Academic and Research Computing – Provides IT resources and infrastructure in support of the academic and research mission of BIDMC.

Help Desk for Academic Computing Support: (617) 667-8415 

Marizol Vides, Support Specialist, mvides@bidmc.harvard.edu

Clinical Trials Office (CTO) – Provides a comprehensive program of contract and budget negotiations for clinical research.

Heather K Marban, Administrative Coordinator Clinical Trials Operations, hmarban@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 667-4443

Committee on Clinical Investigations (CCI) Institutional Review Board (IRB)) – The CCI is charged with safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects.

Main line: (617) 667-0476, http://research.bidmc.harvard.edu/OST/ClinicalTrials/CCIContact.asp

Consolidated Research Safety Training

All research employees are required to complete this BIDMC training program on an annual basis (except those who work at HIM and NRB which have their own programs).

Employees required to complete the live training:

§         New Employees and New Students

§         Employees that prefer the live training to get an update on safety concerns

§         Employees that have been noted for practicing un-safe procedures in the lab

Online Renewal

Employees that would like to complete their annual renewal for this training online can reach the training at the link below.

http://research.bidmc.harvard.edu/education/ResearchSafetyMemo.asp

Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center (DFHCC) – DFHCC is the IRB of record for approximately 400 protocols and emergency use protocols involving investigational drugs and other investigational chemotherapeutic agents for patients/subjects.

Contact for Financing/Budgeting:  (617) 667-4492

Contact for IRB submission to DFHCC: (617) 632-3029

General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) – Provides the clinical research infrastructure to investigators for inpatient and outpatient trials.

Michelle Beck, Research Administrator, mbeck1@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 667-3664

Human Subjects Protection Office (HSPO) – Provides comprehensive protection to subjects, education and training for study staff, and monitoring of current research

Director:  (617) 667-4445

Institutional Official – Responsibilities include oversight of both the CCI and all BIDMC Investigators.

Randy Mason, VP, Research Operations, rmason@bidmc.harvard.edu

Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) – Provides research administrative support to investigators at BIDMC who are applying for or who have been awarded contracts and grants.

Stephanie Wasserman, Director, OSP, swasserm@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 667-1803

Julianne Chun, JD, Director of Research Compliance, jchun@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 667-7374

Research Facilities – Provides space and facilities management support to the Researchers and Research Administrators.

Cynthia Souza, Research Facilities Manager, csouza@bidmc.harvard.edu

Shipping Dangerous Goods (Infectious Substances, Biological Substances, Genetically Modified Organisms and Dry Ice) Training

Who should attend?

All BIDMC employees that package and ship dry ice, biological substances (formerly diagnostic specimens), genetically modified organisms and/or infectious substances (which require you to fill out a shipper’s declaration) are required to attend a shipping training session every two years to maintain certification.  Improper packaging of dangerous goods can lead to personal injury as well as fines levied by the United States Department of Transportation on both the individual and the institution.

If you would like to learn how to ship dry ice, biological substances, genetically modified organisms and/or infectious substances as part of your job, you MUST attend this training session. 

To register, please e-mail Luisa Dello Iacono at ldelloia@bidmc.harvard.edu.  With the following information:  First and last name, Department/Research Lab, Location, Name of Principal Investigator and Telephone number

Technology Ventures Office (TVO) – Promotes public utilization of BIDMC technologies for society’s use and benefit.  The TVO evaluates patents, markets, and licenses BIDMC faculty inventions.

Jodi E. Hecht, Ph.D., Licensing Associate, jehecht@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 667-4197