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USDA AWIC Workshop – Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The USDA Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) will host a workshop at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, Maryland. This workshop will include a day and a half for those with the responsiblity for providing information to meet the requirements…

US Congressional Records Become More Accessible for Research Administrators

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Roger Wood |

Research Administrators Can Easily Access Congressional Bills and Other Information The Library of Congress launched the Congress.gov website on September 19, 2012. Congress.gov is designed to provide free public access to legislative information. Technically, the Congress.gov website is in beta…

50 years later, tragedy still offers lessons for research professionals

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Harald F. Stock, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Grünenthal GmbH – the German pharmaceutical company that developed thalidomide in the late 1950s – recently offered a public apology to those who were harmed by the drug. The occasion for Dr. Stock’s address was the unveiling…

Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act: A Workshop

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) teaches a one and a half day workshop at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, Maryland, for individuals who are responsible for providing information to meet the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act…

Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the Federal Select Agent Program; Public Webcast

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Federal Register posting: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the notice of a public webcast concerning compliance with the Federal Select Agent Program. The purpose of this notice…

8.2% Reduction in US Science Budgets if Sequestraton is Implemented

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Roger Wood |

No one ever expected that the across-the-board, draconian funding cuts identified as “sequestration” to be implemented. However, that’s just what will happen on January 2, 2013 unless the essentially dysfunctional US political system manages to get its collective act in…

NIH Announces 81 High Risk-High Reward Awards

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Roger Wood |

NIH Announced 81 awards – 10 Pioneer awards, 51 New Innovator awards, and 20 Transformative Research awards – with total funding of approximately $155 million in 2012. These High Risk-High Reward program awards are given to allow talented investigators to…

Registration Open for UIDP General Meeting

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

The next meeting of the University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) will be held in Lexington, Kentucky on October 17 – 19, 2012. These meetings are exceptionally useful for working through the philosophy of research partnerships. Universities benefit from exploring new opportunities to expand research and…

USPTO Published Final Rule on Derivation Proceeding

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

With the change from first-to-invent to first-to-file, interference proceedings have been eliminated, and replaced with derivation proceedings. The distinction may appear subtle at first, but it reflects an important philosophical shift. The new proceeding continues to protect inventors, preventing anyone else from…

FDA announces permanent debarment orders for clinical trial misconduct

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Today’s Federal Register announces the permanent debarment by FDA of two individuals who worked for the Lee Research Institute in Lenexa, KS, in response to felony convictions arising from clinical trial misconduct. The site PI, Dr. Wayne Spencer, and Lisa Jean Sharp, Lead…