Research Compliance Hot Topics and Training Program
Find out about the Research Compliance Hot Topics and Training Program, offered to all UC San Diego faculty, staff and students.
The UC San Diego Research Compliance and Integrity Office (RCI) is pleased to offer the Research Compliance Hot Topics and Training Program (Program). The Program offers training through a variety of forums, including workshops, videos, newsletters and other activities, and is designed to serve as an educational resource to assist the UC San Diego research community with the complexities of conducting research.
Upcoming Session:
Title: UCSD Requirements for Sponsor Monitor Access to the Electronic Health Record Program (EHR)
Date: May 28, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Registration Link
Past Sessions:
2025
Date: April 23, 2025
Title: Major revisions to federal regulations concerning Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: March 19, 2025
Title: Open Access/Open Science: Benefits and Requirements
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Handout 1: Open Access Publishing Resources & Links (PDF)
Handout 2: Help Make Your Research Articles Freely Available to the World (PDF)
Handout 3: Questions and Answers During Session (PDF)
Date: February 19, 2025
Title: Conflict of Interest – Federal Disclosure Requirements
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: January 29, 2025
Title: Artificial Intelligence and Human Subjects Research
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
2024
Date: October 9, 2024
Title: The Promise and Pitfalls of the Academic Research Ecosystem: Root Causes and Strategies for Improvement
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: August 21, 2024
Title: Office of Research and Innovation Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ORI-EDI) –Free Speech on Campus 101
Date: June 26, 2024
Title: Updates to APM 025/671 including UC OATS and Federal Agency Expectations
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: May 15, 2024
Title: Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRP): What Are They and Why Are They Prohibited by Federal Funding Agencies?
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: April 24, 2024
Title: Export Control: What You Need to Know for Your International Travel, Engagements, Shipments, and Research
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Poll Questions (PDF)
Date: March 20, 2024
Title: Research Data Curation
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: February 21, 2024
Title: Conflict of Interest (COI) - COI Disclosure Requirements
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: January 25, 2024
Title: Review of New Office of IRB Administration (OIA) SOPs and Website
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
2023
Date: November 15, 2023
Title: Overview of UCSD Audit & Management Advisory Services
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: October 25, 2023
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in your Research Program (repeat session)
Date: September 20, 2023
Title: Research Data Management and NIH’s Data Management Policy
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: August 16, 2023
Title: Neurodiversity Awareness and Allyship
Contact Information (PDF)
Date: June 14, 2023
Title: All Things Innovation and Commercialization
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: May 24, 2023
Title: Symposium on University Research Fundamentals (SURF)
Please note: The session presentations were not recorded; however, below are the Powerpoint presentation slides for viewing.
- Office of Information Assurance: Why, Some Say, Research Security
- Research Ethics Program
- Research Compliance and Integrity
- Office of IRB Administration
- UC San Diego Sponsored Projects Offices
- Sponsored Projects Finance – Effort Reporting and ECERT
- Export Control
- Conflict of Interest
- Research IT Services - Cybersecurity Certification for Research (CCR)
- Health Sciences Business Contracting
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Research Data Curation
- Case Study: Award Setup Division of Responsibilities and Select Post Award Processes
- Case Study: Post-Award Financial Management with Project Management Dashboard
- Case Study: Kuali IRB Human Subjects Clinical Research Uses Cases
Date: April 19, 2023
Title: Conflict of Interest: Navigating Kuali COI and Disclosure Requirements for Research
Powerpint Slides (PDF)
Date: March 15, 2023
Title: UC OATS - Policy Overview and System Introduction
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: January 18, 2023
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in your Research Program (repeat session)
Title: IRB Town Hall: New ICF Templates and Common Reliance Mistakes
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
2022
Date: November 16, 2022
Title: International Shipping Considerations within an Academic Research Environment
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: October 19, 2022
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in Your Research Program (repeat session)
Date: September 21, 2022
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in Your Research Program (repeat session)
Title: Study Coordinator 102
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: August 17, 2022
Title: EH&S Compliance with Federal and State Requirements While Conducting Research
Date: June 15, 2022
Title: Export Control 101: Basics You Need
Date: May 25, 2022
Title: Symposium on University Research Fundamentals (SURF)
Please note: The speaker presentations were not recorded. Below are the Powerpoint presentation slides for viewing.
- Research Compliance and Integrity (PDF)
- Sponsored Projects Finance (PDF)
- Research Ethics Program (PDF)
- Office of IRB Administration (PDF)
- Conflict of Interest (PDF)
- Environment, Health & Safety (PDF)
- Cybersecurity (PDF)
- Office of Clinical Trials Administration (PDF)
- Export Control Office (PDF)
- Office of Contract and Grant Administratn (PDF)
- Health Sciences Sponsored Project Pre-Award Office (PDF)
- Scripps Office of Contract and Grant Administration Contacts (PDF)
Date: May 18, 2022
Title: Stem Cell Activities and NIH Supported Human Fetal Tissue Research at UC San Diego
Date: April 13, 2022
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in Your Research Program
(repeat session)
Date: March 23, 2022
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in Your Research Program
(Please note: The above link is to a recording of the original session conducted in October, 2021.)
