Update from Our Units & Event Changes
GRANT SERVICES & ANALYSIS
Grant Services & Analysis team members are available by phone and email, individually and as a unit (msgrants@umich.edu, or CLICK HERE) so you should continue to experience the service you have come to expect across all our areas. Please watch return emails in the event a specific member of the team is out, and if needed, redirect your inquiry to msgrants@umich.edu.
Additionally, the team wants to remind our research community to check out the "Proposal Submission and Award Management" section of the UMOR Research Operations webpage. It is being kept constantly up-to-date, with information about topics including:
- Proposal deadline extensions
- How the NIH is responding to the COVID-19 situation
- What happens if the COVID-19 situation slows or halts progress on a project
- And more.
Questions? Please contact msgrants@umich.edu.
CALENDAR REVIEW & ANALYSIS OFFICE
The Calendar Review and Analysis Office will remain open and conduct business consistent with the most current guidance from the university. We will handle immediate issues that arise on a case-by-case basis and follow prevailing guidance.
In recognition of the benefits of social distancing in slowing the potential spread of COVID-19, CRAO staff are being encouraged to work remotely.
The University has released temporary restrictions on human subjects research in an effort to minimize the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 in human participant research interactions and to preserve personal protective equipment for clinical care. You can visit the UMOR Research Operations page under "Research Involving Human Subjects" to learn the full details.
CLICK HERE for our staff directory that includes email and phone numbers, or contact us at cr2-ao@med.umich.edu.
DATA OFFICE
In alignment with the University of Michigan’s policy encouraging telecommuting, the Data Office team is currently working from home. We will continue to be available by phone and email, individually and as a unit (CLICK HERE) so you should continue to experience the service you have come to expect across all our service areas. Please watch return emails in the event a specific member of the team is out, and if needed, redirect your inquiry here: https://doctrjira.med.umich.edu/servicedesk/customer/portal/1 to be assisted.
FAST FORWARD MEDICAL INNOVATION
The Fast Forward Medical Innovation team is currently working from home, in alignment with the University of Michigan’s policy encouraging telecommuting. We will continue to shepherd the biomedical research enterprise's business development, commercialization, and innovation education remotely, so you should not experience any disruption in the services we provide, but we encourage you to contact us via email with any concerns. CLICK HERE for our staff directory that includes email and phone numbers, or contact us at ffmioffice@umich.edu.
EVENT CHANGES
Changes regarding events hosted or co-sponsored by units within the Medical School Office of Research.
The IRBMED team has sent an update indicating that all their courses will be moved to BlueJeans and some dates will change. Registered participants will be notified via email, and registration will remain open. Visit the IRBMED website for their latest news, or contact rayn@umich.edu with questions.
The Fast Forward Medical Innovation "fastPACE Final Presentation" event scheduled for March 20 has been changed to a virtual event. CLICK HERE for details and login information as they are made available.
The "Pharmaceutical Industry: Trends, Opportunities, & Challenges" event featuring Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi, and scheduled for April 2 has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. CLICK HERE for details as they are made available.
The "International Mock Board Examination and Laboratory Animal Seminar Series" scheduled for April 15-17 has been postponed. CLICK HERE for more details.
The "Fifth Annual Science of Enrichment Symposium" scheduled for April 22 has been postponed. CLICK HERE for more details.