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1. Introduction
2. Setting up Office and Research Space
3. Obtaining Regulatory Committee Approvals
4. Finding, Obtaining, and Managing Money
5. Being Responsible
6. Leaving or Transferring Funds/Specimens Out of UCSF
 
School of Medicine Clinical and Translational Research

THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH

RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR HANDBOOK

APPENDICES

I. UCSF Acronyms

BRC Biomolecular Resource Center
BRER Basic Regulatory and Ethical Requirements class (see IACUC)
BSC Biological Safety Committee
BSO Biological Safety Officer
BUA Biological Use Authorization
CAR Committee for Animal Research (now called IACUC)
CC Cancer Center (also CCC for Comprehensive Cancer Center)
CCF Cell Culture Facility
CHR Committee on Human Research
CIT Center for Information Technology
COIAC Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee
C&G Contracts and Grants
CPFM Capital Projects and Facilities Management (was called FM)
CSA Controlled Substance Authorization
CSC Chemical Safety Committee
CSP Controlled Substance Program
CTM   Center for Technology Management
DEA Drug Enforcement Agency
DIAS Drug Information Analysis Service
DMS Data Management Services
DSA Department Safety Advisor
EHS Environmental Health Services (Medical Center - not the OEH&S)
ENS Enterprise Network Services
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FM Facilities Management (now CPFM)
GCRC General Clinical Research Center
HR Human Resources
HRPP Human Research Protection Program
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (was called CAR)
ICD Industry Contracts Division
IRTS Instructional and Research Technology Services
IT Information Technology
ITS Information Technology Services
LARC Laboratory Animal Resource Center
MM Materiel Management Department
MSO  Management Services Officer
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NIH National Institutes of Health
OASIS Office of Academic and Administrative Information Systems
OEH&S  Office of Environmental Health & Safety
OHRP Office of Human Research Protections
OLAW Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
OR Office of Research
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSR Office of Sponsored Research
OTM Office of Technology Management
PCRC Pediatrics Clinical Research Center
PI Principal Investigator
QIU Quality Improvement Unit
RAP Research Administration Project
RAPC Research Advisory Panel of California
RAS Research Administration System
RDRC Radioactive Drug Research Committee
RSA Research Services Administrator
RSC Radiation Safety Committee
RSO Radiation Safety Officer
RUA  Radiation Use Authorization
SACS Statistical Analysis and Computer Services
SFGH San Francisco General Hospital
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
VPN Virtual Private Network