Managing Complex Research Projects

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Managing Complex Research Projects

• David Mineo
• Chief Grants Management Officer, NIDDK
• Irene Grissom
• Chief Grants Management Officer, NCRR
• Alicia Dombroski, Ph.D.
• Program Officer, NIAID

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What Are Some Things that Make Projects Complex?

• Multiple Projects funded through single award
• Multiple Institutions Participating
• Clinical Activities/Trials
• Sub-contracted Activities
• Unique scientific resources licensing,
  intellectual property, etc.
• Challenging Individual Interactions

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Research Projects Business Model
Univ. Admin.
NIH Grants Manager
PI
NIH Program Manager
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Research ProjectsBusiness Model (w/Complexity)
Consortia
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Research Projects Business Model (w/Complexity)
OLAW
Bio-safety
Foreign
OHRP
Consortia
eHSC
HIPAA
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Multiple Projects

• Program Projects
• General Clinical Research Centers
• Specialized Centers of Research
• Centers of Excellence

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Multiple Institutions

• Sub-contracts
• Foreign Collaborators
• Small Businesses
• Research Parks

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Clinical Activities

• Multi-Center Clinical Trials
• Capitation Models
• Patient Recruitment Issues
• Data Safety Monitoring Boards

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Sub-contractual Activities

• Sub-Recipient Monitoring
• Establishing the Agreement

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Unique scientific resource licensing, etc.

• Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
• Bio-Safety Issues
• Select Biological Agents

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Challenging Individual Interactions

• Principal Investigators
• NIH Staff
• Other Institutions Staff
• Office Colleagues

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Thank You

• Alicia Dombroski
• Irene Grissom
• David Mineo