Administrative Business
• • • • • • • Breaks, bathrooms, food Slides Different presenters Purple folder Questions/participation Survey after each day Questionnaire

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Check Your Knowledge

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Agenda – Day One
• • • • • • • • Research roles and responsibilities Policies and Procedures overview Institutional Review Board Office (IRB) NUCATS NURAP Conflict of Interest (COI) Export Controls Innovation & New Ventures Office (INVO)

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Research Administration Training
The need for research administration training exists because of the large dollar amounts in research funding and the importance of compliance: • NU received $511.7 million in research funding in FY 2011 • NU ranked 25th in NIH research funding to universities in 2010 • Ensuring compliance remains a federal priority
Source: Office for Research Annual Report. (2011): Northwestern University

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Research Administration Training
Research Administration training helps Northwestern: • Decrease compliance risks • Administer grants more consistently & efficiently • Provide support for research administrators, faculty & staff • Meet federal government expectations regarding training and communication

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Training Objectives
During this seminar we will: • Explain the research administration process • Discuss the roles & responsibilities of research faculty and staff • Describe the roles of the central research offices • Review the regulatory fundamentals that form the foundation of research administration

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Questions?

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Roles & Responsibilities
Lauran Qualkenbush Director Office for Research Integrity lhaney@northwestern.edu

Research Administration Roles
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Principal Investigator

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PI Responsibilities
• Develop research project •