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DOE: Plant Engineering to Revolutionize Sustainable Energy Production and Heighten Opportunities for Novel Efficiency (PERSEPHONE) Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The goal of the PERSEPHONE program is to develop disruptive new technologies for bioenergy crop genetic engineering.

Amount: $250,000 – $4,000,000

Due Date: 03/04/2025

NEH: State and Impact of the Humanities Wednesday, January 29, 2025

This program supports data-grounded research studies that investigate the state, impact, and value of the humanities in the United States. Research designs may be quantitative, qualitative, or mixed, and should involve the active participation of people working in the humanities.

Amount: Up to $75,000 (Level 1); Up to $150,000 (Level 2)

Due Date: 02/14/2025 (Optional Draft); 04/16/2025 (Full Proposal)

NEH: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities Wednesday, January 29, 2025

This program strengthens the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education by developing new or improving existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework.

Amount: Up to $150,000

Due Date: 03/25/2025 (Optional Draft); 05/06/2025 (Full Proposal)

NIH: Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 – Clinical Trial Optional) Friday, January 17, 2025

This program’s purpose is to leverage NICHD clinical research network infrastructure relevant to infants, children, women, pregnant and lactating individuals, and persons with disabilities to conduct innovative, multisite, investigator-initiated clinical trials and observational studies.

Amount$6,250,000

DueDate07/15/2025

NIH: Multimodal Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate HIV Clinical Care (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Friday, January 17, 2025

This opportunity seeks to leverage cutting-edge advances in multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate HIV diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

Amount: $5,662,500

DueDate02/27/2025 (LOI); 03/27/2025 (Full Proposal)

NIH: Translational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The central goal of this NOFO is to establish robust proof of concept in mouse models or cell-based models of AD/ADRD that will enable rational drug repositioning and the development of precision combination therapies for the treatment and prevention of AD/ADRD.

Amount: $7,550,000

Due Date: 06/09/2025; 10/06/2025

NIH: Grand Opportunity in Medications Development for Substance-Use Disorders (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) Wednesday, January 8, 2025

This program supports research to advance the development of safe and effective medications for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUD). The goal is to fund studies that will have high impact and quickly yield the necessary results to advance medications closer to FDA approval.

Amount: $22,650,000

Due Date: 03/10/2025 (LOI); 04/10/2025 (Full Proposal)

NSF: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) Wednesday, January 8, 2025

This program supports work that enables scientists and scientific discovery by improving the security, robustness, and trustworthiness of cyberinfrastructure.

Amount: Varies by award type

Due Date: 04/02/2025

FY 2026 Faculty Seed Grants in the Sciences and Engineering Monday, December 30, 2024

The Office of Research announces theFY 2026 cycle for theFaculty Seed Grants in the Sciences and Engineering.

The goal of the Faculty Seed Grants in the Sciences and Engineering is to enable faculty to launch new, promising lines of research for which resources are currently not available. These seed grants are intended to fund pilot research generating preliminary data that will be leveraged to compete for externally funded grant/contract opportunities and contribute to a sustainable program of research and scholarship. Basic and applied research in the social, life, physical sciences, and engineering are eligible for funding through this program. (Note: The Office of Research fundsthrough a separate program managed by the Willson Center).

All faculty (tenure-track and non-tenure track) with research EFT (equivalent full-time) are eligible with the following exceptions:1) Applicants may not have access to more than$25,000in institutional or discretionary research funding (e.g., start-up, salary returns, or IDC returns)during the award year (i.e., FY26); 2)ձԳܰapplicants may not have received more than$50,000in institutional research support in the past three years (FY23 or later). Examples of institutional research support include bridge funding, a Presidential Seed Grant or other internal seed grant; and 3) An applicant may not have received a Faculty Seed Grant from this program within the last three years (an FY23 grant or later).

See the guidelines on theOffice of Research Internal Grants webpage.Answers to frequently asked questions, award conditions, and other information are on theFaculty Seed Grants FAQs page.

The deadline for proposal submission is 11:59 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Grants for successful applications will be awarded with a start date of July 1, 2025 (FY26).

Upcoming Changes to the VRS and Remote Research Affiliate Processes Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Effective January 2025, there will be important changes to the Visiting Researcher/Scholar and Remote Research Affiliate processes. Below is a summary of these updates.

Key Changes

1. Terminology Update

    • Remote Research Affiliates will now be referred to as Remote Visiting Researchers/Scholars (Remote VRS).
    • Information for both VRS and Remote VRS will be consolidated on the VRS webpage to provide clear and comprehensive details in one place.

