Research Support Services

The Division of Research and Economic Development (DoR) encourages innovation among NSU's faculty. The DoR's mission is to help develop ideas, discoveries, and technologies, leading to impactful research outcomes. Through strategic partnerships with industry leaders and entrepreneurs, we strive to commercialize NSU's research activities, contributing to global advancements.

Within DoR, you'll find a robust infrastructure comprising the Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Clinical Research, Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization, Grant Writing Laboratory, and Institutional Review Board. These units collaborate seamlessly to provide tailored support to faculty and professional staff.

For more information, visit https://www.nova.edu/dor/index.html 

NSU's Center for Collaborative Research (CCR) is one of the largest and most advanced research facilities in Florida. Located adjacent to the university’s Health Professions Division complex on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, the 215,000-sq.-ft., six-story CCR is equipped with wet and dry labs; state-of-the-art research equipment, including access to a high-performance computing environment; and other resources, such as Florida LambdaRail, a high-speed broadband service delivery network with connectivity throughout the nation.

The CCR also houses five Core laboratories (Flow Cytometry, Genomics, Imaging, Cell Therapies, and Vivarium), bioinformatics support, and a General Clinical Research Center. The Core Facilities are operated by NSU’s Division of Research and Economic Development (DoR). In addition to the core facilities within the CCR, the CCR houses the EM Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology.

For more information regarding the use of Core Services and Equipment please contact the scientific director for research facilities, Robin Krueger at rkrueger1@nova.edu. 

The Office of Clinical Research is dedicated to supporting NSU faculty involved in clinical trials. With a team of certified clinical research professionals, OCR offers administrative assistance and clinical coordination, providing a comprehensive suite of support services to navigate the intricate landscape of health care.

Key Features:

• Staffed with certified clinical research professionals
• Offers administrative assistance and clinical coordination
• Provides a wide range of clinical research support services
• The newly constructed outpatient General Clinical Research Center offers a centralized research infrastructure and a multidisciplinary approach.
• The OCR is on the fourth floor of the Center for Collaborative Research and features private patient access, four state-of-the-art exam rooms, a complete processing laboratory, and secure storage facilities.

For assistance with clinical trials, contact ocr@nova.edu.

Operating under Translational Research and Economic Development, the Office of Sponsored Programs aims to support NSU's research mission by providing comprehensive services to faculty and staff. Our focus includes identifying, securing, managing, and ensuring compliance with funding for NSU's research, community service, and training initiatives.

Mission:

To support NSU's research mission by providing faculty and staff with services for identifying, securing, managing, and ensuring compliance with external and internal funding.

Services:

• Administer grants from government and private sources for research, teaching/training, and community service projects.
• Provide support throughout the award process, from proposal planning to final reporting.

Note: All grant submissions must be made to your assigned grant officer at least 5 days before the funder's deadline.

For grant-related inquiries or information, contact osp@nova.edu.

Technology transfer is the pivotal process of transforming university innovations into tangible commercial products or services. At OTT, we oversee this journey from the initial disclosure of an invention to the final licensing stage, providing invaluable support to NSU faculty along the way. Our services include aiding with patent applications, trademark, and copyright registrations.

We're committed to guiding inventors through the intricate landscape of technology marketing, striving for mutually beneficial outcomes for inventors, investors, and the university. Once a patent application is underway, we initiate targeted marketing efforts to attract potential commercial partners. Should a company express interest, we facilitate seamless collaboration through various tailored contracts, ensuring a smooth and efficient process for all parties involved.

Services:

• Assistance with patent applications, trademark, and copyright registrations
• Guidance through various commercialization options
• Development of promotional and educational materials
• Identification of potential commercialization partners

For more information or assistance, contact ott@nova.edu.

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Nova Southeastern University is a unit under the direction of the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and leads the university's human subject protection program. The IRB reviews research submissions from the NSU research community to ensure they adhere to basic ethical principles underlying the acceptable conduct of research involving human subjects.

Nova Southeastern University encourages the conduct of research in the various colleges and in collaboration with other educational institutions, agencies, and organizations. Our researchers conduct studies contributing to the fields of biomedical, social-behavioral, and community-engaged research. While respecting the right of faculty to full academic freedom in research, the university is firmly committed to adhering to basic ethical principles underlying the acceptable conduct of research involving human subjects. This website was created as a resource for the research community regarding the IRB process and what is expected from all investigators.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.nova.edu/irb/index.html

Safety training is available on Canvas as self-enrollment.  Students/faculty/staff have access to all the training modules, however are only required or expected to take applicable training courses. Follow the guidance outlined by your program or in the Self Enrollment Instructions to determine which modules are required.

