Pediatric Research Resources
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Conference Poster Layout Examples
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Clinical & Translational Research Example
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Community & Population Health Example
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Laboratory Science Research Example
Slide Template with Mountaineer
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Grant Funding Opportunities
WVU Grant Writing Workshop
The WVU Office of Research provides faculty the opportunity to enroll in a 4-month program designed to provide one-on-one grant writing mentorship with a professional grant writer. Principal Investigators must be nominated by their Research Associated Dean/Dean for this program. A maximum of 30 applicants will be selected to participate in each workshop. Click the following link for the most recent information abou the
2011 Grant Writing Seminar:
http://researchoffice.wvu.edu/funding/assistance
Grant Writing Mentoring Program
21 Principal Investigators are chosen each cycle to participate in a mentoring program whereby the individual Principal Investigator is assigned a personal mentor to develop and submit an external research grant proposal. Faculty request a mentor through the Office of the Associate Vice President for Research and complete a mentor request form from the following website:
http://researchoffice.wvu.edu/funding/assistance.
Grant Development Resources
The Office of Research and Graduate Education for the Health Sciences Center provides helpful links to researchers who are planning to submit a grant proposal at
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/Resoff/research/resources-for-researchers/Other-helpful-links.aspx.
Links include:
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Checklist for the electronic blue sheet process and approvers
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Electronic blue sheet system login
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Up-to-date information about the HSC review process and processing timeline
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Funding opportunities & submission dates for external funders
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eRA Commons registration
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Grants.gov website
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Information on UHA salaries for budgetary outlines
Biostatistics Core Services
Department of Biostatistics
The WVU Health Sciences Center is currently developing a School of Public Health (SPH). Within the SPH will be a Department of Biostatistics. Along with this department is a Biostatistics Consulting Group, which provides general consulting to researchers who need additional biostatistics support.
For more information about the consulting services OR to connect with a member of the consulting group, please visit the website at: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/bcg.
Pediatric Biostatistical Support
The Department of Pediatrics provides additional funding dedicated to support pediatric researchers. Any faculty or students in need of biostatistical assistance should submit a request to the website: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/bcg. Michael Regier and Lili Dong (biosketches available at: www.hsc.wvu.edu/bcg/People) will be the contact persons for all pediatric requests. This service is of a limited nature; the amount of service available will depend on the number and nature of current requests.
Examples of biostatistical support include (but are not limited to):
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Data analysis
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Manuscript preparation
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Grant preparation
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Study design
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Power analysis calculations
WVU SYPHeR
Supporting Youth and Pediatric Health Research
Mission:
Provide technical and administrative support to clinical and translational researchers working to improve child and adolescent health.
Description:
SYPHeR provides administrative, recruitment, compliance, evaluation, and dissemination support to researchers interested in child, adolescent, and family health. Specific services might include IRB development, training and oversight for the participant recruitment process, development of regulatory materials, impact and process evaluation, and manuscript development assistance.
Goals:
Promote one-source access point to trained research staff offering support in study planning, data collection, and evaluation.
Provide administrative support, targeting small-scale research and pilot studies having the potential for future large-scale studies and/or high rewards to the pediatric population.
Assist researchers with dissemination of research findings in a timely fashion at all levels of communication through report and manuscript development assistance.
Skills and Knowledge:
IRB & Adverse Event Protocol Development
West Virginia University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pittsburgh
CITI Ethics Training completed by all full-time staff
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
Social & Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course
Social & Behavioral Research-Basic/Refresher
Social & Behavioral Research Investigators
Shipping & Transport of Regulated Biological Materials
CITI Good Clinical Practice Course
Certifications and Professional Development completed by SYPHeR staff
Janie Leary, PhD, MPH
2011 Research Coordinator Orientation Training, Univ. of Pittsburgh
2011 West Virginia Summer Institute on Undergraduate Science and Math Education
2010 2010 Obesity Prevention in Public Health Course, UNC-Chapel Hill
2010 Writing Winning Grants Seminar presented by Dr. David Morrison
2010 Preparing Future Faculty Workshop
2006 Emory University: Microsoft Access: Query Design
2003 National Recreation & Park Assoc. Certified Playground Safety Inspector course
Mousumi Banikya-Leaseburg, MBBS, MPH
2012 Grant Writing Essentials
2011 Research Coordinator Orientation Training, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Mollie Spurlock, BA, MS student (Health Policy)
2012 Grant Writing Essentials
2011 WV PRC Workshop - A Framework for Understanding Cultural Diversity
2011 Research Coordinator Orientation Training, Univ. of Pittsburgh