Research Resources

Grant Writing & Clinical Trials Research Resources:

Getting Started
Research Resources
Research Courses
Grant Writing Resources
Grant Writing Courses
Basic Science and Clinical Trials
Clinical Research
Clinical Research Presentations
Intellectual Property
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Medical Devices
Oncology
Federal Government
Federal Funding Opportunities
Private Funding Opportunities

 

Getting Started

Check the Human Research or Clinical Research websites of your University or Medical Center.  They often have step-by-step instructions on what is required for clinical research

www.citiprogram.org
Website of the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative to offer web-based training in human research subjects protection. Registration is required.

www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Website of the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on HIPAA

www.hhs.gov/ohrp
Website of the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Human Research Protections

 

Research Resources

www.acr.org
Website for the American College of Radiology

www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/index.html
National Library of Medicine databases and electronic information services

www.acrin.org
American College of Radiology Imaging Network website

www.nibib.nih.gov
Website for the National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

 

Research Courses

www.rsna.org
Resources and course offerings for the beginning investigator

www.diahome.org
Drug Information Association - many useful training courses in clinical trials and biostatistics for the non-biostatistician

www.peri.org
Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute has many useful resources in learning further in depth conduct and execution of clinical trials - emphasis on pharmaceutical development (drug trials)

 

Grant Writing Resources

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Funding/GrantApplicProcess
Website with links to sites regarding NIH grant application process

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Funding/GrantApplicProcess/Resources
Grant application resources

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/default.htm
Grant tutorials

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/clinical/researchanimals/tutorial/index.htm
How to Write an Application Involving Research Animals

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/links.htm#alt
Animal models and alternatives

Research Plan for Funded R01 - National Cancer Institute
Enhanced RF Tumor Ablation with Liposomal Chemotherapy (NCI 5R01CA112533-01)
Dr. Nahum Goldberg
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

NIH Annotated R01 Grant Application
*courtesy of Dr. Mark Smeltzer and NIAID

SIR Foundation Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Grant Program Application Example

  

Grant Writing Courses

http://www.rsna.org/research/educational_courses.cfm
Advanced Course in Grant Writing

NIH Grantsmanship Workshop

Writing A Competitive Grant Proposal

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm
Sponsored by NIH (U.S. DHHS)
These are tips and instructions on how to write an NIH proposal

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Funding/GrantApplicProcess/Seminars           
Grantsmanship seminars

 

Basic Science and Clinical Trials

www.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health website with many useful links

www.clinicaltrials.gov
NIH/FDA national database of all pharmaceutical clinical trials (Ph II - IV)

www.clinicalresearchresources.com
A wide array of FDA Good Clinical Practice Guidelines reference material for medical device and pharmaceutical development and clinical trials

 

Clinical Research

www.clinicalresearchresources.com
A wide array of FDA Good Clinical Practice Guidelines reference material for medical device and pharmaceutical development and clinical trials

www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Clinical-Trials-Lawrence-Friedman/dp/0387985867
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials, LM Friedman, CD Furberg, DL DeMets           
Text intended for clinical researcher who is interested in designing a clinical trial and developing a protocol.  Information on critical evaluation l of published clinical trials

 

Clinical Research Presentations

Courtesy of James Spies, MD

Therapeutic_Trials.ppt

Statistics_in_Clinical_Research_Summary.ppt

 

Intellectual Property

http://ipmo.ou.edu/pdfs/Protecting_Your_Intellectual_Property.pdf.
How to keep a lab notebook and protect your intellectual property

www.uspto.gov
United States Patent and Trademark Office website with useful tools for the investigators developing a potentially novel device or molecule

 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

www.fda.gov
FDA website entry portal

www.fda.gov/cdrh/
FDA website portal from Centers for Devices and Radiologic Health

 

Medical Devices

www.medicaldevices.org
Medical Device Manufacturing Association website has course offerings in developing medical devices (for commercialization)

 

Oncology

www.cancer.gov
National Cancer Institute website with many useful links in clinical trials

 

Federal Government

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN)

 

Federal Funding Opportunities

Pediatric Heart Network

 

Private Funding Opportunities

Joan Scarangello Foundation to Conquer Lung Cancer
American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Research Foundation
Lifeline Foundation
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)