Research Notes

A Brown team of researchers, led by Professors Brenda Rubenstein of chemistry and Jacob Rosenstein of engineering, has shown that they can store and retrieve more than 200 kilobytes of digital image files by encoding the data in mixtures of custom libraries of small molecules. Read more

2020 Salomon Awardees Announced

OVPR is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Salomon awards. Designed to recognize excellence in scholarship, the Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards fund exceptional faculty research projects. Read about the projects here.

Research Administration Information Systems

What Does RAIS Do?
The RAIS team provides services to the research community for all electronic systems and data overseen by OVPR and Workday Grants. Read more

Meet the RAIS Team 
The RAIS team is committed to excellence in all the services we provide. Visit our people page here to learn more about who we are. 

Subscribe to the RAIS Newsletter (eRAF)
This newsletter offers the opportunity to receive updates focusing on electronic research administration systems, updates from external agencies on research administration, Workday Grants & Effort, and sponsored reporting. Subscribe here.

Office of Research Integrity

Consent Form Posting Requirement
The revised Common Rule requires posting consent forms for clinical trials conducted or supported by Federal departments or agencies. The form must be posted after recruitment closes, no later than 60 days after the last study visit. Learn more here.

RCR Training Requirements
Looking for a course to fulfill sponsor Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirements? Visit our overhauled RCR website to find the answers to all of your questions and identify a qualifying course.

Updated IACUC Policies
The Training and Education Policy, Mouse Housing Density Policy, and Veterinary Verification and Consultation (VVC) policy are updated on our website. Questions? Contact IACUC@brown.edu.

Office of Sponsored Projects

New NIH Salary Cap amount and “Over the Cap” Worksheet Reminder
NIH salary cap increased to $197,300 effective January 5. T​he completed Salary Cap worksheet must be attached to costing allocations processed on NIH-funded awards for individuals whose salary exceeds the NIH Executive Level II salary limitation.

Requirements for Submission of Peer-Reviewed Accepted Manuscripts to DOE
Reminder to DOE Office of Science award recipients that it is required to submit peer-reviewed accepted manuscripts for journal articles based on award supported work. Submissions to be made to the DOE corporate E-Link system. Read more

American Heart Association is retiring “Grants@Heart” grants system
AHA is adopting a new system to manage applications, peer review, and awards, with transition to ProposalCENTRAL in April. This will allow integration with ORCID system,  required by NIH, AHRQ and CDC on certain awards. Brown Library Guide here.

Time to transition out of Coeus System-to-System (S2S) proposal preparation.
Coeus is heading into retirement. Coeus will no longer support S2S proposals after the adoption of Forms F on May 25. Please begin the transition to Workspace, ASSIST and/or Fastlane when preparing applications to federal sponsors due after that date.

Office of Industry Engagement and Commercial Venturing 

Foundational Patent Issued For Cancer Therapeutics
Brown received a patent for a potential breakthrough tool for cancer therapeutics. Prof Karl Kelsey and colleague, John Wienecke at UCSF, have invented a methodology for understanding cellular response to cancer diagnostics and treatment. Read more

Brown Receives Patent for Chromatography, Method for Separating Liquids
Brown also received a patent for novel material for use in chromatography called metal thiolate chromatographic. Discovered by Prof Yongsong Huang’s Geological Sciences research team, MTCM will improve a 50-year-old process. Read more
 

Office of Research Development

Crafting Evaluation Plans for NSF CAREER Proposals
On March 5, this workshop will discuss crafting & integrating education & assessment plans for NSF CAREER (and other) proposals. Register here. 

2020 Grant Writing Workshop
This full-day seminar on April 2 provides interactive instruction in all phases of grant writing. Register here.

Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter
This newsletter offers strategies on how to compete successfully for research funding and highlights new funding opportunities. Check out the February issue and catch-up on prior months here.

Funding & Awards

Featured Funding Opportunity

Unlimited | Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence
The National Institute of Justice will be funding research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States. 

Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
Limited Submissions require institutional nomination or endorsement from Brown. Interested? See the featured funding database of searchable limited submission opportunities here.

Conferences & Training

New Brown OSP Training | Advanced Topics in Research Administration 
May 26th | June 3rd | 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Sessions are geared towards the more seasoned Research Administrators, who are looking for the opportunity to engage with their peers and discuss challenging topics. Registration forthcoming. Read more

New OSP Spring Training Schedule 
Join the Office of Sponsored Projects team this Spring for a variety of opportunities for training in subjects related to the administration of research. Read more

NSF Workshop at Providence College
March 30th | 3:00 - 5:00 PM | Dr. Paul Raterron, Program Director in the Geophysics Program, will discuss NSF programs, opportunities, and grant writing tips. Free and open to NCURA members and their faculty. Space is limited/RSVP Required.

NIH Regional Seminar
April 20th - 22nd | Baltimore, MD | The NIH Regional Seminar serves the NIH mission of providing education and training for the next generation of biomedical and behavioral scientists. Read more

NCURA Region I Spring Meeting 2020
May 3rd - 6th | Newport, RI | NCURA Region I registration is open for the Spring meeting being held May 3-6, 2020 at the Newport Marriott. Read more

NSF Spring 2020 Grants Conference
May 18th - 19th | Minneapolis, MN | Designed for new faculty, researchers, educators, and administrators who want to gain insight into a wide range of important and timely issues at NSF. Registration opens March 17th. Read more

NIH Federal Updates

Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2020
The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. Effective January 5, 2020, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $197,300. Read the full notice here. 

NIH Continuous Submission Policy: End of Recent Substantial Service Option
NIH plans to discontinue practice of granting one-year continuous submission status to reviewers with recent substantial review service. NIH believes that diverse advisory groups with fresh voices best identify high impact research. Read the full notice here. 

Updated Guidance for Videos Submitted as NIH Application Materials
This Notice revises Video formats instructions in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-12-141, in order to maintain compatibility with NIH information systems. All other portions of NOT-OD-12-141 and the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.3.7 remain in effect.

Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2020
The Notice provides guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations for FY 2020 and implements The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94), signed into law on December 20, 2019. Read the full notice here. 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends
Stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows, as shown in the tables at this link.

NSF Federal Updates

NSF Issues FY 2020 Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
The National Science Foundation has released the revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1).  The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020.

OVPR Research Seminar

In a research seminar with Brown research office staff, Professors Jeff Morgan and Kim Boekelheide spoke about their development of microtissue and the Center to Advance Predictive Biology they have founded at Brown. Read more