The HJF Advantage

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The HJF Advantage
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HJF History and Mission

• History
• Authorized by Congress in 1983 to advance
  military medicine (10 USC Sec 178)
• Named for the late Senator Henry Scoop Jackson
• Sponsored original legislation
• Longstanding commitment to military medicine and
  public health
• Mission
• We advance medical research and education at the
  Uniformed Services University (USU) and
  throughout the military medical community by
  providing scientific and management services to
  improve health worldwide.

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The HJF Advantage

• Full-service organization with competitive rates
• Experience with a variety of sponsors and funding
  mechanisms
• Sound financial systems and controls in place
• Extensive experience with project management, as
  well as clinical and laboratory renovations
• Solid history of strongperformance andsteady
  growth

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Nationally-Ranked Research Organization

• HJF ranks among the top 5 of all organizations
  receiving funds from NIH. Much of this research
  is conducted at USU.
• HJF ranked third among the 37 top nonprofit
  institutions receiving contracts and grants in
  excess of 25,000 in FY03 awards for basic and
  applied research.
• (According to DoD figures published in The
  Chronicle of Higher Education)
• HJF was fifth among independent nonprofit
  institutions receiving FY03 "federal research and
  development and RD plant obligations" for
  science and engineering
• (According to a 2005 report by the National
  Science Foundation)

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Established Relationships ThroughoutMilitary
Medicine

• Congressionally authorized to work with USU and
  military medicine
• Work with military medical facilities and
  activities worldwide
• Memoranda of Understanding with medical
  departments of all military service branches
• Master CRADA with Army and Air Force for clinical
  trials
• Support CME for all Services

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Dedicated Workforce

• More than 1,600 employees at more than 100
  locations worldwide
• Located in 21 states and 9 countries
• Nearly 90 of employees work directly on research
  and clinical studies

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Comprehensive Services

• Specialize in military medical research
  administration
• Remove administrative burdens from researchers
• Free up researchers to focus on scientific
  discovery

• Grant and contract administration
• Renovations
• Automated purchasing system
• In-house travel services
• Online financial information

• Clinical trials
• Regulatory affairs
• Communications
• Graphics
• Legal affairs
• Information technology
• Human resources

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Privately-Funded Clinical Trials

• HJF currently administers more than 240 clinical
  trials
• Clinical Trials Department devoted to the needs
  of clinical researchers
• Collaborate with private industry and minimize
  administrative burdens
• Negotiate budgets and agreements with sponsors
• Help prepare protocols for IRBs, coordinate
  approval
• Develop CRADAs and study agreements

Safety and Compliance

• Provide Compliance Training
• Human use
• Animal use
• HIPAA
• Monitor Compliance
• Track IRB Approvals
• CPR Training

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Attract and Retain Top-Quality Personnel

• In-house recruiting team
• Outstanding benefits help attract and retain
  employees
• Online hiring system
• Existing pool of applicants
• Ability to process H-1B, J-1 and O-1 Visas
• Stability and name recognition

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Online Financial and Service Information

• Secure website for researchers and administrators
• 24/7 access to project financial information
• Access to online banking reports for research
  projects
• manage payroll
• track charges to project
• check rate of spending
• keep electronic records
• Online Guide to HJF Services
• Available at www.hjf.org

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Supplies and Equipment

• Quick access to supplies and equipment
• Conduct vendor searches and price comparisons
• Automated purchasing system
• Full-time property management staff
• Equipment maintenance and tracking
• Ability to loan and gift equipment
• Quantity discounts from some medical supply
  companies
• Insurance for lost or damaged property
• Initiate and negotiate support agreements
• No indirect rates applied to equipment purchases
  greater than 5,000

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Conference Management

• Conduct more than 80 events each year
• Needs assessment, site inspection and selection
• Sponsor and exhibitor solicitation
• Promotion
• Signs and course material
• Hotel, catering and contractor negotiations
• Online registration
• On-site event management

