Dean Elder, D.V.M. is the new Director of the UNH Animal Resources Office (ARO).  Dean has worked in the ARO since 2005 in various positions, including Associate Director.   He has been Interim ARO Director since mid August.   Dean is also UNH’s Attending Veterinarian, the IACUC Veterinarian, the IACUC Vice Chair, and UNH’s authorized DEA representative for controlled substances.   He also works for COLSA as the Agricultural Experiment Station Veterinarian.

September 2011 Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Research Training

The UNH Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activity (RCR) Committee announces the availability of training in the ethical and responsible conduct of research.   

This training opportunity involves two components:

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has had to cancel its July and August meetings and reschedule both to a single meeting on Monday August 1, 2011.  Any applications for the use of vertebrate animals in research or instruction that need to be reviewed at this rescheduled meeting must be submitted to Research Integrity Services by the end of the day on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.  Please contact Julie Simpson in Research Integrity Services (603-862-2003) with any questions.

The Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB) has set its Fall 2011 semester meeting schedule, available at http://www.unh.edu/research/irb-meeting-schedule.  

Please contact Julie Simpson (603/862-2003) in Research Integrity Services with any questions.

Research topics from the May 26, 2011 Finance & Sponsored Programs Forum are summarized below.

Topics covered: SPA Staffing Changes; Update on Effort Certification Implementation; IRB Training Requirement; Survey of Forum Attendees in July; and, SVPR Website Transition

Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) Staffing Changes (Victor Sosa):

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has set its summer meeting schedule, available at http://unh.edu/research/iacuc-meeting-schedule.  

Please contact Julie Simpson (603/862-2003) in Research Integrity Services with any questions.

The UNH Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB) is instituting a training requirement for any individual who submits an application for approval to use human subjects in research. 

The Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research has set its summer meeting schedule, available at http://www.unh.edu/research/irb-meeting-schedule.  

Please contact Julie Simpson (603/862-2003) in Research Integrity Services with any questions.