Division of Research
The Division of Research promotes excellence in research and creative activity by providing support for faculty, staff and students engaged in a broad range of endeavors. The division encourages innovation and enterprise, facilitates new collaborations, and serves as an energetic advocate for its constituents. With a mission grounded in service and accessibility, the Division of Research plays an integral role in Boise State’s continuing progress as a Metropolitan Research University of Distinction.
The Division of Research oversees the following units:
The Office of Sponsored Programs assists faculty in developing grant and contract proposals for financial support of research, instruction and creative activities. Services include budget development assistance, interpretation of applicable guidelines and policies, communication with external funding agencies and internal units on behalf of faculty, and administrative support.
The Office of Research Compliance oversees compliance awareness and accountability within the research culture of the university through assistance, education, and communication. The office is responsible for activities involving human subjects, animal welfare, biosafety/biohazards, research misconduct, and conflicts of interest.
News, Events, Deadlines, Notices
Guest speaker discusses IRB processes and procedures on May 8; everyone invited
Helen McGough, MA, CIP, from the University of Washington, will speak about IRB processes and procedures from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Thursday, May 8, in Room 204 of the Interactive Learning Center. This is a free and open training presentation for students, faculty and staff to discuss IRB processes and procedures, as well as specific issues including research with vulnerable populations. She will also have a Q&A session at the end. Please contact ResearchCompliance@boisestate.edu if you have questions.
Research Block Grant Program goes into effect July 1
The Division of Research will replace the existing Faculty Research Associates Program (FRAP) and Faculty Research Grant (FRG) internal grant programs with a Research Block Grant Program, effective July 1, 2008.
Essentially, this initiative will involve the Division of Research administering Research Block Grants in the amount of $20,000 to each of the following five colleges/academic units on campus. Please click here for more information.
Regulations Outlined for Human Subjects Research
All research projects in which human participants participate, whether funded or unfunded, are participant to the federal regulations governing such research, and to the policies and procedures outlined in the BSU Policy No. 6505-B "USE OF HUMAN PARTICIPANTS". It is always the responsibility of the principal investigator to obtain IRB approval prior to initiation of any research activity involving the use of human participants. Please click here for more information.
Biomedical IRB Up and Running
The Office of Research Compliance is pleased to announce a new Biomedical Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the review of biomedical human subjects research. Biomedical research involving human subjects includes (but is not limited to) paradigms that include serologic assessment requiring phlebotomy, assessments involving body fluids other than blood (saliva, sweat, etc.), DNA analysis, assessment of the physiological responses to physical activities, assessment of cardiac or skeletal muscle myoelectric activity via EKG or EMG, and studies examining the impact or efficacy of previously FDA approved medical devices as well as novel medical devices. Biomedical IRB submissions will use the same application as social and behavioral and are available on the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) website. Training for biomedical human subjects* research is available through CITI. Please email HumanSubjects@boisestate.edu with any questions.
Upcoming teleconference focuses on Complex Agreements
The Office of Sponsored Programs will host a teleconference on Tuesday, June 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Simplot Micron Technology Center, Room 210. Faculty of the National Council of University Research Administrators will present information on Complex Agreements.
We are hearing more and more about the term “translational research” -- how research results are translated into products or public use. Getting research results from the bench to the public can take several paths and involve several types of agreements outside of the initial supporting research award. These may include non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, and license agreements with start-up companies. The negotiation and management of these agreements usually involves some unique challenges for research administrators.
This program will focus on these agreements and areas of risk, accounting issues, institutional and individual conflict of interest, protection of human subjects, effort certification for investigators, publications, and the special challenges you face in administering all these issues in collaborations with multiple parties and a multi-site clinical trial program. Whether you are involved as the prime institution or as the sub-awardee we all need to understand and work through the wide range of issues.
The faculty for this program are seasoned pros who will share their experiences in successfully managing these unique and often challenging agreements.
To register for the workshop e-mail Debbie DeNinno at osp@boisestate.edu by Friday, June 6.