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September 21, 2007

“Translational Approaches to Drug Abuse Prevention” - Oct. 4

The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series
Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, October 4, 2007
Location: Hospital Auditorium, HG611

Speakers:

• Mike Bardo, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation (CDART), Department of Psychology
• Rick Zimmerman, PhD, Professor, Department of Communication
• Tom Kelly, PhD, Professor and TEAM Director, Department of Behavioral Science

Objectives:

1. Apply a neurobehavioral model of translational research to the development of drug abuse prevention interventions.
2. Document the relevance of novelty/sensation-seeking behavior in drug-abuse vulnerability.
3. Establish the utility of targeting Public Service Announcements based on novelty/sensation-seeking behavior for increasing the efficacy of prevention interventions.
4. Demonstrate a translational approach to the development of biologically-relevant drug abuse prevention interventions.

Lunch available at 11:45 a.m. Presentation begins at noon.

Please RSVP by Oct 1 to Jessica Wehle, gcrc@email.uky.edu. If you require special physical arrangements to attend this meeting, please call 323-8150.

Sponsors:

• Dr. Jay A. Perman, M.D., Dean, College of Medicine
• C. William Balke, M.D., Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Science

 

"Human Subject Protection: The Long and Winding Road" - Oct. 19

Attention All University of Kentucky Research Investigators, Research Staff, and Study Personnel:

The University of Kentucky Office of Research Integrity, along with the University of Cincinnati and Schulman Associates IRB, Inc., is again hosting a one-day conference titled "Human Subject Protection: The Long and Winding Road" on Friday, October 19, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky.

Your attendance at this conference will satisfy UK's mandatory human research protection continuing education requirements.

Click here for the Microsoft Word registration form and agenda. For more information, contact Scott McIntosh at samcin1@uky.edu.

Note that PAYMENT for registration may be made by check (payable to the University of Kentucky) or credited to cost center 1013200030.  PAYMENT for CME/Nursing credit may be made by check only (payable to the University of Cincinnati).

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September 7, 2007

IRB Document Updates

As "congratulations" and "thank-you's" continue to circulate throughout the University of Kentucky for receiving full accreditation in human research protections, we want to remind everyone many changes were promised in order to meet the standards of the accrediting body AAHRPP (Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc), and remain to be implemented. 

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) will be regularly updating documents and sending notices by listserv messages to notify you of significant changes.  Most recently, a revised informed consent template (ICF) for both medical IRB and nonmedical IRB was put into production.  The ICF template is available on the ORI web site as "Form C" of the IRB application.   

Please help us integrate the newest documents into our human research protections program by checking the ORI website frequently to ensure you are using the most up-to-date versions.

Travel Fellowship Available

The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to announce the John P. Wyatt, M.D. Traveling Fellowship. A $10,000 award will be made to a UK scientist for the purpose of studying and disseminating information related to environmentally-caused diseases. A maximum of $3,500 will go to the UK researcher, with the balance to be used to cover the travel expenses and an honorarium for an external symposium speaker(s).

Interested faculty and senior research staff are to submit the following information to Ms. Kathy Stanwix-Hay (stanwix@uky.edu) in the Office of the Vice President for Research by Monday, December 2:

• brief proposal outlining the purpose and significance of the research and topic for the symposium (2-3 pages)
• budget
• name of suggested external invited speaker(s)
• curriculum vitae of the PI

Selection of the recipient will be made by a committee of researchers and administrators appointed by the Vice President for Research. The fellowship will be awarded in early January 2008 and the symposium must be held no later than December 31, 2008. Please contact Kathy Stanwix-Hay (stanwix@uky.edu; 257-5090) if you have questions.

"The Basics of Clinical Trial Agreements" - Sept. 12

Wednesday, Sept. 12
MN363

Speaker: Deborah K. Davis, Director, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration

Lunch 11:30 a.m., Presentation noon to 1 p.m.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will:

• Gain an understanding of the process of CTA review
• Obtain information about the major contractual issues, both longstanding and recent additions
• Understand the documents required to establish an account

Registration: Call or email the UKCRO office (323-8545, ukcro@uky.edu) by Monday, Sept. 10 to reserve your place.