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Research Support Information Network (RESIN)February 4, 2020

AgendaUpdates & Timely Information from Research Support

Research & Innovation COIRSC Cancer InstituteIRB ORRAIACUC ORISHIPAA TRI

Supply Chain Core Facilities Graduate School

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Update re: NIH Letter on Foreign ThreatsPhilip Principe, Director, Export Control & COI

• Update on Foreign Threats to the Integrity of U.S. Biomedical Research– Theft of IP by foreign entities– Sharing confidential information w/foreign entities– Failure by some researchers to disclose resources

obtained from foreign entities during grant submission process

• “Foreign Components” &“Other Support” as defined by NIH Regs

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• Failure to Disclose– MD Anderson April 2019

• Two tenured scientists resign, firing a third

– University of Kansas August 2019• Professor indicted for allegedly failing to disclose a full-

time employment contract he held with a Chinese university while performing federally funded research at KU

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• Failure to Disclose - Recent– Van Andel Research Institute January 2020

• $5.5 million settlement under False Claims Act- repeated failure to disclose recent employment/other support that two now-former researchers had with Chinese entities.

– Harvard University January 2020• Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Department• Indicted for lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program

and concealing payments he received from the Chinese government for research

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• Failure to Disclose - Harvard

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• What is a “Foreign Component”?• The existence of any “significant scientific element or segment of a project”

outside of the United States, in other words:

– performance of work by a researcher or recipient in a foreign location, whether or not NIH grant funds are expended and/or

– performance of work by a researcher in a foreign location employed or paid for by a foreign organization, whether or not NIH grant funds are expended.

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• What is “Other Support”?• All financial resources, domestic or foreign, cash or in-kind,

available in direct support of a researcher’s research endeavors.

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• “Foreign Component” / “Other Support” Disclosures in Grant Application Process

• Identifying a “foreign component” in an NIH grant application• Listing a “non-U.S. performance site”• Identifying foreign relationships/activities in biosketch• Checking “yes” on Cover Page Supplement Form question: “Does this project involve

activities outside of the United States or partnerships with international collaborators?”• Disclose Financial resources even if they relate to work that is performed outside of a

researcher’s appointment period• PIs should review all pending proposals/active awards to ensure that all foreign

components and other support have been disclosed– If there is an omission or error in a previously submitted proposal, contact the

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to correct

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• Reminder to Disclose:– “Other Support” & “Foreign Components” as part of grant

application process

– “Significant interests” (defined in UAMS Policy) as part of COI disclosure process

• Disclosure through TRACKS system• Foreign govt/entities or foreign university support

– Non compensated relationships are reportable– See UAMS Academic COI Policy

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Please remember, it is ultimately the responsibility of individual researchers to ensure that the report of “Other

Support” & “Foreign Components” is complete and accurate to the best of their knowledge.

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• For Additional Guidance – Reminders of NIH Policies on Other Support and on

Policies related to Financial Conflicts of Interest and Foreign Components https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-114.html

– UAMS Research & Innovation Page https://research.uams.edu/about-us/foreign-influence-on-research-integrity/

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https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-114.html

https://research.uams.edu/about-us/foreign-influence-on-research-integrity/


• ORSP Main Office Contact Information– (501) 686-5502

• Export Control/COI Main Office Contact Information– (501) 686-6447

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Curtis Broughton, MBAAssociate Vice Chancellor of Supply Chain Operations

• Introduction of Supply Chain– Meet our team

• Amber Gutierrez, Director of SC Business Operations• Ann Williams, Director of Property & SC Ancillary Services• Suzanne Leslie, Director of Procurement Services• Kenny Worley, Director of Value Analysis

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Curtis Broughton, MBAAssociate Vice Chancellor of Supply Chain Operations

• We want to understand our customer– What are your concerns, past experiences?

• What is your expectation of supply chain?– Vision of the Supply Chain

• Strategic Sourcing• Value Analysis• Logistics and Customer Service• Procurement• Operations

– Impact on Research Overall• Impact on your department• Impact on the individual

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Paul Duguid, MPHSenior Project Manager, Translational Research Institute

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TRI Funding OpportunitiesTRI Biomedical Informatics Pilot Studies – LOI Due February 28, 2020TRI seeks proposals that employ translational biomedical informatics approaches to healthcare issues that affect rural individuals and/or that directly examine or impact rural health.

