Research Lifecycles

Getting Started

Research Lifecycle Orientation

• Learn about the research lifecycle at the University of Colorado

Training

• Links to research administration training orientation and requirements

Systems Access

• Obtaining access to the applications used for research administration at the university

Study Development

• Developing study designs and analysis plans

Identify Resource Needs

• Space, equipment, personnel, shared resources/cores, facilities needs

Budget Development

• Developing your budget

Draft Protocol

• Creating your draft protocol

Funding

• Learn about funders and funding options for sponsored research

Essentials

Study Design

• Designing your study including bio stats, funder requirements, data storage, etc.

Timelines & Requirements

• Learn about timelines, deadlines and internal department processes and requirements

Identify Staff Resources

• Determining staffing needs and resources

Lab Assignment

• Requesting lab facilities

CDA Approval

• Obtaining a Confidential Disclosure Agreement

Secure Funding

Proposal Development

• Developing your proposal

Proposal Review

• Internal and external proposal reviews

Funders Proposal Requirements

• Using funder requirements when developing a proposal

Proposal Submission to Funder

• Submission process for funder review

Funding Approval

• Obtaining funding approval, award process, requesting speed types

Just in Time Requirements

• National Institutes of Health (NIH), Just in Time (JIT) guidelines and requirements

Research Approvals

Approvals

• Applying for Federal, Committee and Site approvals

Training

• Training required before application for approvals

Resource Access & Assignment

• Obtaining access to applications used in research and obtaining lab assignment

Sign Agreements

• Contracts, sub-contracts, MTA's, data use

Financial Accounts

• Financial account set-up

Protocol Revisions

• Making revisions based on committee feedback

Submitting for Approval

• Regulatory approval submissions

Feasibility Assessment

• Study feasibility assessment

Research Activity

Recruiting

• Recruiting study participants

Procurement

• Ordering supplies and equipment

Budget Management

• Payments, tracking and reporting

Regulatory Reporting

• NHIS, FDA reporting, amendments and adverse events

Inspections and Audits

• Internal and external inspections and audits

Data Management

• Experiment results and safety monitoring

Lab and Inventory Management

• Management of supplies and facilities

Training

• Maintaining ongoing training requirements

Committee Approvals

• Maintaining ongoing committee approvals requirements

Research Wrap-up

Study Results

• Finalizing Study Results

Financial Close-out

• Fiscal Reconciliation

Committee Close-out

• Closing studies with all committees

Permit Close-out

• Terminating permits

Inventory/Resource Close-out

• Returning, releasing and/or storing resources and results (specimens)

Regulatory Close-out

• Returning, releasing and/or storing resources and results (specimens)

Data Sharing Dissemination

• Publication and dissemination of study results

Data Close-out

• Finalizing data analysis, documentation, secondary use or locking