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Hug your favorite Veterinary Technician!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

To celebrate and promote the role of veterinary technicians, the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) has proclaimed the third week of October (14th-20th) as National Veterinary Technician Week. The NAVTA would like to: Educate the public about…

Select Agent Program Workshop webinar

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

To discuss the new Select Agent and Toxin regulations resulting from a recent biannual review by the CDC and USDA, a Select Agent Program Workshop webinar taking place November 16th, 2012, from 9 AM to 5 PM (EST). This event…

What are the Kefauver-Harris amendments?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

October 2012 marks 50 years since the passage of the Kefauver-Harris Drug Act of 1962, known less formally as the Kefauver-Harris drug amendments. The bill, named for US Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee and US Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas, amended…

Stellenbosch University Provides Free Access to Undeveloped Intellectual Property

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

The practice of university technology transfer in South Africa is almost identical to what occurs in the United States. With respect to government sponsored research, the mandate in both countries is to make sure results are utilized for the maximum…

NIH updates for human subjects research

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Investigators and research administrators will want to take note of two NIH guide notices that were published in August 2012. NOT-OD-12-129, “Guidance on Changes That Involve Human Subjects in Active Awards and That Will Require Prior NIH Approval” NIH approval…

Misconduct in clinical research

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

According to a paper recently published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientific misconduct is the leading cause of retractions. Misconduct means fabrication, falsification and/or plagiarism during any phase of the research, from proposal to publication. Misconduct in…

NIH–sponsored workshop calls for more detailed reporting in animal studies

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

A workshop sponsored by NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has produced a set of consensus recommendations to improve the design and reporting of animal studies. The workshop recommendations apply to scientific papers as well as grant…

Introduction to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for Communities

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

For those interesed in toxicant research or their effects, a community webinar will be held to explain the Toxic Release Inventory data that the EPA publishes. From the announcement: The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and the United States…

Including children in research

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Discussions about involving children in research usually center on protecting them from harm, and rightly so. Is there such a thing as too much caution? In a recent analysis of over 60,000 trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, researchers at Duke University…

Pharmacy compounding in research

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The current outbreak of fungal meningitis, which has been linked to epidural injections of a contaminated steroid product from the New England Compounding Center, has brought a great deal of attention to pharmacy compounding. As of this writing, 137 cases…