Research

The SOM Clinician Scientist Award program supports the career development of junior faculty by providing funds to protect the research time of qualified clinicians in the School of Medicine. See the attached RFA to learn about the application requirements, eligibility, and selection criteria.

Award Summary:

• Up to $80,000 total to cover salary and fringe
• Renewable for a total of (2) two years of support
• Two cycles/year: Spring (July 1, 2024 start); Fall (January 1 start)

The Spring 2024 application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2024 at 5PM. If you have any questions, please contact Sharel A. Brown, MPhil, CRA [email protected]

The Johns Hopkins Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equityis dedicated to addressing multiple co-occurring chronic diseases among socially disadvantaged populations across Maryland and Washington D.C.

The MACCHE Investigator Development Core (IDC) is soliciting proposals for pilot projects that support mentored research focused on health disparities related to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiometabolic disease.

Funds between $25,000 and $50,000 (direct costs) are available for at least 6 one-year pilot projects for post-doctoral fellow, early career faculty (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Assistant Scientist, Research Associate or equivalent), or other ESI, affiliated with an academic and/or research institution within Maryland or Washington, D.C. 

Check eligibility and guidelines here.

This session will feature the review of three R01 Specific Aims pages. Those who have their page reviewed will have an additional 15-minute breakout session to discuss their pages from 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Click here to register to attend as an observer or to have your Specific Aims page considered for review (first come, first served basis).

There is a new platform available for payments and reimbursements for Johns Hopkins School of medicine study participants.

Greenphire ClinCard is a reloadable prepaid debit card available as an alternative to study teams to provide a simple, secure, and fast way to disburse study participant payments and reimbursements. The ClinCard portal helps automate, track, and report on incentive payments across all studies and stay compliant with tax law and HIPAA regulation. More information on this program here.

ClinCard is available now for new School of Medicine protocols needing to pay or reimburse study participants. Beginning February 15, 2023, the ClinCard option will be available for participants in existing School of Medicine studies.

To learn more and complete the online, recorded ClinCard training, please go to myLearning and search for “ClinCard” or the full course name “ClinCard Study Coordinator and Approver Training”.

Any questions about the new platform, please email [email protected].

On June 1, 2022, the new Johns Hopkins University policy, approved in January 2022, on investigator-held INDs/IDEs will take effect, requiring institutional approval to serve as sponsor-investigator and submit an application for a new IND or IDE to the FDA.

The policy does not apply to IND/IDEs submitted before the effective date or to IND/IDE exempt studies. Detailed guidance for the process to secure institutional approval from the Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) Investigational New Drug (IND)/Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Regulatory Program is available.

We have implemented improvements to the registration process for Human Subjects Research (HSR) Compliance Training. Investigators and Study Team Members will be able to enroll in required training courses (initial training, ICH GCP and recertification) by selecting one “bundle” in myLearning. Once enrolled in myLearning, you will be directed to the CITI site where courses will be added to your plan by selecting the “bundle” you wish to complete. Please review this guide on how to get started. For additional questions, please contact the IRB Help Desk at [email protected].

The OHSR and IRB staff have two new ways to communicate with you:

• Microsoft Teams. On the Contact page, you can find contact information for staff members, including new Microsoft Teams phone numbers, email addresses and newly added links to chat with a staff member.

• Request a Consult. If you want a comprehensive discussion about, e.g., protocol planning assistance, please request a consult, and the OHSR staff will connect you with an appropriate team member.

We are pleased to announce that the Johns Hopkins Medicine Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) was awarded full accreditation for another five years, effective June 15, 2021. Unique and strategically placed Johns Hopkins Medicine and HRPP services that support researchers earned it an area of distinction recognition from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs council.

The area of distinction is a special recognition for HRPPs that have an aspect of their program that is considered a model for other organizations. This important achievement reflects Johns Hopkins’ continuing commitment to protecting the rights and welfare of research participants.

Data protection attestation has been integrated into eIRB and public health institutional review system tracking (PHIRST) to enable sharing of limited data sets among Johns Hopkins University (JHU) researchers. This change eliminates the need for a data use agreement for most transfers of a limited data set to JHU collaborators. New guidance is now available to help JHU researchers?navigate the process?and requirements?for requesting use of Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) data.

• Review information on sharing Johns Hopkins Medicine data on the JHM Data Trust intranet site.?
• For more information on data protection attestation, see frequently asked questions.

If you are interested in or are working with artificial intelligence (AI), please register here to join a growing Johns Hopkins University community of AI scholars. Please contact Stuart Ray with questions or for more information.