Dear Chairs and Center Directors,

 In response to feedback about the draft IDP, we have created a slightly modified version, which is attached. The major change in this version is the specific inclusion of questions in Parts II and III related to understanding responsible conduct of research, in order to ensure that our training plans are meeting with NIH standards in this area.  In addition, we slightly modified the introductory paragraph so that it can be directly cut and pasted into a progress report.  This section now reads:

[From VPR Office]

As a result of recent lapses in biosafety practices at Federal laboratories, the Federal Government has issued a “Safety Stand-Down” for federal facilities to ensure safety of laboratory researchers and the American public. The University of Kentucky as a recipient of Federal research funding is encouraged to conduct similar reviews.  

Have you submitted a proposal or do you plan to do so in the next few months?

[From NIH Website]

Center for Health Services Research Approved for $14.9 Million Research Award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Study Transitions from Hospital to Home

A research team at the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research has been approved for a $14.9 million research funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the challenges of patients making smooth transitions from the hospital to home. 

After Cony Puac delivered her daughter Evany, birthing attendants placed the newborn in her arms and cleared the room.  

[From the NIH Website] 

Request for Information (RFI): Consideration of Sex As a Biological Variable in Biomedical Research

Notice Number: NOT-OD-14-128

Key Dates
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Response Date:  October 13, 2014

Related Announcements
None

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

Background