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ResearchMatch.org is a national online recruitment tool for health research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and maintained at Vanderbilt University. ResearchMatch connects health researchers with individuals interested in volunteering, through its secure online matching tool. UConn is part of the ResearchMatch Network. There is no cost to UConn researchers to use ResearchMatch. There are currently over 120,000 registered volunteers across the country. ResearchMatch is also available in Spanish.

Register now to see if ResearchMatch might be a useful recruitment tool for your health-outcomes research study:

Use this link to register as a researcher: https://www.researchmatch.org/researchers/. You do not need to be a Principal Investigator to register. The registration process takes less than 10 minutes and when you are finished, you will be granted “feasibility access” to do a feasibility search of aggregate data regarding the current ResearchMatch volunteer population. You will be able to see the demographic and health information breakdown for the volunteers within a designated geographic area.

If you decide to use ResearchMatch to conduct participant recruitment, you will need IRB approval:

1. The Vanderbilt IRB provides oversight for ResearchMatch as a recruitment tool and this has been documented within the ResearchMatch IRB Letter of Understanding (available upon request), but to use ResearchMatch as a recruitment tool for a specific study, you will first need to get UConn IRB approval.
   1. For the IRB submission, the following language may be used to describe ResearchMatch as a recruitment method: Potential volunteers will be contacted by ResearchMatch via an email contact message containing IRB-approved recruitment language for this study (not including direct study contact information such as study phone number). Volunteers will then have the option of replying by clicking ‘yes’ or ‘no’  in the contact message. If a volunteer chooses to respond in the affirmative, they will authorize ResearchMatch to release their contact information to the PI (or ResearchMatch designee) who will be responsible for managing that information according to institutional guidelines.
   2. The contact message consists of the language to be used in the email sent by ResearchMatch on your behalf to potential participants. Please note that your contact message must not include your direct study contact information (email or phone), and must not exceed 2000 characters. If the study involves in-person participation, you may want to include the geographical location of the study site. If you intend to include healthy controls, specify that in your contact message, otherwise, a healthy control volunteer may decline participation. Please see contact message examples provided by ResearchMatch as well as this form that offers additional tips for creating an effective contact message.
2. Once ResearchMatch is an IRB-approved recruitment method, you may then register as a researcher to request “recruitment access” in ResearchMatch. You will need to upload your IRB approval letter and your IRB-approved contact message. Recruitment access will give you the ability to send your contact message to potential participants that you select. If a potential participant agrees, you will then have access to his/her contact information in order to contact about possible study participation.

For questions about about how to use ResearchMatch for your health research, please contact ResearchMatch Liaison, Ellen Ciesielski, eciesielski@uchc.edu.

In guidance documents issued in February 2012, NASA noted that appropriation bills for the past two years (NASA’s 2011 continuing resolution and NASA’s fiscal year 2012 appropriation) contain a funding restriction with respect to China. Specifically, the funding statute states that none of the funds appropriated may be used by NASA to:

• develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized [by law.]

Although the statute does not define “China” or “Chinese-owned company,” NASA’s procurement guidance states that the terms mean the People’s Republic of China, any company owned by the People’s Republic of China, or any company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

The statute applies to any NASA grant, cooperative agreement, or contract and applies to all subrecipients at any level. Therefore, the restriction prohibits UConn from collaborating with or issuing a subaward to the Chinese government (e.g., the China National Space Administration), a government-owned company, or a company incorporated under Chinese law. This includes using NASA funds for the U.S. side of a collaboration with these entities that is performed on a “no-exchange-of-funds” basis. The restrictions do not apply to commercial items of supply needed to perform a grant or cooperative agreement.

The appropriations law does not restrict the use of NASA funds to support Chinese national students or visiting researchers as long as they do not have a current affiliation with a Chinese university. NASA grants guidance document states participation by Chinese nationals will be reviewed by NASA grant and technical officers prior to awarding grants or cooperative agreements (including amendments).

You can view this PDF for more information, and also go here to see NASA’s FAQs on the topic.

Please contact exportcontrol@uconn.edu with any questions.

To Countries of Concern

All  UConn faculty, staff or students planning international travel to a country sanctioned by the U.S. Government must clear their travel plans with the Export Control office (exportcontrol@uconn.edu) to ensure that any required approvals or licenses are in place prior to departure.

Highest Risk (countries which have OFAC sanctions or embargoes in place)

*Contact the Export Control office (exportcontrol@uconn.edu) for screening of contacts.

High Risk Countries (The government holds a general policy of license denial for ITAR^* or dual-use goods) Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burma/Myanmar, Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Iviore, Cuba, Cyprus, Eritrea, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, People’s Republic of Korea, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Saudia Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

With Equipment (Including Computers), Data or Software

All  UConn faculty, staff or students planning international travel with equipment or a laptop or other mobile computing device that has encryption software installed should be aware that certain equipment and encryption technology may be subject to export controls by the U.S. and other countries. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury have rules prohibiting the transportation of certain controlled equipment encryption technology into certain countries. All travelers who will be carrying or shipping equipment or encryption technology out of the U.S. are strongly encouraged to consult with the UConn Export Control office (exportcontrol@uconn.edu) or review this PDF for more information.

Everything that leaves U.S. borders is considered an export. Shipments of items (e.g., materials, equipment, technical data, software) sent to international entities are subject to U.S. export control laws. Prior to shipping an item internationally, UConn and UConn Health employees are required by policy to perform a due diligence check and communicate with the appropriate UConn offices to help ensure you are lawfully shipping your item.