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Comprehensive Services

• Graphics and communications
• Websites, brochures
• In-house travel
• In-house legal team
• Education support and meetings management
• Infrastructure development
• Lab, clinical and office renovations
• Site selection
• Database development
• Networking
• Communications

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Research Programs

• HJF collaborates on many multi-disciplinary and
  tri-service programs in
• conjunction with USU and other military research
  institutes in the U.S. and
• overseas. The breadth of our capabilities is
  evident in the types of programs we
• support.
• More than 1,000 current research projects,
  including

• Biological Defense Research Directorate
• U.S. Military HIV Research Program
• SPAWAR Contract for Support of NHRC
• Navy Malaria Program
• Study of Traumatic Stress
• Clinical Aspects of Deployment Health
• Lasik Surgery for the Warfighter
• Shigella/Plague Vaccine Study

• Navy Dengue Fever Research
• Blood Substitutes
• Center for Prostate Disease Research
• Clinical Breast Care Project
• Casualty Care Research
• Congressional Interest Programs
• Health Disparities Research
• Comprehensive Neuroscience Program

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USU and HJF Joint Office of Technology Transfer
(JOTT)

• Facilitates the transfer of useful new
  technologies developed at USU to the marketplace
  to improve public health
• Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) to transfer
  reagents to and from USU
• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
  (CRADAs) between USU and industry
• Agreements controlling disclosure of confidential
  information, such as Confidential Disclosure
  Agreements (CDAs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements
  (NDAs)
• License agreements to transfer technology to the
  private sector

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Indirect Cost Rate for Federally Funded Programs

• HJF Facilities and Administrative Rate
  Application for FY06 was 14.6
• Approved by cognizant agency each year (U.S.
  Army)
• Based on MTDC (modified total direct
  costs)--total direct research costs less
• equipment
• stipends
• renovations
• portion of sub-awards and rent gt25K
• HJF has a higher negotiated on-site rate for USU
  research, which allows the Foundation to
  reimburse USU for indirect research costs
  incurred (e.g., lab space, infrastructure,
  computer center, library). This is only for
  projects conducted at USU.

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Direct Costs

• Direct costs are costs that are directly
  identified with a specific project or sponsored
  agreement. Direct costs groupings consist of
• On-site research--projects conducted at USU
• Off-site research--projects not conducted at USU
• Education and meeting functions
• Program development
• Endowments
• Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) are direct
  costs less
• Equipment (gt5,000)
• Rent and subawards (gt25K)
• Stipends
• Renovations

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A Solid Foundation

• Unrivaled capabilities to support military
  medical research programs
• Quality scientific and administrative workforce
• Competitive indirect rates
• up front with finances no hidden costs
• Online, 24/7 services and financial management
• A-133 compliance monitoring
• Established ethics program
• Comprehensive reviews and assurances

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A Solid Foundation

• Financial controls and audits
• In-house legal team
• Strong leadership
• Commitment to and experience with safety and
  regulatory affairs
• Extensive insurance coverage including
  malpractice, general liability and enhanced
  coverage for overseas personnel (Defense Base Act)

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Program Reviews and Assurances
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The HJF Advantage

• Focus
• Congressionally authorized and mission based
• Expertise
• Proven experience building collaborative
  scientific teams and research infrastructures
• Scope
• Support more than 1,000 research programs around
  the globe
• Reliability
• 23 years of service to and academic affiliation
  with USU

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Leadership
Council of Directors Philip A. Odeen,
Chairman Senator John Warner Senator Carl
Levin Representative Duncan Hunter Representative
Vic Snyder The Honorable Beverly B. Byron Gen.
Gordon R. Sullivan (ret) Charles L. Rice,
M.D. John H. Dressendorfer
Executive Staff John W. Lowe President and
CEO Craig D. Anderson Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer John B. McDaniel,
J.D. Vice President, Legal Affairs and General
Counsel Elizabeth Folk, MBA Vice President,
Research Administration Services, Planning,
Analysis and Review Stephen Goodwin Vice
President, Operations Tom Scofield Vice
President, Business Development Art Hapner Vice
President, Program Management Services