Available courses with certificates include:

• Laboratory Safety in Research and Education
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• NSU Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
• Respiratory Protection in Healthcare Settings (Book your fit test HERE)
• Hazard Communications
• Laboratory Chemical Waste Management RCRA
• Management of Hazardous Waste containers and Waste Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAA)
• Biosafety Level 2
• Radiation Safety Awareness
• Organic Peroxide Awareness

For additional information, please visit: https://www.nova.edu/ehs/educational-services.html

The Martin and Gail Press Health Professions Division Library includes more than 17,000 print volumes, 700+ electronic books, and 8,000+ active medical/health journal subscriptions in both print and digital formats. Many of the available electronic texts are required textbooks in various courses. The library has ample study space and is home to the Idea Labs, complete with virtual reality technology, a 3-D printer, and more. The library also provides a dedicated librarian who specializes in supporting research inquiries for students and faculty members.

Services:

• Reference and Instructional Library Services
• Bibliographic/Research Instruction 
• Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan 
• Staffing/Resources and Services
• Manuscript Publication Support

For more information on library services, please contact Julia Sarpy at jsarpy@nova.edu.

The Grant Writing Laboratory at NSU provides comprehensive research and proposal development assistance to faculty and professional staff to enhance success in grant-seeking endeavors. Our services are closely coordinated with those of the Office of Sponsored Programs, offering faculty additional support in their grant-seeking efforts.

Services:

• All aspects of grant training, seeking, and proposal development, including brainstorming, project planning, funding research, and proposal writing.
• Customized templates and samples for specific grant application components upon request.

To schedule a consultation, please contact NSU's Grant Writing Manager, Melanie Bauer at GrantLab@nova.edu.

Beth Gilbert serves as the grant and medical writer for NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), providing invaluable support to faculty in every stage of grant proposal development, from initial idea conception to final submission.

Beth excels in tailoring grant proposals to effectively address various reviewing audiences, including medical experts, general physicians, researchers, and advocates. She offers insightful feedback on the feasibility of grant submission approval, drawing from her proven track record of improving grant funding success rates.

Services

Assistance throughout the entire grant writing process, including:

• Developing research ideas for grant applications.
• Assessing the feasibility of research efforts.
• Collaborating with researchers to establish specific aims.
• Editing and revising grant components such as abstracts, research plans, and facilities documents for submission. 

To schedule an appointment with Beth Gilbert at the Collaborative Research Center (#420A),  bgilbert1@nova.edu.

Cureus is an open access, online medical journal, which provides clinicians, students, faculty, and researchers a novel and effective platform to publish their clinical and research data. Cureus provides KPCOM students and faculty a no-fee and quick turnaround approach to publication with an average of 39 days to publication (26 days median). With an impact factor of 1.1, the journal receives approximately 1.5 million article reads monthly.

To access recently published articles through Cureus, visit

https://www.cureus.com/channels/nsu-flagship/articles

To access recently published posters through Cureus, visit

https://www.cureus.com/posters

For further information, contact:

Beth Gilbert                                                                                                                          

Instructor, Science Grant Writer                                                                                                     

bgilbert1@nova.edu

REDCap is a secure web platform for building and managing online databases and surveys. REDCap provides automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to Excel and common statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, Stata, R), as well as a built-in project calendar, a scheduling module, ad hoc reporting tools, and advanced features, such as branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields.

For additional information, contact:

Sashah Damier                                                                                                                        

REDCap Support Specialist                                                                                                     

sd794@nova.edu

Clarivate Analytics offers a suite of research software solutions for managing citations. EndNote® is available as a downloadable option for your computer and an online option that you may access via any Internet connected computer. EndNote® provides hundreds of formatting styles, and provides the industry standards for publishing and managing bibliographies and reference lists. 

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has licensed Clarivate's EndNote products listed below for authorized use by all NSU faculty, staff, and students who have permission to download, install, and use this software on personal computers and laptops. 

For additional information, visit:

https://www.nova.edu/citation-management/index.html

For additional assistance, contact:

https://www.nova.edu/oiit/technical-support/index.html