New Faculty Checklist

Meet with your Department Administrator to obtain and/or discuss information regarding:

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    Animal Care & Use

    Click on the Education and Training accordion for a list of trainings related to animal research.

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    Animal Education in Learn@Work

    Required training for individual involved in animal studies

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    Author’s Checklist for Preparation of Publications

    Supporting co-author agreement and shared planning of publications

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    Avoid Authorship Disputes

    Guidelines helping to prevent situations that may lead to new authorship disputes

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    Center for Clinical Studies

    Provides WU researchers with administrative and clinical research services from the initial proposal phase through study close-out.

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    Clinical Research Training Center

    Provides a cohesive and supportive infrastructure to foster clinical and translational research training and career development for predoctoral students, house-staff, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and faculty.

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    Clinical Trials Registration and Informed Consent Posting Guideline

    WU Guidelines from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

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    Conflict of Interest – OVCR Resources

    Admin resource page for Conflicts of Interest.

    Addresses various COI types, forms, committees

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    Controlled Substances

    Approval, acquisition, storage, and disposal of DEA-controlled substances used in laboratory and animal research

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    Controlled Substances Overview

    Flow chart indicating the acquisition process and resposibilities by types of research and location

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    Decision Tool: Am I Doing Human Subjects Research? (NIH)

    Complete this questionnaire to determine whether your reserach classifies as human subjects research

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    Disclosure & Reporting Requirements for International Research

    University resources around the government’s concerns and best practices

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    Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM)

    Animal procurement, husbandry, facility operations, technical and veterinary support

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    Education in Good Clinical Practices Policy

    Applicable for faculty and staff involved in the conduct, oversight or management of clinical trials

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    Effort Reporting – Sponsored Projects

    Policies and procedures for reporting effort on sponsored projects

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    EH&S Training

    Education and training resources for environmental health and safety

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    Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

    Explore training for lab safety protocols involving hazardous and regulated materials, equipment, and environment. Megan Flake is the McKelvey liaison with the staff from the EH&S department of the University.

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    Export Control

    Information and Technology Sharing Regulations

    Applies to transfer of technical information or controlled items to foreign nationals or across U.S. boundaries

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    HIPAA Policies & Procedures

    WU policies and procedures for compliance with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

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    HIPAA Privacy Office

    Resources for compliance with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

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    Human Research Protection Office

    Protects the rights and welfare of participants in human research and clinical investigations.

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    Human Research Quality Assurance Program (HRQA)

    Monitors active research protocols to ensure protection of human subjects and confirm that research is conducted in compliance with federal regulations and university policies.

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    Human Resources Training

    Courses available for both staff and faculty on a variety of topics related to professional development, management and leadership. Enroll in courses through Learn@Work.

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    Human Stem Cell Research

    Guidelines and committees overseeing use of human stem cells in research

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    Human Subjects Education Policy

    Applicable to individuals responsible for the design, conduct and reporting of research involving human participants

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    Human Subjects Protection (IRB)

    Resources, policies, and guidelines relating to all human subjects research, including, but not limited to, clinical and social/behavioral research

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    Human Subjects Research Resources – OVCR

    Links to offices, policies & procedures, how-to’s, and other tools.

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    IACUC Protocol/Amendment Review Process

    Guide to animal studies protocol review

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    Information Security & NIST Guidance

    University resources and guidance on federal requirements

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    Information Security Policies

    WU Infosec policies and guidelines for use of WU systems and data security

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    Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

    Guidelines and Tools for the appropriate, ethical and safe conduct of research involving vertebrate animals. Log in with WUSTL Key.

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    Institutional Biological and Chemical Safety

    Oversight of research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids, infectious or potentially infectious agents, and/or hazardous chemicals

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    Intellectual Property Policy

    Governing WU research, inventions and other discoveries

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    International Travel Resources

    Important information to know before you travel internationally

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    LAMPS: Lab Animal Management & Protocol System

    System for processing WU animal protocols and hazardous materials

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    MyTrips International Travel Registry

    Inform WU that you are overseas: register your trip

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    Office of Information Security

    Office charged with securing WU systems and data

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    Office of Research Integrity & Ethics (ORIE)

    Provides programmatic resources for: Individual and Institutional Conflicts of Interest, Human Stem Cell Research, Research Integrity and Authorship Standards , Human Research Quality Assurance and Improvement, Institutional Animal Care and Use.

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    PERCSS – Training in the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research

    WU Curriculum: Program for the Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Science and Scholarship

    The PERCSS Core Curriculum features eight web-based learning modules in areas related to ethical and responsible conduct of research. The PERCSS Core Curriculum is available through Learn@Work.

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    Radiation Safety

    Safe and compliant use of radiation and radioactive materials for research, teaching and medical applications

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    Register a Trial on Clinicaltrials.gov

    WU tip sheet from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

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    Research Integrity & Authorship

    The Authorship Policy describes the essential considerations and requirements for responsible authorship of scientific and scholarly publications by the University community.

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    Securing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

    Considerations for proposals and awards with terms related to CUI. Guide by JROC.

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    Stem Cell Research

    Oversight of human embryonic stem cell research and certain uses of human pluripotent stem cells

    Shared Facilities & Centers

    McKelvey Research Centers

    View a listing and description of all current McKelvey research centers.

    Recommended Reading

    This list of suggestions is drawn from fellow faculty members and other University websites.