Upcoming VCU IRB Office Closures
The Human Research Protection Program (IRB) office will be closed for Thanksgiving beginning at noon on Wednesday, 11/27/19 and will reopen on Monday, 12/2/19. Investigators remain responsible for reporting to the IRB any unanticipated problems involving risk to subjects or others that occur during this time. For guidance on what constitutes an unanticipated problem, refer […]
One VCU Clinical Research Team Monthly Meeting
2020 Topics The One VCU Clinical Research Team Meetings have been very well received and will continue for the upcoming year. Over the past several months, a Clinical Research Coordinator Focus Group has been meeting and has provided the following topics of interest as suggestions for the monthly One VCU Clinical Research Teams Meeting held […]
Nov. 27: Jeffress Trust (limited submission)
The Office of Research and Innovation has been notified of a limited submission opportunity from the Jeffress Trust– Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research. Please submit abstracts and biosketches via RAMS-SPOT Internal Opportunities no later than 11/27/2019 12:00 PM. The guidelines are available here: Internal Opportunity ID: Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research Link to Sponsor […]
OnCore Training – at your convenience
OnCore training is easier to arrange than you might think.: Send an email to oncore@vcu.edu Complete the online registration form (sent to you): go.vcu.edu/oncorenewuser Introductory/Initial training based upon your availability: in person at our office in the Wright Center, at an appropriate location (with a wall screen), or via Zoom. If there are several people […]
Nov. 15: Team Science – Addressing Scientific Challenges Through Collaboration
Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences will host Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., for a presentation on team science. The event will be in Room 1102, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Team science is a collaborative effort to address a scientific challenge that leverages the strength […]
Nov. 11: ‘Creating Adaptive Activism: Reframing Disability Through Art’
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Richmond Salons I and II, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. VCU’s Science, Technology and Society Program presents “Creating Adaptive Activism: Reframing Disability Through Art.” The lecture by Ann Fox, Ph.D., professor of English at Davidson College, is co-sponsored by VCU’s Transforming Disability Initiative. For more information, contact Kathryn Shively […]
Nov. 7: NCATS Photo Contest Submissions Due for National Rural Health Day
Submissions are due Nov. 7 from CTSA organizations – click here to learn about submission 2019 Rural Health Day Photo Contest Submissions. NCATS invites each CTSA hub to join them in observing the National Rural Health Day on November 21st! NCATS is hosting a photo competition to enable CTSA hubs to showcase their clinical and […]
Nov. 18: NIH Rural Health Videocast
NIH Rural Health Seminar The Inaugural NIH Rural Health Seminar (November 18, 2019, from 9:30-Noon) will bring together researchers, medical practitioners, and others to explore topics in rural health and to share research ideas for how innovations in clinical and translational science could improve rural health outcomes. For registration and agenda please go to: Website/Agenda/Registration. […]
Nov 14: Learn how to optimize your biosketch
Optimizing your biosketch to present the best version of your science self: The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library present their next Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminar titled “Optimizing your biosketch to present the best version of your science self,” on Thursday, November 14, from noon – 1PM in the […]