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From the Vice President for Research

The mission of the Office of Vice President for Research (VPR) at the University of Texas at San Antonio is to promote all aspects of research and other creative endeavors among all colleges, research institutes and collaborating partners. This includes strategic planning and implementation of research thrusts, building infrastructures to support research, creating policies to provide an environment conducive to collaborative scholarship, and promoting the importance and visibility of the institution's research activities. [more]

Robert W. Gracy, Ph.D.

News & Events

IRB Help Lab

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is offering help sessions every Tuesday & Wednesday from 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. at Room 4.01.84 in the Multidisciplinary Building. Bring in an electronic copy of any materials with which you need assistance. Get the answers to all your IRB questions.

IRB Help Lab Information

Export Controls FYI Information Sessions

The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance will be holding Export Controls FYI information sessions on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. in BSE 2.102 Multi-Purpose Room. The three back-to-back sessions will cover the following topics:

Session 1 - Basic overview of Export Control regulations
Session 2 - How Export Controls have impacted procedures for transactions which involve foreign travel, vendors or guests
Session 3 - How Export Control regulations impact research at UTSA

The sessions are open to all UTSA faculty, staff and students and participants are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. RSVP to vprweb@utsa.edu is appreciated but not required.

Additional FYI sessions on Export Controls and other Research Compliance topics will be scheduled throughout the Fall semester. Call ORIC at x6767 or x4601 w ith any questions.

Export Controls FYI Information Sessions Flyer

Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property FYI Information Sessions

The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance will be holding Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property FYI information sessions on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 from 1:30 - 4:15 p.m. in UC 2.01.34 Hawthorne Room (1604 Campus) and on Thursday, August 14, 2008 from 1:00pm - 3:35pm in the Buena Vista Bldg. 4.304.A (Downtown Campus).

The sessions are open to all UTSA faculty, staff and students and participants are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. RSVP to vprweb@utsa.edu is appreciated but not required.

Information Flyers

- Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property FYI information sessions (1604 Campus)
- Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property FYI information sessions (Downtown Campus)

Additional FYI sessions on Conflict of Interest and other Research Compliance topics will be scheduled throughout the Fall semester.

Call ORIC at x6767 or x4531 with any questions.

Select Agent Forum

Center for Biosecurity & Public Health Preparedness presents the Select Agent Forum on August 7-8, 2008.

Emerging disease presents threats and opportunities. The Select Agent Forum will present Texas initiatives and perspectives on working with these agents, and provide guidance on best practices.

Please click the link below to complete the registration form by July 28th, 2008.
Select Forum Registration Form

Note: Check scholarship, and insert on credit card line : UT-CBPHP Herbold Guest. Fax registration to: SFBR 210-258-9599 OR UT-CBPHP 210-568-2947.

THECB FY 2007 Research Expenditures Report Released

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Annual Research Expenditures Report, September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007

Luncheon on Early-Stage Venture Capital

With all the exciting advances in biopharmaceuticals, healthcare support and medical device enterprises, locating and securing capital for sustained research and development presents a growing industry challenge. BioMed SA invites you to the August 19 luncheon to hear a regional expert in early-stage venture capital financing focused on medical technologies.

When: Tuesday, August 19th, 11:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
Where: Silo Elevated Cuisine, 434 N. Loop 1604 West

Click the link below to see the event announcement:
Luncheon on Early-Stage Venture Capital

We want to hear from you!

In a continuous effort to better serve the UTSA research community, the Office of the Vice President for Research is soliciting feedback as an aid to provide ideas and ways for improving our website.

Please take a few minutes to fill out this short online feedback form to let us know what you think. Thank you very much for your time and support!

VPR Online Feedback Form

Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program (CRSGP)

The Office of the Vice President for Research is providing up to $110,000 in grants to start new and innovative collaborative and multidisciplinary research programs. The lead PI must be a UTSA tenure or tenure-track faculty member. Co-PIs must be from outside the department, college, center or institute of the lead PI. Proposals will be accepted in two categories:

1) Proposals from multiple departments within a single college and
2) Proposals from multiple UTSA colleges, centers, or institutes or a single UTSA organization with collaborators from one or more outside organizations (e.g. Southwest Research Institute, UTHSCSA or industry).

Two awards within each category are anticipated. Maximum awards for Category 1 will be $25,000 and maximum awards for Category 2 will be $30,000. Funding will be used exclusively for research activities and not for non-research related or administrative costs. Funding from this program must be expended by the end of the FY in which awarded. Any remaining funding will be returned. Proposals (original plus 8 cy) are due by 5:00PM 16 Oct 08 to the Senior Associate VPR for Development's office (MS 4.03.55/4.03.60).

Guidelines and applications are available at the following:

FY 2009-2010 CRSGP Guidelines
CRSGP Application Form
CRSGP Budget Form

New Grant Proposal Submission System

Beginning July 1st,2008, all UTSA grant proposals will be entered and routed through Cayuse424, a new web-based system purchased by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The new system is easier to use than the previous PureEdge or Adobe applications. Cayuse424 supports all federal applications for National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation grants submitted through grants.gov. Applications for other federal or non-federal sponsored grants also will be routed through Cayuse424.

For more information or to arrange a demonstration of the new system, call the Office of Sponsored Programs at 458-4340 or visit the UTSA CAYUSE page at: http://vpr.utsa.edu/osp/cayuse.php

FY 09-10, Tenure-Trac Research Awards Competition (TRAC) Program

The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to announce the FY 09-10, Tenure-Trac Research Awards Competition (TRAC) Program.

The TRAC program, previously the Faculty Research Awards (FRA) program, promotes new and innovative research and scholarship of the highest quality. Up to one hundred and ten thousand dollars ($110,000) will be provided. There will be five $22,000 grants awarded for research in one or a combination of the following areas: health, security, energy and the environment, human and social development and sustainability. These five areas represent disciplines in which UTSA is further developing expertise and activities and are integral to the strategic plan. Proposals must be received at the Sr Associate Vice President for Research Development's Office (MS 4.03.55) NLT 5pm, 1 October 2008. Proposals will include a completed application, budget, five page narrative and the PI's CV. Guidelines and applications are available at the following:

FY 2009-2010 TRAC Awards Guidelines
TRAC Application Form
TRAC Budget Form

New Issue of the Office of General Counsel E-Newsletter Online

The mission of the Office of General Counsel (OGC) is to lead and serve UT System's nine academic and six health institutions and UT System Administration to proactively manage legal affairs and solve legal problems to achieve UT System's overall educational mission.

"The Foreseeable Future" is a quarterly e-newsletter published by the OGC, in an effort to keep all UT System components apprised of recent developments in the law that impact management and operations at the 15 institutions and UT System Administration.

Here is the link to the Winter 2007-Spring 2008 edition:

The Foreseeable Future, Winter 2007 - Spring 2008

Highlights of this issue:

- NIH's Revised Public Access Policy Requires Posting To PubMed Central
- An Introduction to the U. S. Department of Commerce Export Controls and "Visual Compliance"

UTSA Research Report FY2007 Available Online

Here is the link to the report:

UTSA Research Report FY2007

Streaming Videos of the Time & Effort Workshops Available Online

Please click on the links below to watch the web casts:

Time & Effort Workshop Part I

Time & Effort Workshop Part II

Note: You will need Real Player to view this presentation. To download Real Player, please click on the link below:
http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=rnwk

Read the inaugural issue of UTSA Discovery magazine online! This annual publication was created to share news about the exciting research and creative endeavors being conducted at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Click on the image or here to read the complete issue.