Date: February 16, 2022
Title: The Role of Research in Social Justice
Date: January 19, 2022
Title IRB Town Hall
Date: January 12, 2022
Title: NIH 023-71 Updates
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
2021
Date: November 10, 2021
Title: NIH 023-71: Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: October 20, 2021
Title: Cybersecurity Certification for Research: Achieving Cyber-Resilience in Your Research Program
Date: September 15, 2021
Title: Conflict of Commitment (COC) and Conflict of Interest (COI): Navigating UC OATS and Kuali COI
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: August 18, 2021
Title: OPAFS: Post Award Financial Administration Overview
Date: June 16, 2021
Title: FOIA and CPRA Requests
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: May 19, 2021
Title: Study Coordinator 101
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: April 14, 2021
Title: Export Control 101: Basics You Need
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: February 17, 2021
Title: All About Innovation and Commercialization
Date: January 20, 2021
Title: Kuali IRB Coming Soon: When, Why and How
FAQ and Answers from Kuali IRB Town Hall - 2021-04-09 (PDF)
Please note: The RCI Office's welcome remarks and the speaker introduction were not captured on the presentation recording.
2020
Date: November 18, 2020
Title: ClinicalTrials.gov-Registration
Date: November 3, 2020
Title: Biosafety and the Institutional Biosafety Committee Requirements for Researchers
Date: October 21, 2020
Title: Advanced Good Clinical Practices
Date: September 23, 2020
Title: New National Science Foundation (NSF) Formatting Requirements for New Proposals
Date: August 26, 2020
Title: Cybersecurity, Data Use, CMMC and CUI
Date: August 19, 2020
Title: ClinicalTrials.gov: Entering Results
Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Date: June 24, 2020
Title: Navigating Kuali COI and COI Disclosure Requirements
Date: May 27, 2020
Title: Research and Privacy Considerations
At the presentation, there were two clarifications that were to be provided to the attendees. Attached is the COVID-19 guidance posted on the IRB website. This document addresses when notification to the IRB is required for a change in the consent process during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have also included the UC Systemwide HIPAA Implementation Taskforce position paper on Research-related Health Information and its relation to HIPAA PHI.
Date: April 28, 2020
Title: Other Support, Biosketches, and Disclosing a Foreign Component when Working with NIH, NSF, DOD, or DOE
Powerpoint Slides (PDF) (with links included)
Date: February 27, 2020
Title: Use of Good Clinical Practices (GCP) for a Compliant Study
Date: January 21, 2020
Title: Using Single IRBs in Multisite Human Subjects Research
2019
Date: November 20, 2019
Title: UC OATS- Policy Overview and System Introduction (log in required)
PLEASE NOTE: On this recording, you will hear a number of questions regarding outside activities performed during vacation hours and whether those activities are required to be reported. This differs depending on whether you are covered by APM 025 or APM 671 (a member of the Health Sciences Comp Plan). This distinction was not made clear during the presentation, so please refer to the following APMs for the correct rules:
For faculty covered by APM 671 (members of the Health Sciences Comp Plan), the policy states:
671-14 c. Faculty on Leave
Faculty who engage in professional activities while on approved leaves with pay such as sabbatical and vacation must comply with requirements for disclosure, prior approval, and annual reporting for outside professional activities. These activities, as well as professional activities performed during the evenings and weekends, count toward the annual time limits and earnings approval threshold. School Implementing Procedures must describe the requirements for disclosure, prior approval, and annual reporting for outside professional activities and earnings during periods of leave without pay.
For faculty covered by APM 025, the policy states:
c. Faculty on leave
(3) Vacation
Faculty on approved vacation are not subject to the disclosure, prior approval, annual reporting requirements, or time limits described in APM - 025-8-b for outside professional activity performed during the vacation period.
IN ADDITION, we apologize that this video record is missing the first seven minutes due to an audio-visual error. Please refer to the slides for the information addressed during the first seven minutes of the presentation.
Date: October 23, 2019
Title: Compliance with Federal and State Permitting Requirements While Conducting Research (log in required)
Date: September 26, 2019
Title: ClinicalTrials.gov (log in required)
Date: August 21, 2019
Title: Good Publishing Practices and the Risks of Predatory Publishing (log in required)
Date: June 18, 2019
Title: International Engagements Considerations, Existing and Evolving Federal, UC and Campus Requirements (log in required)
Date: May 22, 2019
Title: Research Data Integrity, Sensitivity and Security: Protecting Your Work in the Changing Landscape of Sponsored Research (log in required)
Date: February 27, 2019
Title: Navigating COI, the Disclosure Forms and the Intersection with Conflict of Commitment Workshop (log in required)
Date: January 30, 2019
Title: Town Hall Meeting with the UC San Diego Human Research Protections Program (log in required)