2. Unified Registration Form

    • Registration requests for both VRS and Remote VRS will be submitted via a single request form on .
        • Requesters will specify whether the request is for a VRS or a Remote VRS.
        • Faculty Sponsor “Action Required” email approvals of request submissions will no longer be required.
        • InfoReady features include:
            • Ability to save draft applications and return later to complete them.
            • Capability to initiate multiple requests.
            • Status tracking of submissions under the requesters “Applications” tab when logged in to InfoReady.

    • Extension requests for both VRS and Remote VRS will also use a single form on InfoReady.
    • The request forms for new registrations and extensions will be accessible via the links on the website once posted.

3. Updated Agreements

    • New Agreements for VRS and Remote VRS:
        • The existing VRS Agreements have been updated for electronic signing capability and will now require the signature of the ӣƵ Faculty Sponsor on page 2.
        • The existing Remote Research Affiliate Agreements will be renamed to Remote Visiting Researcher/Scholar Agreement, will have electronic signature capability and also require the ӣƵ Faculty Sponsor to sign on page 2.
        • There is a grace period through January 20, 2025, for new VRS requests in which Faculty Sponsors have already initiated the signing process with his/her VRS using the previous version of the VRS Agreement that did not require the ӣƵ Faculty Sponsor signature.

    • Given that updates to VRS/Remote VRS Agreements may occur, please return to the website to download the appropriate document each time you need an agreement.

4. VRS Webpages

    • The VRS and Remote VRS information will be consolidated on the existing VRS webpages for ease of access.
    • While these updates have not yet been implemented on the website, they will be available soon. Please visit the website for:
        • Definitions of VRS and Remote VRS statuses.
        • Information on time limits, registration procedures, and extension request requirements.

5. New Operations Associate

    • Starting January 2025, Nathan White will join the Office of Research’s IGARP division as the Operations Associate responsible for VRS and Remote VRS registration procedures.
    • We extend our gratitude to Moriah for her contributions over the past two years and welcome Nathan to the team.

We appreciate your patience as we transition to these new processes and bring new staff on board. For questions or additional information, please email vrs@uga.edu.

NSF-AFRL REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (NSF-AFRL REFLEQTS) Tuesday, December 17, 2024

This program encourages multi-PI, multi-institutional research to submit proposals on transformative approaches and solutions in materials, devices, theory, and systems to realize the innovative REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (REFLEQTS).

Amount: $3,000,000

Due Date: 01/24/2025 (Expression of Interest); 03/14/2025 (Full Proposal)

NIH: Alzheimer’s Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) Friday, December 13, 2024

This program invites applications proposing pre-clinical and early stage clinical (Phase I) development of novel small-molecule and biologic drug candidates that aim to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, slow its progression, or treat its cognitive and behavioral symptoms.

Amount: $11,325,000

Due Date: 05/05/2025 (LOI); 06/05/2025 (Full Proposal)

NSF-NEH: Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages Senior Research Grants Friday, December 13, 2024

This partnership between the NSF and NEH supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning dynamic language infrastructure in the context of endangered human languages — languages that are both understudied and at risk of falling out of use.

Amount: $450,000

Due Date: 09/15/2025

NIH: NIDA Avant-Garde Program for HIV and Substance Use Disorder Research (DP1) Wednesday, December 4, 2024

This program supports exceptionally creative scientists, who propose high-impact studies that open new areas of HIV research in the context of substance use and Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and/or lead to new avenues for prevention and treatment of HIV in people with SUD.

Amount:$5,285,000

Due Date:07/15/2025 (LOI); 08/15/2025 (Full Proposal)

National Archives: Archival Projects Wednesday, December 4, 2024

This program supports archival projects that significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections.

Amount:$150,000

Due Date:02/18/2025 (Optional Draft); 05/07/2025 (Full Proposal)

NEA: Institutes for Higher Education Faculty Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Institutes programs supported under this opportunity are residential, virtual, and combined format professional development programs that convene higher education faculty or K-12 educators from across the nation to deepen and enrich their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching.

Amount:$220,000

Due Date:01/06/2025 (Optional Draft); 02/12/2025 (Full Proposal)

NEH: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities Wednesday, December 4, 2024

This program supports national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Multidisciplinary teams that include the necessary range of intellectual, technical, and practical expertise are encouraged.

Amount:$250,000

Due Date:02/13/2025

ӣƵ Network for Electric Mobility Seed Grants Tuesday, November 26, 2024

This program supports interdisciplinary research in e-mobility related topics along the electric vehicle/mobility value chain such as battery manufacturing and rare earth materials mining, supply chain and logistics, vehicle manufacturing, charging infrastructure and utilities, sales and consumer knowledge, and battery and EV components/materials recycling.

Amount: $40,000 up to $60,000 per award

Proposal due date: December 18, 2024 through InfoReady. Funds must be used by December 30, 2025.