Shipping is managed by the individual UConn or UConn Health employee creating the shipment. UConn and UConn Health employees are responsible for contacting UConn (Export Control Office) ECO to review shipments sent internationally to ensure export control requirements are met.

• Restricted Party Screening: The ECO will conduct Restricted Party Screening of the intended recipients and recipient organizations to ensure those individuals/organizations are not on a federal government restricted parties list.
• Classifying and Licensing: Items listed on the USML or with an ECCN may require export licenses with the relevant federal agencies. If you know your item’s classification or you are unsure of your item’s classification, please contact UConn ECO to help classify the shipment contents and/or determine if a license is required to ship the item(s).
• Biological Materials: Shipments of biological materials (e.g., microorganisms, cell cultures, animal, plant or human samples, etc.) to a collaborator, industry partner, or back to the University from a field research site must comply with Dangerous Goods (Hazardous Materials) shipping regulations. Individuals planning to ship biological materials must complete training through Environmental Health and Safety at the Storrs and regional campuses or UConn Health to learn how to properly classify, identify, package, mark, label, and document shipments of biological materials and dry ice.
•  Hazardous Materials: Shipments of hazardous chemicals, batteries, wastes, and other materials must comply with regulations of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), International Air Transport Association (IATA), and International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) when shipping by ground, air, or vessel.
• Material Transfer Agreements (MTA): An MTA is a contract that governs the transfer of various biological and research materials between two or more organizations. MTAs are reviewed by and UConn ECO. If you have questions regarding your MTA or if your shipment items require an MTA, please contact Ana Fidantsef (fidantsef@uconn.edu) at UConn TCS or UConn ECO.

To learn more about exports and international shipping, UConn offers FREE export control training through CITI to provide additional guidance on international shipment requirements. This training is freely available to all UConn and UConn Health faculty, employees, and students with a NetID. UConn Policy requires all export control project personnel affiliated with a Technology Control Plan (TCP), Technology Control & Security Plan (TCSP), or Access Control Plan (PICACP) to complete international shipping training.

UConn’s Export Control Office works with shipping partners across the university to quickly review international shipping requests.

Please contact exportcontrol@uconn.edu with any questions regarding international shipments.

SCRO Committee Members

Audrey R. Chapman, PhD, Committee Chair, Professor, School of Medicine, Public Health Sciences

Peter Barwick, MD, Physician (retired), Community Member

Eric Bernstein, JD, EdD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Dental Medicine

Stephen Clark, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Dental Medicine, Genetics and Genome Sciences

Caroline Dealy, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Dental Medicine, Craniofacial Sciences

Jaime Imitola, MD, Vice Chair of Research in Neurology, School of Medicine

James Mulrooney, PhD, Dean, Professor,  Central Connecticut State University, Biomolecular Science

Leonard Paplauskas, UConn Health, Associate Vice President, Research Administration (retired)

Ted Rasmussen, PhD, Associate Professor, UConn, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ernst Reichenberger, PhD, Professor, School of Dental Medicine, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development

Richard Tombaugh, PhD, Theologian, Community Member

Isolde Bates, ex officio member, Business Services Manager, Genetics and Genome Sciences

Maureen Sansone, ex officio member, IRB Administrator, The Jackson Laboratory

Ellen Ciesielski, SCRO Coordinator, UConn Health, Research Integrity & Compliance

Trying to find the contact information for a specific staff member by name? Search the appropriate University telephone directories:

• University of Connecticut – Storrs
• UConn Health – Farmington

The OVPR is your home for all industry-sponsored research activities.

We would like to work with you and your industry partners to ensure that our collaborative research discussions are productive, that negotiations are successful, and that both parties’ needs are met.  We also ensure that agreements are in accordance with University policies and procedures as well as federal regulations and requirements.

We’ve prepared a document that outlines our philosophy and that may be useful to share with your industrial partners.

Contact us.  Bring us in early. We are here to help!

Export control laws are federal regulations that govern how certain information, technologies, and commodities can be transmitted overseas or to a foreign national on U.S. soil. The scope of the regulations is broad: they cover exports in virtually all fields of science, engineering, and technology and apply to research activities regardless of the source of funding. Failure to comply with these laws can have serious consequences, both for the institution and for the individual researcher. Potential penalties include fines and possibly imprisonment. It is thus critical for UConn researchers to understand their obligations under these regulations and to work with Research Compliance Services to ensure that the University is in compliance.

Please visit this section in the Research Integrity & Regulatory Affairs area of the website for more information.

Because Storrs and UCH are two separate entities both from the standpoint of the state and for federal grants (and have different financial systems), this places us in a situation similar to the University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts and Cornell University. We used the Cornell model to develop guidelines to promote intercampus collaborations between Storrs and UCH and placed them on our website earlier this year. This has assisted researchers in understanding the procedures at the other campus and resolved issues that in the past have been a concern.

We currently have a global MOA between Storrs and UCH and create individual agreements for each project. They are simple and are put in place quickly.

Additionally the current practice is for the prime recipient to waive F&As on the first $25K of the sub-award if including them would diminish proposed direct costs.

In situations where amount of project cost funding is capped and the subrecipient’s F&As are included in the total direct costs, the subrecipient organization will not include its F&As in the budget. Once awarded, the prime recipient will share its F&As with the subrecipient proportionately to the awarded direct costs. This will be implemented for all future grants.