Grants Bulletin

February 16, 2009

NIH Encourages Applicants to Take Advantage of Subscription-based Electronic Mailing Lists for Updates on Electronic Applications and the eRA Commons

In December 2007, NIH established two electronic mailing lists (listservs) to provide periodic updates on the electronic submission of grant applications and the eRA Commons, the online interface where research organizations and grantees can receive and transmit information about the administration of biomedical and behavioral research grant applications and awarded grants. 

NIH strongly encourages applicants to take advantage of these listservs as they provide a direct source for timely updates and incisive strategies for interacting electronically with NIH.  The electronic mailings lists alert the research community to:

• Critical situations that may arise, particularly around high-volume receipt dates
• Changes to electronic submission deadlines due to system failures (e.g., extension of application correction or viewing windows)
• New features and functionality
• Scheduled service interruptions
• Known issues and workarounds
• Other items of interest

To subscribe/unsubscribe to the listservs, visit http://era.nih.gov/about_era/get_connected.cfm.

NOTE: Although the eRA Commons mailing lists are a practical and convenient way to keep abreast of relevant news and updates, the NIH guide continues to be the formal repository for NIH information. Users should regularly check the NIH guide for announcements and notices that may affect their work. 

“What to Expect and How to Handle an FDA Inspection” - Feb. 19

Joseph X. Kaufman, Regulatory Compliance and Education Specialist, Hatton Institute for Research and Education, Good Samaritan and Bethesda North Hospital

Thursday, February 19, 2009
HG611 (Hospital Auditorium)
Lunch 11:30 a.m., Presentation Noon to 1 p.m.
Please call or e-mail the UK CR-DOC office by Monday, February 16, 2009 to reserve your place (323-8545 or crdoc@email.uky.edu).

Upon completion of the presentation attendees will be able to:

• Understand what happens during an FDA inspection
• Know the do’s & don’ts with the FDA Investigator
• Discern which records the FDA will review
• Identify common inspection deficiencies
• Establish what happens after the inspection is completed

Presented by the University of Kentucky Clinical Research Development and Operations Center (CR-DOC)

“Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Model of Interdisciplinary Translational Investigation” - March 5

Dr. Fernando Martinez, Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical Director, Pulmonary Diagnostic Services, Co-Medical Director, Lung Transplantation, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health Center

March 5, 2008
Noon to 1 p.m.
HG611 (Hospital Auditorium)
For more information go to www.ccts.uky.edu/DLS.

AOA Research Day Poster Session
1:30 to 3 p.m. in the BBSRB Atrium
For more information, please contact Dr. Charles Griffith at cgriff00@uky.edu.

Presented by the Center for Clinical & Translational Science, DDLS-Wilson Seminar Committee, & AOA Research Day Committee

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February 2, 2009

Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Winter Ice Storms January 2009

The NIH realizes that there may be problems for organizations in submitting grant applications due to the recent winter ice storm that has swept across the country. The usual NIH practice for such circumstances will apply. Electronic and paper applications that are submitted late because of weather problems should include a cover letter noting the reasons for the delay. It is not necessary to get permission in advance for weather-related delays in grant application submissions. It is expected that the delay will generally not exceed the time period that an applicant organization/institution is closed.

NIH has established a Web page on the NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters that provides information on a variety of topics: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/natural_disasters.htm.  

"Pathological Cardiac Remodeling: Mechanisms and Therapies" - Feb. 5

The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Hospital Auditorium, HG611

Joseph A. Hill, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology

James T. Willerson, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Diseases

Frank M. Ryburn, Jr, Chair in Heart Research, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Director, Harry S. Moss Heart Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Objectives:

1. To recognize fundamental aspects of the pathophysiology of load-induced heart failure and strategies to slow, arrest, or reverse disease progression.
2. To be familiar with the role of autophagy in the cardiomyocyte response to stress.
3. To be familiar with the role of HDACs and FoxO as potential targets of novel therapy.

Please RSVP by 2/2/09 to ddls@email.uky.edu. If you require special physical arrangements to attend this meeting, please call 323-2615.

Sponsored by C. William Balke, M.D., Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Science, Jay A. Perman, M.D., Dean, College of Medicine, and the Emery A. Wilson Lecture Series