a check accompanied by a letter of transmittal.
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ERA
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Important Browser Info for ERA Users
After the last release of the Indiana University Electronic Research Administration (ERA) System Budget Module (October 2002), a bug was discovered that affects Netscape 4.7X users. Netscape 4.7X users will find that the top half of the Personnel Detail page will not be displayed due to this bug.
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Holiday Closing Information for Research and Graduate Education

Thanksgiving
The IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 and reopen Monday, December 2, 2002 with regular business hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Christmas 2002/New Year 2003
The IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will close at 12:00 PM on December 24, 2002 and reopen January 2, 2003 with regular business hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Additional information is provided for the following Research and Sponsored Programs offices:

Research Compliance Administration (IRB/IBC)
 If there is a life-threatening emergency which necessitates the use of an investigational agent, please call University Hospital Pharmacy at 274-0362.
Sponsored Program Administration
 Proposals with a postmark or receipt date of January 2 or earlier must be received by R&SP no later than December 19, 2002. Proposals with a postmark or receipt date of January 3 or 4 must be received no later than December 23, 2002. Proposals will not be processed during the holiday period.

The staff of R&SP wishes everyone a happy, peaceful, and safe Holiday Season!

Events
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Nov 12 Campus Coordinators Meeting
At the next Campus Coordinators meeting, Kieren Mather, MD, will present on "Metabolic Clamp Studies at Indiana University".
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Nov 14 ACRP Local Chapter Meeting
Donald Cook, Director of Clinical Trials Division, NoInk Communications, will speak on "Value Proposition of Electronic Data Capture (EDC)" at the next ACRP Chapter meeting.
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Nov 19 IU Research Symposium 2002
There's still time to register for the few remaining seats at the "Indiana University Research Symposium 2002: Facing the Challenges of Research Administration Together" presented by the IU sponsored programs offices.
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Dec 3 SoCRA Chapter Meeting
At the next SoCRA Local Chapter meeting, Gail Douglas, RN, CCRC, Clinical Research Consultant, Indiana University, will speak on "Informed Consent".
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Dec 4 I-Light Applications Workshop
Researchers and information technologists from Indiana University and Purdue University will provide demonstrations and presentations about the advances in IT and science made possible by the I-Light Optical Fiber Infrastructure.
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Dec 6 NIH Grantsmanship Workshop
Purdue University invites you to attend this workshop targeting faculty (particularly assistant professors), postdocs, and graduate students who have an interest in academic careers.
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Submissions
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Submit Your News to the R&SP Communicator
 We want to hear about what you are doing!
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Send COMMENTS, QUESTIONS to:
RSPCOMMU@iupui.edu.


Research and Sponsored Programs
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General - 317 274-8285
Research Compliance - 317 274-8289
Sponsored Program Development - 317 278-0249