If you are planning an NIH proposal submission for May 25, 2015 (or later), any biosketches included MUST use the new 5-page format. Please note this represents a significant change and you are encouraged to allow sufficient lead time to prepare them. This new format asks the investigator to provide up to five of his/her most significant contributions to science, including historical background, findings, influence and/or application of the findings on the progress of science and/or health or technology, and his/her role in the work. For each contribution, the investigator
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) recently released draft guidance on the topic, “Disclosing Reasonably Foreseeable Risks in Research Evaluating Standards of Care”, http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/newsroom/rfc/comstdofcare.html. Public comments on the draft guidance are encouraged and can be submitted until December 23rd. Directions on how to submit comments can be found on the OHRP website,
A meeting will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 10:00 – 11:00 in room 102 Mining and Minerals Resources Building to update the campus community on progress towards being in compliance with the federal Uniform Guidance. The meeting is open to all.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine faculty member in behavioral science and Director of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Dr. Jamie Studts was featured during the "UK at the Half" that aired during the UK vs. Providence College basketball game, broadcast on the radio Nov. 30.
The Kentucky LEADS Collaborative received a three-year, $7 million grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Bridging Cancer Care Initiative. Kentucky has more cases of lung cancer than any other state and its lung cancer mortality rate is 50 percent higher than the national average.
A group of physiologists led by University of Kentucky’s Tim McClintock have identified the receptors activated by two odors using a new method that tracks responses to smells in live mice.
More than 450 scientists, researchers and laypeople converged on Lexington last week for the fourth annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia, hosted by the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
The two-day program offered sessions for both scientific and community audiences to share current findings, trends and the latest updates on dementia and aging disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease.
The scientific session and poster presentations were held on Friday, Nov. 21, at the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. This session featured speakers William E.
Four students seeking their master's degrees and five students doctoral programs competed last week in an event designed to prepare them for presenting research.
The "Three Minute Thesis" event, hosted by the UK Graduate School and the Graduate Student Congress, is a research communication initiative requiring graduate students to speak succinctly and engagingly about their current research to a nonspecialist audience.
It provides students with the opportunity to practice presenting their work, and to receive feedback from a panel of judges.
As you know, PIs have been delegated the authority to submit their own NIH RPPRs (annual progress reports) via eRA Commons. However, your SRAS GPS is still available to assist you with these submissions. The GPS can provide financial and payroll system-generated details to complete budget and participant information.
The Lunch at Leader originally scheduled for Thursday, November 21 has been cancelled. The next Lunch at Leader is scheduled for April 3. For more details on the event, click here.
The Department of Radiology at the University of Kentucky has released new information describing each of its medical imaging facilities used for research. The information includes detailed descriptions of each facility and its possible uses for resarch. To assess the new brochure, see below.
The Sponsored Research Administrative Services office will observe the official University holiday schedule and will be closed as follows:
Thursday, November 27, 2014 and Friday, November 28, 2014; and Thursday, December 25, 2014, through January 2, 2015 (reopening Monday, January, 5, 2015).
The Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) will also observe these holidays. If you will require proposal assistance during these times, please make advance arrangements with your GPS.
During a woman's menstrual cycle, ovulation is the critical mid-point when an egg is released and fertilization can occur. Women's health providers have long understood that a woman's best chances of becoming pregnant are around the time of ovulation. But researchers are still learning about the physiological triggers that initiate this natural process in humans and other mammals.
Mary Vore was recently awarded the 2014 William R. Willard Award. This award is the College’s highest honor given to individuals who have made singular contributions to the College’s missions in research, teaching and service.
Educated at Asbury College, Mary obtained her Ph.D. in pharmacology at Vanderbilt University. She returned to Kentucky as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and rose through the ranks to Professor in 1986.
University of Kentucky researchers led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice-chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky, have made revealing discoveries about the precise mechanisms of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) death in the late stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The findings were released last week in the Proceedings in the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry AMD characterized by death of the RPE, causes untreatable blindness in millions worldwide.
Most federally-funded grants are currently governed in part by a section of the Code of Federal Regulations known as “Uniform Guidance.” These regulations address, amongst other things, the allocation of costs to projects. Uniform Guidance states: “If a cost benefits two or more projects or activities in proportions that can be determined without undue effort or cost, the cost should be allocated to the projects based on the proportional benefit.” If the proportional benefit cannot be determined because of the interrelationship of the work, the costs
Notice of Clarification of 4-Year Limit of Postdoctoral Research Eligibility for K99 Applicants for PA-14-042 “NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00)”
On Oct. 17, the Lexington Convention Center teemed with more than 200 students and scientists sharing their latest research on cardiovascular health for the 17th annual Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day.
Nigel Mackman, Ph.D., director of the McAllister Heart Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented "Hematosis, Thrombosis and Immunity," demonstrating the diverse roles of hemostasis and thrombosis in cardiovascular diseases, cancers and infections. Kathryn J.
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Saturday adopted a sweeping statement of principles, directing President Eli Capilouto to focus on the "most pressing" needs of Kentucky by determining how best to grow UK's research enterprise through strategic investments in facilities and talent.
"The challenges are overwhelming, but we can be up to the task of making a difference," Capilouto said. "These are not easy issues, but they must be our issues.
