Miscellaneous Research Policies and Guidance Documents

Memo on Responsibility for Executing Research and Research-Related Documents
Responsibility for Agreements – General Guidelines

Principal Investigators
Principal Investigator Roles and Responsibilities
Requirements to Submit Proposals and Receive Awards through the University
UCLA Guidelines for Faculty Participation in SBIR and STTR Programs
UCLA Policy 910: Management of Sponsored Projects

RAND/UCLA MOU for Health Services Research
UCLA/RAND Memorandum of Understanding
     UCLA/RAND MOU Amendment: IRB Review for Collaborative Research
     UCLA-RAND Joint Institutional Review Board Deferral Mechanism for Health and Health Services Research Memo
Request to Defer Review of Human Subjects Review (Application Cover Letter in Accordance with the RAND/UCLA MOU)
UCLA/RAND Memorandum of Understanding and Affiliated IRB Procedures - Frequently Asked Questions

Stem Cell Research
OTT Operating Guidance Memorandum Dated May 10, 2005 Regarding WiCell MOU 
Attachment A - WiCell Memorandum of Understanding with University of California Agreement No.02-W352
Attachment B - Simple Letter Agreement for Transfer of Materials to Recipient Scientists
Attachment C - Important Notice
Preliminary Guidance on Conducting Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research at UCLA - Issued on August 2, 2005
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee
Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA

Budgeting and Costing
Consistency in Budgeting
Costing Policy
October 24, 2006 UCLA Memo regarding Immigration Visa Applications, the Cost of Outside Legal Assistance, and Internal Processing Recharges
August 14, 2007 Memo on Cost Sharing

Data Sharing
NIH Data Sharing Policy
November 27, 2007, Memo on NIH Policy on Data Sharing Under Genome-Wide Association Studies
NIH Notice NOT-OD-07-088: Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)

Responsible Conduct of Research
Acceptance of Incentive Payments, Gifts and Gratuities
Ethical Conduct of Animal and Human Research - A message from VC Roberto Peccei
Ethical Dilemmas in Research Integrity - A Situational Guide for Investigators
Teaching the Responsible Conduct of Research Involving Humans (an eBook by Stanley D. Korenman, M.D.)
Resources on the Responsible Conduct of Research
Office of Research Integrity: Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research

Intellectual Property
UC Patent Policy
UC Copyright Policy
Principles Regarding Rights to Future Research Results
Guidelines on University - Industry Relationships
Working with Industry

Consulting
UC Policy on Faculty Consulting Relationships
UCLA Guide to Faculty Consulting Activities and Consulting Agreements (Interim)

Gifts
Differentiating Between Gifts & Grants (an MS PowerPoint presentation)
UCLA Policy 921: Accepting Support for Research from Nongovernmental Organizations
March 10, 2006 Memo on Distinguishing between Gifts and Grants

Other
UC Academic Policies Pertaining to Research
UC Faculty Handbook
UCLA Faculty Handbook

Last page update on 08/17/2007