FEATURED COURSES
RESEARCH COMPLIANCE & OVERSIGHT
- UNDERSTANDING THE U.S. RESEARCH COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK
- HUMAN SUBJECTS PROTECTION & INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS (IRBS)
- ANIMAL RESEARCH REGULATIONS & IACUC COMPLIANCE
- GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES (GLP) AND GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICES (GCP)
- RESEARCH MISCONDUCT: FABRICATION, FALSIFICATION, AND PLAGIARISM
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST & CONFLICT OF COMMITMENT POLICIES
- EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH
- FOREIGN INFLUENCE & DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
- RECORDKEEPING & DATA MANAGEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE
- WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- BASICS OF PATENT LAW FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS
- DETERMINING INVENTORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP IN JOINT PROJECTS
- COPYRIGHT ISSUES FOR ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE
- TRADE SECRET PROTECTION IN A UNIVERSITY SETTING
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & COMMERCIALIZATION OF INVENTIONS
- LICENSING UNIVERSITY PATENTS: MODELS AND AGREEMENTS
- SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENTS & IP CLAUSES
- MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENTS (MTAS) AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
- CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE & NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS (NDAS)
- BAYH–DOLE ACT AND FEDERALLY FUNDED INVENTIONS
GRANTS, FUNDING & FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE
- UNDERSTANDING FEDERAL GRANT REGULATIONS (UNIFORM GUIDANCE 2 CFR 200)
- WRITING LEGALLY SOUND GRANT PROPOSALS
- COST ALLOWABILITY, ALLOCABILITY, AND REASONABLENESS
- EFFORT REPORTING AND SALARY CERTIFICATION
- SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING AND FLOW-DOWN TERMS
- INDIRECT COST (F&A) RATE NEGOTIATIONS
- FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN RESEARCH FUNDING
- HANDLING GRANT AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS
- STATE AND PRIVATE GRANT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
- REMEDIES AND PENALTIES FOR GRANT MISUSE
CONTRACTS & COLLABORATIONS
- DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENTS
- INDUSTRY–UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENTS (IUCAS)
- MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS
- CONSORTIUM & CENTER AGREEMENTS
- DATA USE AND DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS
- CLINICAL TRIAL AGREEMENTS WITH INDUSTRY SPONSORS
- SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR CORE FACILITIES
- JOINT VENTURE AND CO-DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- PUBLICATION RIGHTS & ACADEMIC FREEDOM CLAUSES
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN RESEARCH CONTRACTS
DATA, PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- HIPAA COMPLIANCE FOR HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH
- FERPA AND STUDENT DATA IN RESEARCH
- GDPR AND CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS
- DATA SECURITY FOR RESEARCH DATA AND SERVERS
- DE-IDENTIFICATION AND ANONYMIZATION OF DATA
- CLOUD COMPUTING AND DATA STORAGE CONTRACTS
- MANAGING ACCESS TO CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (CUI)
- DATA BREACH RESPONSE PLANS FOR RESEARCH LABS
- PROTECTING DIGITAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SOFTWARE
- BLOCKCHAIN AND RESEARCH DATA INTEGRITY
HUMAN PARTICIPANTS & CLINICAL STUDIES
- IRB APPLICATIONS AND CONTINUING REVIEW
- INFORMED CONSENT: DRAFTING AND DOCUMENTATION
- MULTI-SITE AND COOPERATIVE IRB REVIEW
- RESEARCH WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS (MINORS, PRISONERS, ETC.)
- BIOSPECIMEN AND BIOBANK LEGAL ISSUES
- GENETIC AND GENOMIC RESEARCH ETHICS & LAW
- COMPENSATION FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
- HANDLING INCIDENTAL FINDINGS IN CLINICAL STUDIES
- INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL RESEARCH REGULATIONS
- EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATIONS AND EXPANDED ACCESS
INTERNATIONAL & CROSS-BORDER RESEARCH
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
- OECD AND UNESCO GUIDELINES ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY
- EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS (EAR) AND ITAR IN GLOBAL PROJECTS
- HANDLING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND GIFTS
- IMMIGRATION AND VISA ISSUES FOR VISITING SCHOLARS
- CROSS-BORDER TAX AND WITHHOLDING FOR RESEARCH PAYMENTS
- COMPLIANCE WITH FOREIGN DATA PRIVACY REGIMES (E.G., CANADA, EU, CHINA)
- ANTI-BRIBERY AND FCPA ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL FIELDWORK
- CULTURAL HERITAGE & ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH LAWS
- INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND CHEMICALS
EMERGING & HIGH-RISK RESEARCH AREAS
- AI AND MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH: LEGAL AND ETHICAL RISKS
- HUMAN GENOME EDITING & CRISPR REGULATIONS
- STEM CELL RESEARCH COMPLIANCE
- DUAL USE RESEARCH OF CONCERN (DURC) IN LIFE SCIENCES
- GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH OVERSIGHT
- SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOSECURITY LAW
- NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
- SPACE AND PLANETARY RESEARCH: PROPERTY AND LIABILITY ISSUES
- AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND DRONE RESEARCH COMPLIANCE
- QUANTUM COMPUTING & ENCRYPTION EXPORT CONTROLS
EMPLOYMENT, STUDENTS & INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
- GRADUATE STUDENT AND POST-DOC RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONS
- FACULTY–STUDENT IP OWNERSHIP AND AUTHORSHIP DISPUTES
- RESEARCH ASSISTANT EMPLOYMENT LAW AND WAGE COMPLIANCE
- SABBATICAL AND CONSULTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- HANDLING ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION IN LABS
- VISITING SCHOLAR AGREEMENTS AND LIABILITY
- VOLUNTEER AND CITIZEN SCIENCE RESEARCH AGREEMENTS
- ACADEMIC FREEDOM VS. EMPLOYER CONTROL
- NAVIGATING TENURE AND RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY REQUIREMENTS
- MANAGING TEAM SCIENCE AND MULTI-PI LEADERSHIP
COMMERCIALIZATION, STARTUPS & REVENUE SHARING
- STARTUP FORMATION FOR UNIVERSITY SPIN-OUTS
- EQUITY VS. ROYALTY NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNIVERSITIES
- VENTURE CAPITAL AND SECURITIES LAW FOR ACADEMIC STARTUPS
- NEGOTIATING SPONSORED RESEARCH WITH INDUSTRY INVESTORS
- PROTECTING UNIVERSITY IP IN STARTUP LICENSING
- MANAGING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN FACULTY STARTUPS
- SBIR/STTR GRANTS AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
- EXIT STRATEGIES AND IP BUY-BACKS
- ROYALTY DISTRIBUTION AND FACULTY INVENTOR POLICIES
- POST-LICENSING COMPLIANCE AND ONGOING OBLIGATIONS