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Updated 14 May 2009.

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A great way to hear about the latest Educational News and Events is to subscribe to the ORP Listserv. The listserv is strictly an announcement list with approximately 5-10 posts per semester.

To subscribe, please send an email to: L-ORP-Research-L-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu (no need to add any text to the subject or message part of the email) or contact the ORP Webmaster.

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Grant Research Supplier Fair to take place June 16

The Grant Research Supplier Fair is a showcase of diversity suppliers providing a wide range of goods and services to the Penn State community. This fair is being provided specifically for researchers looking to fulfill their research objectives using minority-owned, women-owned and other qualifying diverse suppliers. Meet and greet space will be available to discuss your research needs. View the event's informational PDF here.

ORP Scheduled to Move this Summer

The ORP is moving to Innovation Park in June. Please click here for more information.

New Suggestion Form for Educational Workshops

In an effort to better serve the research community, the ORP has launched a suggestion form for educational workshops. If you have suggestions for workshop topics, please submit them on our Topic Suggestions page.

Federal Funding Agencies Reevaluating Previously Submitted Proposals
If you have submitted a federal proposal within the past year that would involve human participants or animals in research, you may know the university is expecting some previously submitted proposals to be reevaluated and possibly funded through the Recovery Act recently passed by Congress. The funding agencies have indicated that they will be expecting principal investigators to secure necessary compliance approvals prior to being notified that a proposal will be funded so that research may begin immediately. The NSF, in particular, has notified the university that IRB approval should be obtained by early April for any proposals currently under consideration. As a result, the Office for Research Protections wants to ensure that principal investigators are able to submit compliance applications and get them approved quickly.

If you are a principal investigator whose funding may be impacted by stimulus funding time constraints, we want you to know that the ORP will make your application a top priority and expedite your compliance approval as quickly as possible to ensure that no funding opportunities are lost. To do that, we would like to work in partnership with you.

In order for us ensure your application gets through the compliance system quickly, we ask that you consider the following:

  • Send all of your application documents to the ORP electronically in Microsoft Word format. Electronic applications can be sent to ORProtections@psu.edu. Applications are available online at http://www.research.psu.edu/orp/index.asp.
  • Applicable signatures will still be needed for electronically submitted applications. Signature pages can be mailed (The 330 Building, Suite 205) or faxed (814-863-8699) separately.
  • When submitting an application, please be sure to tell us that your application is subject to stimulus fund time constraints so that we know to make it a top priority.
  • Make sure you adequately answer all of the questions on the application. If the review committee does not have enough information to conduct a review, we will have to come back to you for additional information, which will lengthen the review time. If you are unsure of what information is needed on an application or for a specific question, please call us for clarification.
  • If you have not previously submitted an IRB or IACUC application at Penn State, we strongly recommend that you schedule a meeting with a compliance coordinator who can help guide you through the process and ensure your application provides adequate information.
  • If you will be submitting an application that may be subject to review by the full IRB, do not wait until the next full review deadline to submit your application. Please submit your application as soon as possible. We are prepared to call some emergency IRB meetings, as needed, to approve applications subject to stimulus funding time constraints.

If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment with a compliance coordinator, please call 814-865-1775.

What is the IRB looking for in my study application?
IRB Reviewer Checklists for all levels of new studies and special circumstances are now available to researchers. These checklists are used by each IRB member to ensure that information in study applications is in compliance with federal and state regulations and university policies. With this new addition to the ORP website, you can see what reviewers look for in each application. Please click here to see these checklists to help you prepare your applications.

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Educational Events have concluded for the Spring 2009 semester. Please check back in August for Fall 2009 event listings!