Welcome New Member of the OTL&IC Team

Jennifer Tsai joined the Office for Technology Licensing and Industry Collaboration (OTL&IC) in May 2011. As associate director for commercialization, Tsai develops strategies for bringing Tufts inventions into public use, and she is the OTL&IC contact for inbound and outbound marketing and communications. Read more >>

No-Cost Extension of Grant Award Expiration Date

Ninety days before the expiration date of a grant, the principal investigator (PI) receives an automated email from Sponsored Programs Accounting with the subject line “90 Day Grant Termination Notification.” Once the expiration date is reached, the PI no longer has access to grant funds. If more time is needed beyond the expiration date to complete the proposed work, and the funding award allows no-cost extensions, the PI can request an extension through the Office of Research Administration (ORA). Read more >>

Evidence-Worthy Laboratory Notebooks: Guidelines from the Office for Technology Licensing and Industry Collaboration

A laboratory notebook is a legal as well as scientific document. It details all the experiments the investigator has tried and all the steps s/he has taken to validate the work. A laboratory notebook is also a valuable evidentiary document that can be used in drafting patent applications and in clarifying issues of inventorship. What follows is a description of practices to follow—and avoid—in maintaining a laboratory notebook that would stand up well if called on as evidence.
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When Students Do Human Subject Research

Any research conducted by students, graduate or undergraduate, that does not fall under the definition of a research practicum, that involves human beings as subjects, and that is intended to contribute to generalizable knowledge must be reviewed and approved by one of the two Tufts Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) prior to the start of research. The Social, Behavioral & Educational Research IRB (SBER IRB) works with faculty and students based on the Medford/Somerville campus; the Health Sciences Campus and Tufts Medical Center IRB (HS IRB) works with faculty and students based on the Boston and Grafton campuses.
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NIH Requirements for Funding Applications Involving Vertebrate Animals

The NIH requires a Vertebrate Animal Section in all funding proposals that involve vertebrate animals. Guidance on how to complete this section can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-049.html.

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