NSF: Growing Convergence Research (GCR) Wednesday, November 20, 2024

This program aims to cultivate and grow the earliest foundations of convergent approaches for addressing a specific and compelling problem. Proposals should explore novel avenues not previously investigated that are at the forefront of advancing science through deep integration.

Amount: $1,200,000 (Phase I); $2,400,000 (Phase II)

Due Date: 02/10/2025

NIH: Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Interdisciplinary Research Units (CARBIRUs) (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Wednesday, November 13, 2024

This program supports multidisciplinary research programs focused on discovery to early development research to inform new approaches to prevent, diagnose, and treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Amount: $11,325,000

Due Date: 02/24/2025 (LOI); 03/26/2025 (Full Proposal)

NEH: Landmarks of American History and Culture Wednesday, November 13, 2024

This program supports a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format workshops across the nation to enhance how K-12 educators and higher education faculty and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship.

Amount: $190,000

Due Date: 01/06/2025 (Optional Draft); 12/12/2025 (Full Proposal)

NIH: Human Brain Single-cell Genomics Explorer (U24 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Friday, October 18, 2024

This program is soliciting applications to pilot the establishment of an integrated resource for users to explore, analyze, and download processed deidentified human brain single-cell transcriptomics and epigenomics data that is harmonized across reference and disease datasets.

Amount: $4,530,000

Due Date: 01/14/2025 (LOI); 02/14/2025 (Full Proposal)

DOE: Genomics – Enabled Understanding and Advancing Knowledge on Plant Gene Function(s) Friday, October 18, 2024

The overarching goal of this program is to address the challenges and opportunities in associating gene(s) to function, as well as to understand the biological processes relevant for plant transformation in plant systems of relevance to the Biological and Environmental Research mission.

Amount: $750,000 – $3,000,000

Due Date: 12/02/2024 (Pre-Applications); 02/10/2025 (Full Proposals)

NSF: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs, Large Projects Wednesday, September 18, 2024

This solicitation invites proposals on bold new scientific ideas tackling ambitious fundamental research problems that cross the boundaries of two or more CISE core programs, which range from Computing and Communications to Computer and Network Systems, to Information and Intelligence Systems.

Amount: $3,000,000 – $5,000,000

Due Date: 09/29/2025

NSF: Discovery Research PreK-12 Program Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation (DRK-12 RC) Friday, September 13, 2024

This Center will be an intellectual partner as NSF seeks to enhance the overall influence and reach of the DRK-12 Program’s research and development investments. The DRK-12 RC will support and recruit diverse, multi-sector constituencies with the goal of achieving the field-, knowledge-, and partnership-building aims of the DRK-12 program.

Amount: $5,000,000

Due Date: 02/28/2025

NSF: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1) Wednesday, August 28, 2024

This program supports either design or implementation of unique and compelling Research Infrastructure projects. Mid-scale implementation projects may include any combination of equipment, instrumentation, cyberinfrastructure, broadly used large scale datasets and the personnel needed to successfully commission the project.

Amount: $400,000 – $20M

Due Date: 11/18/2024 (Pre-Proposal); 03/19/2025 (Invited Full Proposals)

Deadline for Research Scientist promotion dossiers – November 1, 2024 Tuesday, July 9, 2024

The deadline for receipt of Research Scientist promotion dossiers to Office of Research is Friday, November 1, 2024. Please be sure that all faculty and staff in your unit are aware of this deadline.

(Note: Please check with your unit and Dean’s Office for any internal procedures and earlier deadlines.)

The items listed below are required for the promotion dossier. Please see the for promotion procedures and details regarding these required items, particularly for section 5 (Promotion Procedures), Appendix B (Dossier for Promotion), and Appendix C (Suggested Letter of Request). 

Please make sure you are using the most recent guidelines, which state “Effective 8-1-2023” at the top heading.

Outline of items required for promotion dossier (see the , Appendix B – Dossier for Promotion of Research Scientists for more details on the following items):

  1. ӣƵ Recommendation for Promotion Form for Academic Professional, Lecturer, Librarian, Public Service and Research Scientist Ranks (with original signatures).
    1. This required form is on the Office of Faculty Affairs website at . (Failure to use this form will result in the dossier being returned to the unit without further consideration.)  
    2. Include the candidate’s full name and full home department name. Submit the original form with signatures, votes, and approval status (yes/no) for each level of review. Ensure that all units use the promotion form revised on 3/30/2016. 
    3. IMPORTANT-Years in Rank Calculation: Please ensure your unit(s) use the when completing the form to calculate years in rank for all promotion candidates.
  2. Cover letter
  3. Statement of Roles and Responsibilities
  4. Vitae
  5. Achievements
  6. Annual Evaluations
  7. External Evaluations (minimum of 4)

To submit promotion recommendation dossiers to Office of Research: Please submit the required materials through ӣƵ’s InfoReady Portal via the .

