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OFFICE OF SPONSORED
PROJECTS
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| OSP is charged with assisting faculty and other university
personnel to achieve funding for research other scholarly activity
and to provide oversight on issues of federal, state and university
compliance, laws and regulations |
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| Animal welfare:
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- Verifies IACUC review and approval as per University
policy
- Provides assurances of compliance with agency requirements
and University policy regarding use and welfare of animals
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| Biosafety/recombinant
DNA: |
- Verifies review and approval of compliance with biosafety,
recombinant DNA and Environmental Health and Safety requirements
as per University policy
- Provides assurances for all proposals requiring safety
approval(s) and compliance with agency, and University policy
regarding use of rDNA
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| Conflict of interest:
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- Coordinates Conflict of Interest disclosures for all projects
as per University policy
- The Director serves as the University of Utah Designated
Official (DO), responsible for reviewing all financial disclosures
and reporting any apparent conflicts to the Conflict of
Interest Committee
- Director serves on the Conflict of Interest committee
- Director reports actions on disclosed conflicts of interest
to sponsors, as necessary
- DO forwards reports of violations to Conflict of Interest
committee and sponsoring agency (as necessary)
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| Data and safety monitoring:
N/A |
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| Education and training:
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- Advocates and acts as steward for the policies, procedures
and guidelines for the University and the sponsoring agency
- Develops training for University staff and faculty regarding
policies, compliance issues, procedures, proposal improvement
and agency specific issues
- Maintains a web page to assist Principal Investigators
with proposal preparation and award management
- Assists Principal Investigator with procedural management
of active research projects (pre award, financial, prior
approvals, reporting, and regulatory compliance issues)
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| Environmental health
and safety:
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- Coordinates with the Department of Environmental Health
and Safety regarding specific institutional compliance programs
for specific projects prior to proposal submission
- Documents agency guidelines and Principal Investigator/University
compliance
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| Financial management
of research: |
- Shares with Governmental Accounting the formulation, implementation
and interpretation of policies regarding allowable costs
- Completes Project Information Sheet for project set up
and forwards to Research Accounting for chartfield assignment
- Assists Principal Investigator with procedural management
of active research projects (pre award, financial, prior
approvals, reporting, and regulatory compliance issues
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| Human gene transfer:
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- Verifies rDNA/Biosafety Committee review and approval
as per agency requirements and University policies
- Provides assurances of compliance with agency requirements
and University policies regarding human gene transfer
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| Human subjects:
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- Verifies IRB review and approval as per University policy
- Provides assurances of compliance with agency requirements
for all projects requiring IRB approval
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| Human tissue samples:
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- Verifies necessary review and approval as per University
policy
- Assures appropriate project language regarding use and
ownership of human tissue samples as per University policy
- Coordinates Principal Investigator with IRB as necessary
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| Patents and inventions:
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- Assures appropriate project language and awards terms
regarding patents and inventions as per University policy
- Coordinates Principal Investigator with TTO as required
- Alerts TTO when requests for variances on intellectual
property rights are made
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| Radiation safety:
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- Verifies Radiological Health Department review and approval
as per University policy and agency requirements
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| Sponsored projects
administration: |
- Advocates and acts as steward for the policies, procedures
and guidelines regarding sponsored projects for the University
and the funding agency
- Serves as a resource and advisor to Principal Investigators
and University staff regarding Federal, state and local
government, and funding agencies' rules, regulations and
procedures
- Reviews all proposals prior to submission for accuracy,
correctness and legal sufficiency, considering agency requirements
and University policy
- Monitors subrecipients
- Prepares and maintains a pre-award and non-fiscal post
award file for proper contract administration
- Liaison to University departments, work units and organizations,
and sponsors to ensure appropriate, accurate and timely
contract administration
- Verifies review and approval to Federal and University
institutional compliance issues such as animal and human
subjects compliance, biosafety and recombinant DNA
- Maintains a sponsored project database for proposals,
awards and other relevant information to provide University
administration, colleges, departments and others with management
information
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