About the Office
Under the direction of the Associate Vice President for Research, the Offices within the Department of Research Administration/Research Development provide support and oversight for all aspects of the research enterprise at Upstate Medical University.
Research Development
The Research Development Office identifies extramural funding opportunities:
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Communicates funding opportunity information to Upstate faculty and staff
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Assists faculty and staff to identify extramural sponsors for their research and related programs
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Administers the Intramural Research Grant Program
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Administers the Summer Medical Student Fellowship Program
Contact:
Barbara Humphrey, Research Development Coordinator
Research Compliance
The research compliance offices assure that all research conducted at Upstate Medical University and/or by faculty of Upstate Medical University involving human subjects, laboratory animals, radiation, toxic and infectious agents, human tissues and recombinant DNA complies with governmental regulations and institutional policies.
The research compliance offices are comprised of :
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Upstate's Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB)
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Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) for Human Subjects Research
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Committee for the Humane Use of Animals (CHUA)
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Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
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Bio-Safety Committee (IBC)
Contacts:
Marti Benedict, IRB Administrator & Chief Compliance Officer for Research
Robin Cerro RN, MSN,Quality Assessment & Improvement Program Coordinator
Robert Quinn, Director of Laboratory Animal Resources
Jerry Connock, Radiation Safety Officer Clinical Trials
The Clinical Trials Office serves as the liaison between industry sponsors and Upstate’s clinical research investigators. The CTO assists Upstate Investigators, coordinators, and sponsors with the administrative aspects of clinical trials.
Responsible for:
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Coordinating preaward processing
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Agreement review
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Negotiation for expedited completion
Contact:
Jennifer Rudes, Clinical Trials Officer
Sponsored Programs
The Office of Sponsored Programs provides (non-technical) pre-award services to faculty and staff including assistance with:
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Budget and proposal preparation
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Review and submission
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Negotiation and acceptance of awards
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Account establishment
Acting as the local liaison to the Albany-based Research Foundation of SUNY, the office of Sponsored Programs tracks proposals and insures compliance with pertinent governmental regulations in addition to sponsor and institutional policies.
Contacts:
David Temple, Director of Research Administration
Jennifer Rudes, Sponsored Programs Assistant
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