Research Notes

Research information from the Office of the Vice President for Research
for Brown faculty, grant-related staff, and students

The Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact (BBII) accelerator has awarded funds to support further development of three new biomedical research projects with commercial potential at Brown. Read more about the chosen technologies here

Submit Brown Research Achievement Award nominations

Brown recognizes outstanding research and scholarship through annual Research Achievement Awards. Early Career Awards and Distinguished Research Achievement Awards will be given in 2023. Nominations (via UFunds) are due by 5 p.m. on 1/17/23.

Technology Innovations

A new method found to deliver medication to malignant brain tumors
Researchers in Sean Lawler’s lab demonstrated a new approach in mice for delivering medication using a modified peptide to cross the blood-brain barrier. This method can directly treat tumors that cause aggressive, lethal brain cancer. Read more.

Dr. Tejal Desai featured in Fall issue of AWIS magazine
Tejal Desai ‘94 recently sat down with the Association for Women in Science for the fall issue of AWIS Magazine. This interview comes on the cusp of her return to Brown as the next dean of Brown’s School of Engineering.

Brown ranked 19th in PitchBook’s 2022 startup rankings
PitchBook released its rankings for the top 100 colleges producing the most entrepreneurs who have founded venture capital-backed companies. Brown came in 19th with a total of 511 founders, 476 companies, and a sum total of $34.9B raised.

The Engine to host the 2nd annual cohort of Whiteboard in January 2023
The Engine, a venture firm from MIT, will host the 2nd cohort of the Whiteboard program, designed to help faculty navigate the transition of their technology from academic labs into tech startups. The workshop will be held on Jan. 20, 2023. Register.

Brown startup AtomICs takes top honor in Get Started RI
AtomICs, which created a molecule-based data storage system, won the annual Cox Business Get Started RI competition. As winners of the “Shark Tank” style pitch event, the startup was awarded $50,000 and technical assistance from Cox Business.

Patents awarded to Brown in engineering, computer science, and chemistry
Patents were recently awarded to Brown for research from the labs of Kenneth Breuer, Engineering (11,467,058); Roberto Tamassia, Computer Science (11,468,009); Shouheng Sun, Chemistry (11,472,923); and David Borton, Engineering (11,464,964).

Ph.D. candidate Cel Welch makes Forbes’ 30 Under 30 - Science list
Forbes Magazine unveiled its 30 under 30 Class of 2023 list recognizing young leaders working to solve the world’s biggest problems. Biomedical engineering Ph.D. Candidate Cel Welch made Forbes’ Science List for work on novel cellular diagnostics.

Apply now for the 2023 NEMIC accelerator
NEMIC is now taking applications for the 2023 Med Tech + Digital Health Accelerator Program. This 6-month intensive business program is designed to educate entrepreneurs on how to navigate the startup to commercialization process. Apply.

Office of Research Integrity

Updated onboarding and offboarding checklists
These research data management checklists guide Brown researchers through starting a new laboratory or research project, closing a project, or leaving Brown by orienting them to existing policies, guidance, and data management tools at Brown.

"12 Days of Data Management and Sharing Tips & Resources"
As we get closer to the January 2023 effective date of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, here are 12 tips and resources the NIH has developed for the research community.

Coming Feb. 2023—annual COI cycle
The next annual COI cycle for faculty & researchers kicks off in Feb. 2023. Additional announcements will be made next month. Faculty/researchers report in InfoEd. The COI cycle for staff also starts in Feb. 2023. Staff submit their COI forms in Workday.

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training
Students and trainees who need to complete RCR training can now register for the BEARCORE program, which will run in March-April 2023. This multi-week course fulfills NIH and NSF RCR requirements. See here for more information.

Reminder—restricted universities
The U.S. Dept of Commerce makes frequent updates to its list of Restricted Entities. Certain restrictions apply when collaborating with, or hosting visitors from, listed universities. See here for details and contact the Export Control Team with questions.

