Fundamentals for Faculty

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Fundamentals for Faculty

• Andrea Deaton, CRA
• Executive Director
• Office of Research Services
• 325-4757
• adeaton_at_ou.edu

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RESEARCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• An Overview

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Research Policies and Procedureshttp//research.o
u.edu/policy/index.htm

• Animal Use Care
• Conflict of Interest
• Consortia
• Cost Sharing
• Ethics in Research
• Export Controls
• FA Costs
• Human Subjects
• Institutes and Centers

• Intellectual Property
• Patent
• PI Eligibility
• Radioisotopes
• rDNA and Biohazard Safety
• Routing Externally funded projects
• SRI/Double SRI
• Tuition Remission

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Ethics in Research

• Scholarly Misconduct
• Falsification
• Plagiarism
• Improper use of information
• Manipulation of results
• Material failure to comply with rules and
  regulations
• Inappropriate behavior as it relates to
  misconduct, i.e. retaliation
• Process for inquiry, investigation and resolution
  are outlined in the Faculty Handbook

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Conflict of Interest

• Requires annual disclosure to the Provost of
  outside interests
• Requires routing specific to a particular
  proposal
• Management plan is used to assess and manage
  potential or perceived conflicts
• Institutional conflicts
• Use of human subjects

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COMPLIANCE ISSUES

• An Overview

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Office of Compliance

• Debra Chionopoulos, Director
• OUHSC Phone [phone]
• debra-chionopoulos_at_ouhsc.edu
• http//www.ouhsc.edu/compliance/
• Standards of Conduct http//www.ou.edu/ohr/stand
  ards/
• Hotline [phone] or 866/836-3150

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Compliance OversightUse of Biohazards/rDNA

• Biohazards Committee
• Dr. Bruce Roe, Chair
• broe_at_ou.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Must be approved prior to proposal submission
• http//research.ou.edu/policy/DNA_Policy.htm

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Compliance OversightEnvironmental Safety and
Use of Radioactive Isotopes

• Radiation Safety Office
• Trent Brown, Env. Health and Safety Officer
• tbrown_at_ou.edu
• Phone [phone]
• FAX [phone]
• Prior to Submission of Proposal
• Labs must be Approved to Use Radioisotopes
• http//research.ou.edu/about/radioisotopes_policy.
  html

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Compliance OversightUse of Animals in Research

• Institutional Animal Use Care Committee
• Dr. Bill Shelton, Chair
• wshelton_at_ou.edu
• Phone [phone]
• http//research.ou.edu/about/IACUC_Animal_Use.html
  
• Must be approved prior to account establishment

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Compliance OversightConflict of Interest

• Conflict of Interest as it relates to research
  projects is handled through the Office of
  Research Services

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Office of Technology Development

• Reviews all InfoSheet submissions
• May require review of the proposal prior to
  submission
• Protects University and PI rights to intellectual
  property
• Regina McNabb, Technology Transfer Administrator,
  rmcnabb_at_ou.edu
• http//www.otd.ou.edu/
• 325-3800

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Export Controls

• Export Administration Regulations (EAR) U.S.
  Dept. of Commerce
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
  U.S. State Department
• Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) U.S.
  Treasury Department
• If applicable, licenses are required
• Gretta Rowold, Export Control Officer
• 325-5052
• growold_at_ou.edu

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Categories for EAR

• Nuclear Materials
• Chemicals Toxins
• Materials Processing
• Electronics Design, Development Production
• Computers
• Encrypted Software

• Telecommunications
• Information Security
• Sensors Lasers
• Navigation Avionics
• Marine
• Propulsion Systems, Space Vehicles, etc.

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Fundamental ResearchExemption under EAR

• Basic and applied research in science and
  engineering, the results of which ordinarily are
  published and shared broadly within the
  scientific community.
• Distinguished from research which results in
  information which is restricted for proprietary
  reasons or pursuant to specific access and
  dissemination controls

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Classified Research

• OU is not a cleared facility
• OU does have security clearance and can host
  individual security clearances
• Contact Gretta Rowold
• Phone [phone]
• growold_at_ou.edu

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Compliance OversightUse of Human Subjects

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Dr. Laurette Taylor, Chair
• Administrative Office-Office of Human Research
  Participants Protection
• irb_at_ou.edu
• Phone [phone]

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Use of Human Subjects

• Two IRBS on Norman Campus
• IRBs meet the 1st Thursday and 3rd Tuesday of
  each month (Deadline for Full Board Review 10
  days in advance)
• Reciprocal Agreement with OUHSC
• Requires Annual Renewal
• Requires Resubmission after Three Years

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Who must Apply?

• Any research involving human subjects or use of
  data on human subjects including survey research
  that will be conducted on this campus and/or
  conducted by OU staff, students or faculty and
  might be published must be reviewed.

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Federal Excess Property Program

• Manager Joe Grego
• Phone 5-4244
• Building 111 SC
• grego_at_ou.edu