IMPORTANT SUBMISSION NOTE: The original hard copy Recommendation for Promotion form with original signatures should then be sent to: The Office of Research c/o Jessica Hawks Farmer OR Moriah Thomas, 145 Coverdell Building CAMPUS.
 

Please direct questions to:  research-personnel@uga.edu

NIH: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) Monday, March 18, 2024

This program supports mentored research career development of junior faculty members who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who will be engaged in interdisciplinary basic, translational, data science, behavioral, clinical, and/or health services research relevant to the health of women and, where appropriate, the use of both sexes to better understand the influence of sex as a biological variable on health and disease.

Amount:$6,342,000

Due Date:05/30/2024; 05/28/2026

2024 Military Health SystemResearchSymposium Abstract Window Now Open Thursday, January 11, 2024

Obtaining funding from mission-driven agencies requires early, consistent engagement with stakeholders and program managers. The Military Health SystemResearchSymposium (MHSRS) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) premier annual scientificresearchconference that brings together military providers, academia, industry and government officials—favorable circumstancesfor building connections within the DoD community.Abstract submission for the 2024 MHSRS opened January 8and closes February 21, 2024 12 am EST. Click for a list of 2024 MHSRS sessions and instructions for abstract submission.

New ChemSafeӣƵ platform simplifies lab safety for investigators Tuesday, January 9, 2024

ӣƵ’s Office of Research Safety (ORS) has adopted a new software for its Chemical Safety Plan (CSP) program that will streamline submission of CSPs for investigators and lab managers across campus. Called ChemSafeӣƵ, the new platform links to outside databases that make it easier for lab personnel to keep their CSPs up to date with information on chemicals and substances and their respective hazard categories, current rosters of lab employees, and building/location information.

The CSP program affects more than 500 investigators spread among 1,200 labs at ӣƵ. Each lab is required to submit a CSP, which helps both employees and ORS to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for storage, handling, usage and spill response of hazardous chemicals and waste products. CSP is part of ӣƵ’s wider Environmental Health and Safety Management System.

Among ChemSafeӣƵ’s improvements are:

· Automatically linking a lab’s chemical inventory into hazard categories as defined by Chematix, and lists Particularly Hazardous Substances (PHS) for investigator and lab staff awareness.

· Connection to HR, Student Affairs and Facilities Management Division databases to streamline entry of laboratory staff and locations into the CSP.

· Connection to ӣƵ Professional Education Portal to streamline reporting of training progress by lab personnel.

With the adoption of ChemSafeӣƵ, lab managers no longer will need to obtain personnel MyIDs to complete their CSPs, nor will they need to track down information about the training requirements for those personnel.

ChemSafeӣƵ was developed by the Office of Research Information Technology group in close consultation with ӣƵ’s Research Safety Committee. ORS will roll the new system out during spring 2024 as it builds its calendar for lab safety inspections, reporting its progress and compliance back to the committee during the rollout.

If you have questions about ChemSafeӣƵ, contact ORS Director Zeke Barrera at 542-9373 or ebarr@uga.edu.

Office of Research to offer grant writing and promotion dossier workshops Thursday, November 30, 2023

The Office of Research is offering two workshops in the coming months forgrant writingandpromotion dossier preparation,specifically for research scientists considering a grant promotion application in the next year. For both topics, there will be an informational webinar, followed by an in-person workshop to get direct guidance and feedback on documents. More detailed information on the workshops can be found at the link.

Grant writing workshops.The Offices of Research Personnel and Proposal Enhancement are hosting a two-part grant writing workshop in December to help research scientists build grantsmanship skills with an emphasis on issues specific to research scientists, including space and independence.

  • Part 1 will be aat 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1.This session will provide a structured approach to proposal preparation, introduce the essential components of any argument for funding and assign writing tasks to prepare or Part 2.
  • Part 2 will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 in Coverdell Room 175.This will be an in-person, 2-hour grant writing workshop in which participants will work to refine their Specific Aims page or other proposal summary documents that serve as a roadmap for writing a competitive proposal.
  • Participants may attend both parts or just Part 1.If you plan to attend both sessions,. The registration deadline is Nov. 20.

Promotion Dossier workshops.The Office of Research is hosting a two-part promotiondossier workshopto help research scientists understand the promotion process and prepare promotion materials.

  • Part 1 will be aat 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23.This session will review thegeneral guidelines, dossier components and timeline required by the Office of Faculty Affairs, as well as the specific requirements and criteria for Research Scientists.
  • Part 2 will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 in Coverdell Room 104.This will be an in-person, 2-hour dossier preparation workshop in which participants will work to refine their vita and summary of accomplishments, and get feedback on their dossier packages. Registration will be sent in December.
  • In addition to these events sponsored by the Office of Research, the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Learning Community is hosting informal writing groups, details below:
    • Are you starting to work on your promotion or third-year review dossier? The NTT-FLC is hosting peer writing groups to share ideas, review past dossiers, offer constructive feedback and provide other support as appropriate. If you are interested, .

Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Research Scientists.

URAR welcomes new clinical assistant professor in Laboratory Animal Medicine Wednesday, August 16, 2023

The University Research Animal Resources team is excited to welcome Gianni Campellone as the new clinical assistant professor in the Laboratory Animal Medicine program. 

Campellone always wanted to work with animals and pursued a degree in zoology before deciding to go into veterinary medicine. After initially getting rejected from veterinary school, however, he began to pursue a master’s degree in laboratory animal medicine. Even once he was accepted into the veterinary program at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, he continued his work in the related field. 

“Truth be told, even with a degree in laboratory animal science, I entered veterinary school with the intention of pursuing zoological medicine,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to work with a variety of species.”&Բ;

During the summer between his second and third year, he took an internship at Tulane’s National Primate Research Center. It was his first experience working with non-human primates, and he was hooked. 

“After zoo medicine, laboratory animal medicine is the next best specialty for working with a wide variety of species,” he said. 

After he finished his veterinary program, Campellone accepted an internship with Mannheimer Foundation, Inc., a laboratory that breeds non-human primates for use in biomedical research. He eventually moved to Emory University and worked with their laboratory animal residency before coming to ӣƵ this month. 

“Much of my professional experience has been in non-human primate medicine, particularly old-world species, but I also enjoy working with other traditional lab animal species such as rodents, ferrets, rabbits, fish, pigs, and the occasional cat and dog,” he said. 

Campellone is currently studying for the (ACLAM) specialty boards next summer and hopes to be an one day.   

“I am very excited to get the opportunity to work with ӣƵ’s wide variety of species and put my last four years of training to good use,” he said, also noting a passion for teaching. “I feel honored to be a part of such an elite University, and to work at such an outstanding .”&Բ;

NIH: Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Supports the work of the research projects funded under the Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health (IMPACT-MH) initiative described in the companion announcement .

Amount: $18,875,000

Due Date: 6/14/23

NEH: Digital Projects for the Public Wednesday, March 22, 2023

This program supports projects that interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments.

Amount: $400,000

Due Date: 6/14/23

Action needed: Principal Investigators, Laboratory Supervisors to update emergency contact information in Chematix  Monday, January 23, 2023

After several recent incidents that have required police or fire assistance in the research labs after hours or on weekends, the Office of Research Integrity & Safety is requiring all principal investigators and laboratory supervisors to register or update their primary and alternate emergency contacts in the This information will only be made available to ӣƵ Police and ӣƵ Lab Safety. 

Instructions:  

Only Principal Investigators and Laboratory Supervisors assigned in the Chematix system can enter this information. 

1.       Login to the Chematix system at chematix.uga.edu using your ӣƵ credentials.  

2.      Click on the Resources tab in the menu bar.  

3.      Click the View My Locations on the Resource Management page.  

4.      Click the laboratory location/name under your respective assignment (PI or Lab Supervisor). The link will show the building number, the room number and the lab name identifier. For example, 1000/0531/C – Smith is the link that identifies the Smith Laboratory in room 531 of the Biological Science building. 

5.      On the bottom of the following page, click the After-Hours Contacts button.  

6.     Enter cell and/or home number for both a primary and secondary contact. These contacts should have after-hours entry access and knowledge of all hazards in the lab space. All of your lab locations require a primary and secondary contact. 

7.      Click Submit. A success message will appear.   

8.      Repeat this procedure for each of your assigned locations.   

9.     Logout of the system when finished.   

If your lab location is not listed or if you encounter any issues with the Chematix system while updating your emergency contacts, contact the Environmental Safety Division at 706-542-5801 or email chematix@uga.edu.   

NIH: Development of Novel Nonsteroidal Contraceptive Methods Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Supports multidisciplinary research approaches for the development of novel nonsteroidal contraceptive products for men and women that act prior to fertilization.

Amount: $3,020,000

Due Date: 3/29/23

Get support from HRPP Friday, August 5, 2022

The Human Research Protection Program professionals provide guidance and support for students and staff developing submissions for IRB review. They can provide guidance on:completing online submission forms; drafting recruitment materials and describing recruitment processes; drafting consent materials; describing data management processes; and collaborations with other entities. Make an appointment using the.

More information

Dan Runge named director of the Office of Research Security & Export Control Tuesday, June 28, 2022

By Ian Bennett

Dan Runge has been named director of the newly recreated Office of Research Security & Export Control in the Office of Research. Runge has worked in research compliance at ӣƵ since 2014, previously serving as the export compliance officer.

