Research Office Onboarding

Led by Dr. Nara Parameswaran, the office coordinates research activities within the College of Human Medicine’s departments and divisions. It also manages collaborative research relationships with the MSU Office of the Vice President for Research, other university colleges, and a range of external partners.

The functions of the Office of Research are:

• Execute the vision for research set forth by the college and university strategic plan
• Determine priorities for investment to grow the college’s research portfolio in partnership with the chairs
• Partner with chairs to recruit and retain research faculty and research leaders across all campuses and assist in their startup provisions
• Work with Research Faculty issues to minimize barriers across all eight community campuses
• Oversee and support medical student research team matching students seeking research experience with faculty mentors
• Oversee and support Research Development (including grant writing development and leadership development) and research-related leadership development.
• Oversee and support Research Administration services (pre- and post-award) through the Health Colleges Research Services (HCRS) team for CHM, CON, and COM.
• Coordinate research space assignment and analysis.
• Review and prioritize "limited submission" grant proposals and bridge funding requests to submit to the Office for Vice President for Research & Innovation.
• Develop and oversee Research Analytics to support data informed decision making for research investments and research development
• Resolve conflicts, manage compliance, and ensure integrity in action across the college’s research endeavors Research operations
• Serve as the key contact for college-level research related issues across the university including the Office of the Research and Innovation, the university and college budget offices, and other colleges
• Serve as key college-level contact for all issues related to grant funding agencies including state and federal agencies and for working with university officials on all compliance issues, research misconduct issues
• Collaborate and support existing external partnerships
• Build new external partnerships including philanthropy work with CHM advancement team
• Partner with government and external relations for research advocacy
• Participate in national leadership

Research.chm.msu.edu

Health Colleges Research Services

Health Colleges Research Services (HCRS) provides pre- and post-award support to units in the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, and Nursing. See up-to-date services and learn more about HCRS.

HCRS provides pre-award support to:

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HCRS provides post-award support to:

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Health Colleges Research Services Resources

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Compliance

• Human Subjects Research

  MSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval, or an exempt determination, is required for all projects that involve research or clinical investigations with human subjects conducted by faculty, staff, students, or agents of MSU before initiation of any human subject research activities.

  For those projects that may qualify as exempt from IRB approval, an exempt determination must be obtained from the MSU IRB office prior to initiation of the human subject research. For those projects that do not qualify as exempt, IRB approval must be obtained prior to initiation of the human subject research.

  Source | hrpp.msu.edu/index.html

• Animal Research

  The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) reviews, approves & oversees all MSU programs involving the care & use of all live animal activities to ensure compliance with standards & regulatory requirements. 

  By law, MSU faculty, staff, and students must abide by the IACUC protocol review, project approvals, and post-approval monitoring to ensure standards of care and management.

  Source | animalcare.msu.edu/iacuc/index.html

• Conflict Disclosures & Management

  All MSU faculty, and academic staff with research, teaching, service and outreach responsibilities must submit an annual disclosure of all significant financial interests related to their MSU responsibilities.

  Additionally, all key personnel named on a proposal must submit a project-based disclosure prior to submission if the sponsor follows the PHS FCOI policy.

  Source | coi.msu.edu/

• Export Control & Trade Sanctions

  Export Controls are a set of U.S. laws and regulations that govern the transfer of controlled items, materials, software, data and services to destinations outside of the U.S., and at times, to non-U.S. Persons within the United States. The U.S. government implements the Export Control Regulations to protect U.S. foreign policy and national security interests including anti-terrorism, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the preservation of U.S. economic competitiveness. MSU’s Office of Export Control and Trade Sanctions (ECTS) provides oversight and guidance to MSU faculty, students, and staff to assist in compliance with these regulations.

  Source | exportcontrols.msu.edu/

• Office of Research Regulatory Support

   

  The mission of the Office of Research Regulatory Support is to promote the responsible conduct of research, assure compliance with regulations and university policies, protect the rights and welfare of research subjects, protect public health and safety, and assure the objectivity and integrity of research.

  Source | orrs.msu.edu/

Contact ORRS to learn more about research compliance.