RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS

University Research News

• UMSL Researchers' New Procedure Turns out as Good as Gold. Scientists at the University of Missouri-St. Louis say they've found a new way to diagnose diseases -- and it's golden. (by Blythe Bernhard, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/01/2009) READ MORE

• UM Stimulus Funding (ARRA) Awards Summary
  The Office of Research Administration (ORA) will post updates as received on the ARRA page of the ORA web site. Below is a summary of awards through 10/02/2009 (amounts rounded to nearest dollar):
  
  

  Amount Proposed Amount Awarded % Awarded to Date UMC $134,629,817 $17,717,307 13.16% UMKC $45,334,848 $3,276,902 7.23% MS&T $35,828,190 $2,788,836 7.78% UMSL $37,541,204 $1,731,017 4.61% UM System $506,113 $0 0.00% UOEXT $2,723,956 $722,884 26.54% TOTAL $256,564,128 $26,236,946 10.23%

Commercialization Corner

• UM-St. Louis, The Great Lecture Series: "Profession, Passion, Invention," Jeffery S. Brooks, D.P.M.
  A leader in the field of podiatry, Brooks is a practitioner, professor, publisher and inventor. He is a licensed, board certified podiatrist in the fields of surgery and orthopedics.
  
  He has licensed intellectual property to and developed products with Nike, Johnson and Johnson Biomedical Division, and Payless ShoeSource. He has several issued patents that have been used in products such as Dr. Brooks Insole, Dr. Brooks Insole/Outsole and Pseudo Plantar Insole. He also holds numerous trademarks that are used worldwide.
  
  Dr. Brooks is founder of Life and Limb, a not-for-profit organization to aid in the funding of health care for the indigent, and founder of From the Heart and to the Sole, an organization that provides shoes to the underprivileged and disaster relief areas around the world.
  
  Co-sponsors: UMSL College of Nursing; UMSL Alumni Association; UMSL Executive Leadership Consortium
  
  • Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
• Time: 5:30 p.m., Program; 6:30 p.m., Reception
• Location: Millennium Student Center, Century Room, North Campus, UM-St. Louis
• Event is FREE and open to the public
• More Information: ONLINE or call 314-516-5446

• Has a discovery or invention come from your sponsored research or during your time as a University employee? Please contact Tamara Wilgers (516-6884) for help with invention disclosure policies and procedures, or visit the ORA web site's technology transfer section.

Other News of Interest

• NSF Grants Workshop, Oct. 20
  The National Science Foundation (NSF), in conjunction with Southeast Missouri State University, will hold a one-day workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, to stimulate new interest in NSF programs at all institutions. The workshop is primarily designed for researchers and educators who do not have much experience in submitting funding proposals to the NSF; however, even those more experienced with grant proposals will likely find the workshop useful and informative. The session will provide an overview of the Foundation, its mission, priorities and budget. Representatives from the seven NSF directorates and the Office of International Science and Engineering will make presentations on their programs and will be available during breakout sessions for informal discussions of potential research proposals.
  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
  • Location: University Center, Southeast campus, SEMO
  • Registration fee: $35
  • Pre-registration required
  • Register online

• Updated Guide on Managing Externally Funded Research Programs Released. The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) has released the sixth edition of "Managing Externally Funded Research Programs: A Guide to Effective Management Practice." This publication is used by institutions to help review their management systems and internal controls with regard to managing sponsored programs. (July 2009) Download Guide (PDF)

• UIDP Receives NIH Funding. The University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) recently announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the National Academies a three year, $400,000 contract to support the UIDP and its programmatic activities. The NIH has been a regular participant at UIDP events since the Partnership's inception and will formalize its relationship with the UIDP through the award. The NIH joins the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a strategic partner of the UIDP. "The financial support provided by this award from the NIH is vital to the activity of the UIDP, but the addition of NIH into the UIDP family is even more meaningful as an endorsement of the vision and mission of UIDP to improve university-corporate research partnerships," said Dr. R. Timothy Mulcahy, Vice President for Research at the University of Minnesota and UIDP President. "The support from NIH will help the Partnership devise ways to facilitate development of technologies from innovation to application to improve the quality of life." (The University of Missouri is a member of the UIDP.)

REPORTS

• External Funding, August 2009 Awards (PDF)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Recent Opportunity Announcements, Federal Agencies, October 2009 (PDF)
• Opportunity Databases:
  • InfoEd (Contact Brenda Stutte for assistance with your account and email alerts)
  • Grants.gov

THE BASICS: Policies & Procedures

• Compliance Policies & Procedures
• Fiscal Post-Award Roles and Responsibilities (PDF)
• Guide to Managing Converging Interests in Research -- potential conflict of interest (PDF)
• Internal Controls -- effort verification, transaction approvals by PI, payroll, non-owned equipment (PDF)
• ORA Policy & Procedure: Grant Submission Deadlines -- budgets, electronic submissions, signature page (PDF)
• Technology Transfer FAQs (PDF)

• ORA Policies & Procedures (all)

The Office of Research Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis publishes the Spirit of Innovation Newsletter once each month. The online and e-mail publication is designed to inform the campus community of grants received; highlight the research and commercialization accomplishments of UMSL faculty, graduate students and staff; and provide information on important deadlines and events. Also included is recent news about research and commercialization at the University and elsewhere. Recipients are UMSL faculty, students and staff. E-mail wilgerst@umsl.edu if you have questions, comments or suggestions on content.

The Office of Research Administration provides leadership and support in the development, execution and operation of programs in sponsored research, technology transfer and economic development throughout the University of Missouri-St. Louis. (ORA Mission)

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