Reminder—exports to China, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Burma, or Cambodia
The US government imposed stricter requirements on exports (shipping or hand-carrying) to the five destinations listed above. In some cases, extra documentation is required. Contact Brown’s Export Control Team when exporting to these destinations.

NEW "Huron IRB Electronic Submission System" website
The Huron IRB Electronic Submission System website is dedicated to the Huron roll-out, with information about the system, key dates, implementation process, data preparation, training, IRB/HRPP updates, contact information, and FAQs.

NEW "Lifecycle of a Submission"
The Lifecycle of a Submission web page includes information on IRB/HRPP submission preparation, the review process, post-approval monitoring, and FAQs, and will bring transparency to the review process and answer common questions.

NEW Data Repository Templates
Do you intend to deposit human subjects data into a data repository? Use these new Consent, Parent Permission, and Assent Templates as an addendum to your consent process.

NEW Data Repository Templates for awards requiring GUIDs
Specific NIH Institutes require de-identified human subjects data to be deposited in a federal repository using codes called Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs). If your award has this requirement, use new Consent, Parent Permission, and Assent Templates.

Meeting dates & submission deadlines

Office of Research Strategy and Development

*New* limited submission: COBRE subcontracts to Brown
NIH's COBRE Phase 1 (PAR-22-250) limits the number of subcontracts to Brown for Research Projects and/or Cores on non-Brown COBREs. Brown’s participation on another institution’s COBRE needs to be approved. See the announcement for more.

Resource: Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts
Are you developing a proposal that requires a broader impact component, or looking to incorporate outreach and engaged scholarship activities into your research? See these resources from the Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts Working Group.

Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter
This newsletter offers strategies on how to compete successfully for research funding and highlights new funding opportunities. Catch up on past issues here.

Office of Sponsored Projects

Winter Break proposal submission deadlines
Please see the OSP Announcements page for our 2022-2023 Winter Break Deadlines Chart.  Please note that it is strongly recommended that proposals due to sponsors on Jan. 9 be submitted before Winter Break.

Winter Break financial reporting deadlines
We appreciate your extra effort to return signed financial reports to OSP Post Award well in advance of Winter Break. Many reports are due at calendar year end.

Forms H reminder for NIH
NIH proposals due on or after Jan. 25, 2023 must use the new Forms H Package.

Guidance for incoming and outgoing principal investigators
Faculty transfers are common at the calendar year end. Please refer to our new PI Transitions pages for incoming or outgoing faculty for guidance and checklists to ensure that all OVPR-related processes are completed before arrival or departure.

Notice regarding U.S. Government policy against human trafficking and forced labor
The U.S. government prohibits trafficking in persons, including sex trafficking, forced labor, and trafficking-related activities. As a recipient of federal funds, Brown is obligated to inform its employees, agents, independent contractors and subrecipients of the U.S. government’s policy. See notice here for details.

2023 effort reporting schedule
Semi-annual effort reports will be generated on Feb. 7, 2023 with the certification deadline of April 8, 2023. Contact Alex Gilbert at effort-reporting@brown.edu with any questions.

Research Administration Information Systems

InfoEd Lab Animals - delegate role OR protocol record access removal (to stop notifications)
Persons who are no longer a PI’s delegate, or are no longer on an IACUC protocol record, may still receive unwanted notifications. To find how to properly remove these different roles and stop unneeded notifications, read more.

‘Unknown error’ bypass steps - Coeus PD Narrative
There are two different ways to bypass an ‘unknown error’ message in the Coeus PD Narrative section. To understand these error bypass steps, read more.

*NEW* Workday ticket category for Grant Roles only
There is now a more concise Workday category when requesting a Workday Grant Role for either a Grant Manager or Grant Financial Analyst role, read more.

Conferences & Trainings

Effort reporting
Virtual Post Award Training Jan. 26, 2023 11-12pm

NSF

NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 2023 edition
Effective date Jan. 30, 2023. Editorial changes clarify or enhance the content and references to Research.gov have been incorporated as part of the final transition from FastLane to Research.gov for proposal preparation and submission.

Research Communications

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