Investigator Support

The CIC offers a range of services to the Investigator, from simple budget review, to full study coordination.  Many services are at no charge; please contact us for more details.

Downloads - Forms (e.g. VMC Hospital Impact Checklist and IACUC for clinical trials).

Grant-related information

IACUC training and approvals

Consent forms

Required University training

Statistical support

Pathology

Grant-related information

• Upcoming grant deadlines

• Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) – All externally funded projects must go through SPA and require a Proposal Routing Form (PRF).
  
• Links:
• SPA
• EGMS (Electronic Grants Management System) for PRF

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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

All studies involving animals must have an approved IACUC application.  Allow two months for this process!

See Downloads for new Clinical Trials version of the IACUC forms.

For more information and to download other versions of the forms, see the IACUC website:  www.research.umn.edu/iacuc/.

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Consent Forms

The Institutional Review Board site has links to consent form templates.  The medical and health studies template has the key pieces that veterinary investigators need to include.  You can remove the sections on Research Related Injury and Protected Health Information.  Please see Appendix M under the IACUC forms to review what is required on consent forms.

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Required University Training

All faculty or clinicians who intend to be a Principal Investigator (PI) on a study that has outside sponsorship must complete training called Responsible Conduct of Research.  See: http://www.research.umn.edu/first/ for more information and class schedules.

Residents and graduate students serving as PI on internally funded grants do not need this training.

All personnel who will have animal contact need to complete IACUC animal training.  This is available online at: http://www.research.umn.edu/iacuc/training/index.cfm. 

All personnel working with animals must be up to date on the Research Occupational Health Program(ROHP)  requirements (immunizations, online training). See: http://www.research.umn.edu/regaffairs/Rohp/index.html.

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Statistical Support

• Biostatistics, Design and Analysis Center. Offered through the Academic Health Center, fee-based services range from data entry up through design. Your initial contact with them at grant-writing stage is at no charge.

• The Statistical Consulting Service.  St. Paul location: 146 Classroom Office Bldg. No cost for students or University researchers; make an appointment or drop in to the Statistical Clinic.  See their site for many other helpful links.

• Cancer Center –- members can get consulting on writing proposal; if funded, budget for their services.  Any research that relates to cancer can qualify. See: http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/cores/biostats.html

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Pathology

The Comparative Pathology Shared Resource (a part of the Cancer Center) provides pathology support and expertise on a fee-for-service basis.

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