In his new position, Runge will work to ensure that federally funded research activity at ӣƵ meets evolving federal mandates for the creation of a “research security program.” Additionally, he will help develop the safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified and classified information.

The research security program is required by federal funding agencies for universities that receive more than $50 million in federally funded research per year by . NSPM-33’s requirements will apply to all federally funded research that ӣƵ performs.

“While the safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified and classified information apply to a narrower research portfolio, it is expanding. This new position will work with stakeholders across campus on cybersecurity, foreign travel security and research security training,” said Runge, who started in his new appointment on May 23.

Runge will continue to provide guidance and training for compliance with federal export control and economic sanctions regulations. These regulations govern the transfer of controlled items abroad, or the access to controlled information by foreign nationals in the United States. These federal regulations exist to protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

Export controls are usually implicated when the research, or research tool or equipment, has military or certain dual military and commercial application. Certain university activity may also be restricted by U.S. economic sanctions.

“Any item, whether it’s a commodity, software, technology, equipment or information that is sent, or hand-carried, from the U.S. to a foreign destination, or accessed by a foreign national within the U.S., can fall under export control rules,” said Runge. 

Previously, Runge held positions at Texas Tech University and as a prosecutor in Kansas. He earned an LL.M. at the University of San Diego, his J.D. at the University of Kansas, , and a B.S. at Kansas State University.

The newly created office directed by Runge will implement compliance procedures and policies so that ӣƵ appropriately follows these federal research security and export control regulations.

“It’s important that we have this position because it allows us to coordinate across the university. In a lot of cases, the systems to meet these new requirements already exist, but before Dan’s promotion, we didn’t have the ability to coordinate and standardize these practices,” said Martin Bink, director of defense and security collaborations, who serves as ӣƵ’s designated facility security officer. “With Dan’s background in law and export controls, he is particularly qualified to head this up, and we’re excited to have him in this position.”

New Office of Research Security and Export Controls Monday, May 9, 2022

A new Office of Research Security and Export Controls (ORSEC) is on the horizon within the Office of Research. Under the Office of Research Integrity and Safety umbrella, ORSEC will continue its export controls and economic sanctions compliance mandate while responding to new and evolving federal guidelines related to research security requirements for federally funded research.

ORSEC also will further shepherd compliance with heightened security and safeguarding requirements when the institution performs certain restricted research projects. As ӣƵ steps up its sponsored research activity with federal “mission agencies” such as the Department of Defense, ORSEC’s responsibilities will become even more important.

The establishment of ORSEC is driven mainly by the research security requirements as outlined in and associated agency . These new federal mandates will require the development of a formal research security program, applicable across research funded by all federal agencies. The research security program will include elements of cybersecurity, foreign travel security, research security training, and, where appropriate, export control training. Additionally, ORSEC will work to ensure that research requiring heightened safeguarding meets federal requirements for safeguarding controlled unclassified and classified information. Marty Bink serves as the facility security officer and the director of defense and secure collaborations in the Office of Research. In his facility security role, Bink will work closely with the ORSEC director as facility security responsibility transitions into that office.

ORSEC will also work closely with Gene Pope and the Office of Conflicts of Interest Review and Management regarding disclosure and reporting obligations mandated in NSPM-33 related to conflicts of interest, conflicts of commitment, and outside activities and affiliations.

More information, including an updated website, an outreach and education effort, and new policy or process, will be communicated to the research and university community over the coming months.

Starting May 23, Dan Runge will serve as the director of ORSEC. Dan has worked in research compliance at ӣƵ since 2014. He is a member of the Association of University Export Control Officers and earned a bachelor of science from Kansas State University, a law degree from the University of Kansas, and a master of laws in international law from the University of San Diego. Runge was a prosecutor when he practiced law in Kansas.

IRB: Expiration of Approval Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Attention human research investigators: We recognize and value ӣƵ investigators’ experience and expertise in conducting research projects. Further, we understand the demands on researchers’ time, and we strive to create systems and infrastructure that provide a high level of research project management support. However, the PI is ultimately accountable for ensuring that individual research projects meet all reporting and approval requirements. While the IRB portal is programmed to send courtesy reminders at 90, 60 and 30 days prior to a study’s expiration date, this system does not replace the responsibility of PIs to be aware of the approval period for research studies.

We strongly urge investigators to have multiple tools and safeguards to ensure that they meet regulatory and institutional requirements pertaining to continuing review and maintaining approval of human research projects. Setting up calendar reminders for 30 days prior to study expiration is one possible method.

Please remember that all human research procedures related to the approved project must stop when approval expires until a new approval period is granted. When research activities are complete, the PI is responsible for closing the project in the IRB portal, even if the project was for a student’s thesis or dissertation.

