Research & Research Administration at UVM Sudha Ramaswami

Sudha Ramaswami
Director, Sponsored Project Administration
August 24, 2015
Faculty Orientation
Research & Research
Administration at UVM
To create, evaluate, share, and apply knowledge and to prepare
students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work
dedication to the global community, a grasp of complexity, effective
problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring
commitment to learning and ethical conduct.
Faculty Orientation
University of Vermont Mission
SPA mission and vision
RPO mission
Our mission is to assure compliance with federal regulatory
requirements related to the protection of human subjects,
humane care and use of vertebrate animals,
and special handling of biohazards in our research labs.
Faculty Orientation
SPA is an integrated unit providing support for our principal
investigators and other stakeholders. We are trusted, expert
and skilled partners in the University’s sponsored research
enterprise and other sponsored activities.
Faculty Orientation
UVM Sponsored Project Funding –
by the numbers
Faculty Orientation
UVM Sponsored Project Funding –
by the numbers
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Human health
Energy
Food systems
Neuroscience
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Complex systems
Animal science
The environment
More
• Read more in UVM’s 2014 Research Report:
http://www.uvm.edu/medicine/discovery/documents/RR
Final.pdf
Faculty Orientation
UVM’s sponsored project funding – what’s
really important is what it supports
• Sponsored Project
Administration
• Research Protections Office
• Office of Technology
Commercialization
• Office of Animal Care
Management
• Office of the Vice President
for Research
• Radiation Safety Office
• Chemical/Lab Safety Office
• Instrumentation and
Technical Services
• Vermont Advanced
Computing Core
• A host of core facilities
• Plus a network of
department administrators
Faculty Orientation
Supporting infrastructure
• Contact Hilda Alajajian, SPA’s Grant Resources
Specialist ([email protected], 656-1322)
• learn about resources, databases, etc.
• get set up for alerts
• Visit SPA’s funding opportunity website:
http://www.uvm.edu/spa/?Page=findfunding.html
Faculty Orientation
If you think you may apply for funding
in the coming year . . . Learn about
funding opportunities
• Meet with the research administrator and
financial analyst from SPA assigned to your unit
(http://www.uvm.edu/spa/?Page=contactus_by
departmentassignments.html&SM=contact_sub
menu.html)
• Seek OVPR grant proposal services
(http://www.uvm.edu/~ovpr/?Page=gpm_servi
ces.php)
Faculty Orientation
Learn about the process and help
that’s available
• When you accept a grant, you agree to play by the
funder’s rules.
• Federal funds come with many strings attached.
• Know your compliance requirements and
responsibilities.
http://www.uvm.edu/spa/?Page=rolesandresponsibilities.html
Faculty Orientation
Compliance
• Human subjects
• Animals and research
• Recombinant DNA
• Lab safety
• Conflicts of interest
• Prior approval requests
• Scientific misconduct
• Cost principles
• Effort management
• Intellectual property
• Export controls
• Uniform Guidance
Faculty Orientation
Compliance
• Proposal deadlines are very important to us
• We have an open door policy at the department
• The sponsor is our other important customer
• We handle most (if not all) administrative
questions/reviews
Faculty Orientation
Customer service
Faculty Orientation
Questions ???