Research

The Grant Accelerator Program will provide onetime grants of $5,000–$15,000 to provide Core Coins for junior and midlevel faculty members and help them overcome barriers to successful grant submissions. These small awards provide a way to rapidly fund data acquisition and analysis that investigators need as part of their grant applications. The funds may be spent at any of the Cores on iLabs for clinical or laboratory projects. In addition to the funding, Core staff will be available to help applicants design analyses and interpret data.

The Grant Accelerator application is quick and easy to complete, requiring only a few brief responses and a one-page NIH format specific aims page. The application is available.

Upcoming application deadlines are June 1, Oct. 1 and Feb. 1, and we expect to fund 20–35 projects each cycle. Decisions and funding will be provided within one month of each application deadline. 

The Johns Hopkins Sleep & Circadian Research Day brings together sleep and circadian researchers from institutions across the region. Purpose is to provide a venue for networking and communication in the field, as well as a platform for trainees to present their research.

Keynote speaker this year will be Dr. David Rapoport, who is Director of the Sleep Medicine Research Program at Mount Sinai. He is a pioneer in the study of the physiology and treatment of sleep apnea and founded the Foundation for Research in Sleep Disorders.

Please pre-register by May 10, 2024 to be guaranteed a lunch! Event will be held in-person at the Turner Concourse and Tilghman Auditorium

NIHCM is now accepting letters of inquiry for the 2024-2025 funding cycle of NIHCM Foundation's investigator-initiated research grant program. Building on our long-standing commitment to supporting objective research, NIHCM will make up to $500,000 available this year. 

Seeking studies with strong potential to inform policy or have a positive impact on the U.S. health care system by improving efficiency, quality, access to care, or equity.

To Apply: Submit a brief letter of inquiry through our online entry system. Deadline June 28, 2024 5pm.

Due to increased investment in administrative infrastructure to support SOM-sponsored research, the off-campus rate for new commercial sponsored research awards will increase to 39% from the current 34%, effective July 1, 2024. 

The on-campus rate of 72% remains unchanged.

The new off-campus rate applies to all new proposals for commercial sponsored research submitted on or after July 1, 2024. Existing awards will continue under the rate in effect as of the date of their original submission, as will any pending proposals submitted before July 1, 2024.

The Office of Federal Strategy has developed the following resources to help faculty navigate through preparing for Congressional testimony, submitting effective comments to federal agencies, and best practices for moderating discussions with elected or appointed officials.

Tips for preparing Congressional testimony

Tips for submitting effective comments

Guide for moderators or facilitators

Lobbying FAQ 

Data Trust office hours: Third Thursday of the month 8:30-9:30am via the Office Hours MS Teams channel. You can also find the library of recorded sessions.

The Research Data Subcouncil has several resources to guide study teams and answer questions about the Data Trust review process, the Risk Tiers Calculator, and access to and sharing of JHM data.

The Data Trust oversees the use and disclosure of JHM patient and plan member data stored in clinical enterprise systems. Visit the Data Trust site to learn more about data governance and best practices for JHM data.

Do you need help navigating the IRB review process? The IRB is available to help study teams with protocol planning and answer questions about studies undergoing IRB review. Request a Consult to be matched to knowledgeable IRB staff members who can help address your specific needs.

For those involved in clinical research hospital billing, please note that hospital billing statements generated after April 1, 2024 Hospital Billing (HB) charges from Johns Hopkins Health System facilities in Maryland will be discounted to 29.6% of the facility charge master for Government/Not for Profit organizations and to 44.4% for Pharmaceutical/For Profit sponsors. This is an increase from the previous research discount. Hospital Billing charges from Sibley Memorial Hospital and All Children’s Hospital will have an additional discount applied to maintain consistency across the Johns Hopkins Health System. See letter for more information.

For any questions, please contact the Clinical Research Support Services (CRSS) team at [email protected].

Effective fiscal year 2024, we will be implementing the following fee structure for participating in the CCDA adjunct program. See letter for more information.

• Annual support fee: $5,000 per CCDA adjunct and $4,000 per registry data manager. CCDA adjuncts have access to pull data from various institutional data sources and thus typically require more CCDA staff support; registry data managers are limited to the data in their provisioned registry and need less support.
• One-time onboarding fee: $5,000 for new CCDA adjuncts and registry data managers. This fee covers interviewing candidates proposed by the sponsoring department, initial training, mentoring, and review. This fee is in addition to the annual support fee.

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.

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 to join a growing Johns Hopkins University community of AI scholars. Please contact Stuart Ray with questions or for more information.