Please contact the Human Subject Office atIRB@uga.eduor 706-542-3199 if you have any questions about continuing review and expiration of IRB approval. More information is available in our Policies and Procedures and on the Human Research Protection Program website.

Travel, Shipping, and Activities involving Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria or Ukraine Friday, April 29, 2022

The U.S. government imposes comprehensive economic sanctions and trade embargoes on Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. These restrictions limit nearly all imports and exports of technology, goods and services involving those countries. Services are very broadly defined and include prohibitions on participating in academic conferences in Iran and tourist travel to Cuba, for example.Travel to North Korea by U.S. citizens is, for all intents and purposes, prohibited.

Additionally, the U.S. has recently subjected Belarus and Russia to significantly expanded export controls and economic sanctions. While not comprehensively sanctioned, both countries are subject to significant controls on the import and export of technology, goods,and services.

China and Venezuela are also subject to heighted controls on end-users in those countries. 

It is particularly important that activities involving these high-risk countries receive export control review. ӣƵ personnel may contact Dan Runge, in the Office of Export Control, at drunge@uga.edu or 2-4188 to discuss travel, shipping and activities involving these countries.

Export Control Training Available for International Shippers Friday, April 29, 2022

The Office of Export Control can provide in-person or video conference training for international shippers on compliance with export controls and economic sanctions. Details about export control training are available here. University personnel that engage in international shipping are strongly encouraged to complete the “Export Compliance for International Shipping” CITI module available via the The CITI modules are available by searching for Export Compliance in the PEP search bar. 

All university personnel engaging in international shipping on behalf of ӣƵ should request review of international shipments by the Office of Export Control prior to shipment. Anything you ship abroad is considered an export. Export shipments of equipment, tools or research materials, for example, may be submitted for review via the “International Shipping Export Control Review” Further details about international shipping are available here.

Please contact Dan Runge, in the Office of Export Control, at drunge@uga.edu or 2-4188 if you have questions or concerns. 

Change in postdoc appointment and termination policies and procedures Thursday, April 14, 2022

In response to the change in ӣƵ RIF requirements, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has revised its policy and guidelines for postdoc appointments and terminations.

In addition to no longer requiring an RIF for grant-funded postdocs, units now have two distinct options for postdoc appointments: defined term and open term. Faculty/units can choose which best suits their needs based on the nature of the funding available.The defined-term option requires an up-front defined end date and formal continuation letters, and has less notice requirement at the time of separation, while the open-term option does not require a defined end date or formal continuation letters, but requires additional notice at termination (and may be subject to RIF if the position is state funded).

Details of these changes can be found on pages 3 and 4 of the updated ӣƵ Policy for Postdoctoral Appointments, found here. Updated templates for both defined-term and open-term offer letters can be found here and must be used for all new postdoctoral appointments effective April 11, 2022.  

NIH: BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Supports teams of three or more PIs to cross boundaries of interdisciplinary collaboration to elucidate the contributions of dynamic circuit activity to a specific behavioral or neural system.

Amount: $7,200,000

Deadline: June 14, 2022

Terrazas, Ware named to positions in Office of Research Monday, March 14, 2022

Shelly Terrazas and Amy Ware have been recruited to positions in the Office of Research. Terrazas is the newly appointed director of finance and human resources, and Ware will serve as special assistant to the vice president for research.

Terrazas, who began her new appointment on March 1, comes to the Office of Research from the School of Public and International Affairs, where she served as director of finance and administration for three years. Prior to working at SPIA, Terrazas held positions at Emory University, The Carter Center and ӣƵ Tech. She earned an M.B.A. at ӣƵ State University, an M.S. at ӣƵ Tech and a B.A. at Centre College.

Ware, who has a start date of March 15, is the assistant director for research communications in the Office of Research, where she has worked for more than eight years. Previously, she worked at P.I.E. Medical LLC, The Summit Agency and Athens Food and Culture Magazine. Ware earned a B.F.A. at Louisiana State University and is pursuing an M.P.A. at ӣƵ.

“I am pleased to welcome Shelly to the senior leadership team in the Office of Research, and I am excited at the wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm she brings. I am also pleased to welcome Amy; her years of experience in research communications and interacting with ӣƵ scholars make her uniquely suited for this new position, which will involve working across disciplines to facilitate research” said Karen Burg, vice president for research. “I look forward to collaborating with each of them.”

Automated balance snapshots for new projects Monday, March 7, 2022

For NEW projects beginning on or afterApril 1, 2022,Principal Investigators will begin receivingmonthly,in the form ofthe. This report, designed by PIs for PIs, is like a bank statement that includesdirect costbudget, actual expenses and remaining balance. It also showsrecent transactions and recent payroll, with the option to drill down for additional information.The automatic subscription process will apply to new awards, and PIs also have the optionfor existing projects. PIs will receive these updates on the 10th of each month. If you have any questions, pleasethe Sponsored Projects Administration team.