• Budgets up to $50,000 for a one year project will be considered.• LOI Due Date: Feb 28, 2020 (12:00 noon)• Full Applications Invited: By March 12, 2020• BERD Consultations: March 12 – April 17, 2020• CIRC Consultations: March 12 – April 17, 2020• Pre-Reviews (if applicable): By April 10, 2020• Proof of Regulatory Submission Due: April 17, 2020 (via email- 4:00 p.m.)• Full Application Due: April 24, 2020 (12:00 noon, via online system)• Awardees Announced: Week of May 25, 2020

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TRI Funding OpportunitiesTeam Science Vouchers – ASAP, Closes March 15, 2020Designed to support early-stage cross-disciplinary collaborations and to expand the translational potential of existing research programs. The overall aim is to increase the quantity, quality, and effectiveness of cross-disciplinary research at UAMS.

• Multiple vouchers of up to $20,000 will be funded. In rare cases, vouchers up to $50,000 may be awarded with exceptional justification.

• The vouchers can be used for a broad range of aims including, but not limited to: – building infrastructure to enable cross-disciplinary collaboration – adding new members to an existing funded project to expand the research approach – providing training to enable an existing project to expand its translational potential – acquiring preliminary data to facilitate future grant proposals

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TRI Funding OpportunitiesData Scholars Program – Due February 28, 2020One-year program that combines training in data analytics with mentored support of a data-oriented project. Scholars receive:• 20% salary support• Tuition support up to a maximum of $2,500/semester and $5,000/year

for customized, didactic training.• Close mentoring from UAMS TRI faculty and staff in developing a

research project in the Data Scholar’s clinical area of interest

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TRI Funding OpportunitiesHealth Science Innovation & Entrepreneurship Training Program –Due February 14, 2020 Two-year program to encourage using entrepreneurship principles and team science to accelerate biomedical discoveries and enhance readiness for industry, government, and other nonacademic jobs. Trainees receive:• Stipend support at the NIH funding level for two years• Tuition and fees for a 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Health Science

Innovation and Entrepreneurship• Non-stipend support, which can be used for insurance, computer software,

and classroom supplies• Attendance at a national meeting or symposium

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TRI Funding OpportunitiesCTSA Inter-Institutional Pilot Awards (Consortium of Rural States [CORS]) – LOI and Draft Aims Due February 14, 2020 Aim to promote inter-institutional collaboration by funding translational research projects, involving two or more of the participating institutions in the CORS• Investigators from each participating institution in a project

receive up to $25,000 in support• IRB Submission Deadline (required for UAMS): February 14, 2020• Application Deadline: April 10, 2020

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TRI REDCap Developer Training OpportunitySAVE THE DATE

February 27-28, 2020• Two-day free training for developers, programmers and

administrators• Expert guests in REDCap Development – Philip Chase

(University of Florida) and Jeff Hawley (Duke University)• Contact Jaime Baldner ([email protected]) for more info or

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mailto:[email protected]

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Questions?https://tri.uams.edu/

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Questions?https://tri.uams.edu/

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Ricky Leung PhDAssociate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine

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Understand your omics data using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA):

site license registration & workshop

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QIAGEN Ingenuity Pathway Analysis


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What can IPA do?

• Understand complex ‘omics data• Quickly understand and visualize your data• Insightful data analysis and interpretation• Going beyond pathway analysis• Dive deeper: translate your molecular data into

useful knowledge



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https://research.uams.edu/ipa-site-license-registration/


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https://research.uams.edu/ipa-site-license-registration/

Qiagen will send you an email regarding the account activation within 1 or 2 days.


Training workshop

Time: 1:00 pm, April 1st 2020Venue: EDII, G131A

• Have your own IPA account ready before the workshop

• Bring your own laptop and data


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AcknowledgementUAMS Research and Innovation

Shuk-Mei Ho PhD, Vice Chancellor of Research

Renny Lan PhDTung-Chin Chiang PhD

Linda WilliamsChris LesherKerry Evans

Yuet-Kin (Ricky) Leung PhDEmail: [email protected]

For further information:


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RESIN Meeting• Next RESIN

– March 3, 2020 @ 12:00 p.m.– Location - Walton Auditorium, Winthrop P.

Rockefeller Cancer Institute, 10th floor– Pizza and tea for first 40 attendees– All RESIN presentations archived on the UAMS

Research website• http://www.uams.edu/research/RESIN_Achive.asp

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