SCTR town hall meeting to cover funding, renewal: 5/18

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SCTR town hall meeting to cover funding, renewal

The South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute will host a town hall meeting from 4 – 5 p.m., May 24 in Room 110, Bioengineering Building.

The agenda for the meeting includes a presentation of Wins from the first three grant years, an update on the new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, information on how to access more than $1 million in pilot project funding and a presentation of results from the survey on future directions for the competing renewal. To respond to the survey, visit https://redcap.musc.edu/surveys/?s=hLsFA2.

The meeting will conclude with a demonstration of the new Services, Pricing, and Applications for Research Center (SPARC) system. SPARC is an research service and resource request and pricing system. Phase 1 of the system was rolled out March 1 with SCTR services and two core facilities. Research services from other providers including laboratory, radiology, investigational drug pharmacy, and technical and professional services will be added incrementally in the near future. To access the system, go online to sparc.musc.edu. For further information, call 792-8300.

Friday, May 18, 2012

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