Additions of Foreign Academic and Research Institutions to U.S. Lists of Parties of Concern Friday, March 4, 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce has recently added multiple foreign universities and affiliated labs and other research centers to either the Unverified List or the Entity List. Multiple foreign universities have been previously listed and remain listed. These designations restrict, and may prohibit, certain interactions the ӣƵ and its employees may have with the designated institutions and individuals affiliated with those institutions.

The Office of Export Control, and others on campus, engage in “restricted party screening” related to many institutional interactions and agreements, such as in Sponsored Projects, and International Initiatives and Immigration Services in the Office of Global Engagement. ӣƵ employees engaging internationally should be aware of these lists and contact the Office of Export Control prior to engaging in formal or informal relationships or collaborations, or providing services to ensure the foreign institution is not restricted.

The Office of Export Control maintains a list of restricted foreign universities on its website, but this list is not as up-to-date as utilizing the university’s “restricted party screening tool,” Visual Compliance. In addition to universities and research institutes, these lists contain individuals and entities, including multinational corporations such as Huawei and Gazprom. Please contact Dan Runge at drunge@uga.edu with questions or to set up a Visual Compliance account.

Feb. 8, 2022, additions to the Unverified List:

Hunan University, State Key Lab of Chemo/Biosensing & Chemometrics

Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering

Dec. 17, 2021, additions to the Entity List:

Academy of Military Medical Sciences and multiple affiliated research institutes

Nov. 26, 2021, additions to the Entity List:

Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, a.k.a., the following two aliases: National Research Center for Microscale: and Microscale National Research Center

International Transaction Due Diligence Friday, March 4, 2022

Before agreeing to provide an international sale or service, product, or international shipment, ӣƵ personnel should contact the Office of Export Control to request review of the transaction. This review will ensure an export license is not needed for the provision of the service or international shipment and include a due diligence review of the end-use and end-user at the foreign destination. 

The Department of Commerce has taken export enforcement actions, including imposing monetary settlements, against U.S. academic institutions for unlicensed export of strains and recombinants of animal pathogens to non-U.S. research institutions as well as for shipments of basic research equipment to embargoed non-U.S. research institutions.

Detailed information about International Shipping is available here and a list of export controlled items, software, and technology is available here. ӣƵ employees also have access to the university’s “restricted party screening tool,” Visual Compliance.

Please contact Dan Runge at drunge@uga.edu to begin due diligence.  

New Research Advisory Group formed Friday, January 28, 2022

The Office of Research is hosting a Research Advisory Group with the goal of fostering open and ongoing discussion on opportunities to save time, remove obstacles and improve service and support for our research community.Process improvements that come from this group’s work will be shared publicly. The group includes both faculty and staff:

  • , Terry College of Business
  • , College of Pharmacy
  • , College of Agricultural & Environment Sciences
  • , College of Pharmacy
  • , Center for Tropical & Emerging Global Diseases
  • , Odum School of Ecology
  • , Mary Frances Early College of Education
  • , Institute of Bioinformatics
  • , College of Veterinary Medicine
  • , Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
  • , College of Public Health
  • , Odum School of Ecology
  • , Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
  • , College of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • , College of Agricultural & Environment Sciences
  • , College of Engineering
  • , Grady College of Journalism
  • , College of Veterinary Medicine
  • , Savannah River Ecology Lab
  • , College of Veterinary Medicine/Odum School of Ecology
  • , College of Veterinary Medicine
  • , Finance Division – Procurement
  • , Odum School of Ecology
  • , Odum School of Ecology
  • , Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
NSF updated Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide Thursday, January 13, 2022

The National Science Foundation (NSF) released an updated Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) on June 22, 2021. The new PAPPG is effective on October 4, 2021. NSF requires the use of an NSF-approved format to prepare Current and Pending Support.

Current and pending support information must be separately provided through use of an NSF-approved format, for each individual designated as senior personnel on the proposal.  Current and pending support includes all resources made available to an individual in support of and/or related to all of his/her research efforts, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value.  Current and pending support also includes in-kind contributions (such as office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, employees, students. In-kind contributions not intended for use on the project/proposal being proposed that have associated time commitments also must be reported.

Current and pending support information must be provided for the proposed project, for ongoing projects, and for any proposals currently under consideration from whatever source irrespective of whether such support is provided through the proposing organization or is provided directly to the individual. This includes, for example, Federal, State, local, foreign, public, or private foundations, non-profit organizations, industrial or other commercial organizations, or internal funds allocated toward specific projects.