Research Notes
December 2021
Research information for Brown faculty, grant-related staff,
and students from the Office of the Vice President for Research
With the help of an advanced machine learning technique, researchers from Brown University suggest strategies for improving the performance of epidemiological models used to predict the course of pandemics. Read more.
Submit Brown Research Achievement Award Nominations
Brown recognizes outstanding research and scholarship through annual Research Achievement Awards. Early Career Awards - and, new this year - Midcareer Awards will be given in 2022. Midcareer Awards and Distinguished Research Achievement Awards alternate every other year. See guidelines. Submit nominations via UFunds.
Winter Break
Wishing you a safe and joyful Winter Break!
Our office will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Coeus training still available! Online 24/7
Coeus system training is still available for all your new hires! Everything from navigating Coeus, creating a proposal, working on budgets, and hierarchy records is available online. Read more.
InfoEd Lab Animals: Deactivation of access v. protocol roles (important for lab managers and delegates)
System access roles are separate from personnel listed on a protocol. A ticket is required to deactivate roles, which will stop email notifications. To find out if you need to submit a ticket, read more.
Coeus access - IMPORTANT information for all user additions and removals
As you bring on new hires and others take advantage of early retirement, their Coeus system access must be handled properly via an Access ticket to add or remove them. Read more.
*New* Coeus Premium Proposal Hierarchy Guide - revised and improved
We have revised the Coeus Premium Proposal Hierarchy Guide to be easier to use, especially for new Coeus users. We have streamlined and simplified this guide. Find the new guide here.
Office of Sponsored Projects
A quarter century at OSP, in service to Brown’s research faculty, students and staff
Michael A. Kostyshak, known as “MikeK” to colleagues, retires from Brown in December. Join us in thanking Mike for his loyalty, work ethic and professionalism. Mike’s portfolio assignments have been redistributed to the Pre-Award team.
Announcing a new OSP division dedicated to research subcontracting
Under the leadership of Assistant Director Michael Liu, the new division of Research Subcontracting team will specialize in the full lifecycle of outgoing subcontracts from risk assessment through project close-out.
Proposal preparation - NIH changes become mandatory Jan. 25, 2022
NIH will soon require new Biographical Sketches and Other Support format pages. The PI and other senior/key personnel must electronically sign the Other Support form to certify the accuracy of the information provided. Read more.
November Mini Case Study Challenge solution
In the November newsletter, Sally has a tight deadline, but realizes she may need additional input from other offices in OVPR. Let’s see what she learned.
December Mini Case Study Challenge
The PO for Prof. Scope’s new DOE award is requesting information regarding those who will be working on the award, i.e., name, date of birth, address, and citizenship. Sally is hesitant; can you lend her a hand?
Cost Transfer Policy update
The Cost Transfer Policy now includes a useful Over 90 Day Calculator Tool and two new cost transfer request forms with guidance. An overview of these changes will be presented during OSP's December 9th Brown Bag.
Technology Innovations
Welcome Andrew Bond to Brown Technology Innovations
Brown Technology Innovations is thrilled to have Andrew Bond join our team as Senior Director of Business Development. He will support life science researchers and inventors as they engage with our office.
Accepting applications: Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact
The Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact (BBII) is an accelerator fund that supports biomedical technologies with high impact potential to become attractive to industry partners and investors. Applications due by Dec. 16. Read more.
Brown alum, Christina Bailey-Hytholt, makes Forbes 30 Under 30
Christina Bailey-Hytholt has been recognized in Forbes 30 under 30 in science. Christina, an incoming assistant professor at WPI, worked in the Tripathi and Shukla Labs at Brown and is a co-inventor on several Brown technologies. Read more.
Inventor’s Toolkit: True stories from a start-up master
RIBio is hosting RI Innovator Series: Zen and the Art of Starting Up a Start-up on January 13, 2022. Chesley Chen, Life Sciences Principal at CliftonLarsenAllen, will share insights on popular start up topics using real life examples. Register.
Office of Research Strategy and Development
The ORSD team wishes you a healthy and restful winter break
We look forward to meeting with you when you are refreshed and renewed in the new year to discuss how our office can support your research proposals in 2022 and beyond.
Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts resources
Are you developing a proposal that requires a broader impact component, or just looking to incorporate outreach and engaged scholarship activities into your research? Get connected with these resources.
Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter
This newsletter offers strategies on how to compete successfully for research funding and highlights new funding opportunities. Current and past issues available online.
Office of Research Integrity
New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
NIH released a video explaining the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, which will be effective January 25, 2023.
Elimination of annual reviews for USDA-covered species
The USDA-APHIS eliminates the regulatory requirement for annual reviews December 27, 2021. Animal researchers using USDA-covered species will no longer be required to submit annual continuations in InfoEd. Send questions to IACUC@brown.edu.
HRPP Winter Break office closure and submission deadlines
HRPP will close for Winter Break on Dec. 23 and reopen Jan. 4. Submissions will be accepted until Dec. 21 at 5 pm. See the HRPP website for review times and how submissions may be prioritized.
TEA Time December pause
HRPP is pausing TEA Time during December in preparation for Winter Break. Please use the Request a Meeting option if you have questions about human subjects research.
New guidance: Ancillary Reviews
Like the IRB, there are many departments and committees at Brown that require their own reviews before research may begin. Our new guidance page on Ancillary Reviews lists the common ones and who you can contact with questions.
NIH guidance on eRA RPPR submission validations for clinical trial registration and results reporting
Updated eRA Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) submission system validations for clinical trial registration and results reporting will impact the ability to submit RPPRs when a clinical trial is non-compliant with these requirements.
Traveling abroad over winter break?
You must adhere to Brown’s travel policies and comply with federal export control regulations when traveling with research equipment or materials. Review our international travel website and contact the Export Control Team with questions.
Meeting dates & submission deadlines
Understanding Place-Based Health Inequalities in Mid-Life (NIH)
This FOA will explore how “places” are related to morbidity and mortality among middle-aged adults in order to inform policy responses to address poor mid-life health and health disparities. Due 3/3/22.
IMPACT: Research at Brown
IMPACT magazine tells the stories of research at Brown. Learn about groundbreaking discovery and scholarship and Brown's ongoing commitment to making a difference in the world.
See our Special Report: Responding to the Pandemic in the current 2021 issue.
