Research Support & Services

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Tutorials and Other Information Resources

• Getting Started in Research at Stanford
• PI Responsibilities at Stanford (required for Stanford PIship)
• PI Certification of Expenditures (ORA web site)
• Stanford Indirect Cost and Other Rates (ORA web site)
• Overview of Sponsored Project Administration
• Protection of Human Subjects in Research (required for human subjects research)
• Export Control Information and Decision Tree
• Global Activities and International Projects
• Research Administration Resource Pages - Information on:
  • Administrative Charges
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Cost Sharing
  • Effort Allocation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Salary Caps
  • Vacation Charges
• Cardinal Curriculum Research Administration Training (ORA web site)
• Cost Policy (ORA web site, required for financial authority)
• Other tools and checklists
  • Openness in Research checklist
  • Handling NDAs or Confidentiality Agreements
  • Distinguishing Gifts and Sponsored Projects
  • Distinguishing Postdoc Fellowships and Sponsored Research
  • Stanford Intellectual Property agreements (SU-18 or SU-18A)
  • Proposal Routing Form (SU-42) Job Aid - ORA web site
  • Schedule of IRB and Research Compliance Panels (pdf file)

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Stanford Organizations

• Research Compliance Office
  • Human Subjects (medical research)
  • Human Subjects (nonmedical research)
  • Biologically infectious agents (pdf)
  • Recombinant DNA molecules
  • Biosafety
  • Lab animals
• Industrial contracts
• Institutional compliance/audit
• Intellectual property, tech transfer (Office of Technology Licensing)
• Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
• Research Administration (campus)
• Research Administration (engineering)
• Research administration (medicine)
• Environmental Health & Safety
  • Safety in Research Labs
  • Other safety resources
• Educational outreach (Office of Science Outreach)
• Vice Provost for Graduate Education

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Policy Guidance

• Research Policy Handbook
• Selected Federal Regulations
• Conflict of Commitment and Interest, annual faculty certification
• Faculty Senate Committee on Research
• Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Manual
• Stem Cell Research Oversight (SCRO)
• Administrative Guide
• Other University Policy Sources (Stanford University web site)

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