Research
Planning Is a Team Effort
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Planning and teamwork are key to preparing a successful application.
An animal research application requires a lot of work, so start
early, leave time for unanticipated issues, and involve experts
in your project from the beginning.
Ask senior IACUC members to validate your ideas and methods. Consult with the attending
veterinarian about available facilities, equipment, personnel, and
products.
For example, the veterinarian may know of a new analgesic that
introduces fewer variables into the research. The institutional
business official who signs your grant application
should also be comfortable with your proposal.
These early consultations protect you and your institution. Since
NIH allows just-in-time IACUC approval of animal use protocols,
a PI can move a research project all the way through NIH initial
peer review before an IACUC has a chance to see it.
If your IACUC has last minute problems with your protocol, e.g.,
you have no biosafety
level four facilities to inject mice with Ebola virus, you might
not receive funding you otherwise could have received.
See NIAID's NIH Grant Cycle:
Application to Renewal for more tips and advice on organizing
and conveying your ideas.
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