The Pediatric Research Office (PRO) supports those conducting pediatric research at Children's of Alabama by providing expertise and connections to resources. For assistance or to learn more, please contact Cheryl Perry, PhD, PRO Administrative Director.
Pediatric Faculty Expertise Database
Financial Information, Forms and Budgets
Proposal Development and Boilerplate
About the Pediatric Research Office (PRO)
Requesting iConnect Data
For iConnect requests, please contact Eric Macomb, the PRO Informaticist. He will work with the COA Portal to ensure that your request is handled in a timely manner.
Pediatric Faculty Expertise Database
Beginning in 2018, the PRO compiled a Pediatric Faculty Expertise Database that includes DOP faculty information on scholarly and/or research interests; interest in mentoring students, residents, fellows and post-docs; and research involvement as measured by number of publications and current funding. It is updated annually and was last updated during the Summer of 2022. The database is stored on a password-protected SharePoint site - which requires use of your BlazerID and strong password. Once you login, you will see a read-only copy of the database. Each row is a record and columns can be viewed by using the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen. The database can be filtered by clicking on the down arrow next to a column header. To search by keyword, use Ctrl+F and type your term in the Find: box on the the screen. If you have any questions or problems, please contact pro@uabmc.edu.
If you are interested in looking for research or collaborators at UAB, but outside of the Department of Pediatrics, visit Scholars@UAB.
Funding Opportunities
Internal Funding Opportunities
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Faculty Development Grant Program (visit https://www.uab.edu/faculty/senate/information for log-in)
Federal Funding Opportunities
Pivot-RP Global Search for Funding Opportunities
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access information by using "login from my institution" drop-down and selected University of Alabama at Birmingham. Then enter your BlazerID and strong password. Finally, create a Pivot account.
Financial Information, Forms and Budgets
UAB Information
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UAB Office of Research: Information on UAB's Resumption of Research Operations (R2Ops); links to research-related UAB administrative offices (e.g., OSP, IRB, IACUC); University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Centers; and Institutional Cores
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UAB OSP Submissions Requirements (effective 1/1/2020) and OSP Deadline Calculator - add 5 business days for DOP (see below for DOP Submission Requirements)
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UAB Study Management Fees Memo for industry-funded clinical trials
Information Specific to Pediatric Research
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DOP Industry Negotiation Flowchart: The UAB Extramural Checklist and the Responsible Personnel List should be completed by the financial officer assigned to your DOP division or PI.
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If you do not know who your financial officer is, please view the latest DOP Financial Officers list (update 04/13/2021) or contact dopgrants@uabmc.edu for assistance.
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DOP Submission Requirements are completed before the UAB OSP Submission. All proposals and supporting documents must be sent to dopgrants@uabmc.edu no later than 8am 10 full business days prior to the sponsor's deadline. Please use PI name, Funding agency, Sponsor due date and Time in subject line of email.
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DOP 4% Fee Policy for industry-funded clinical trial budgets.
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Table of Contacts for Clinical Research Prices used in DOP budget development.
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Form to Request Prices from Children's of Alabama (email to Pam Barlow of COA)
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Cognizant's Shared Investigator Platform (SIP)
SIP may be used by industry sponsors to advance research projects. As instructed by the UAB Clinical Trials Administration Office, the Department of Pediatrics has a profile developed with UAB information. Additional guidance for getting started with SIP is available here.- Which facility do I choose for my user profile?
University of Alabama at Birmingham - School of Medicine
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Do not develop a SIP profile for Children’s of Alabama. Research at Children’s of Alabama is conducted by UAB faculty and staff under legal agreements and regulatory oversight of UAB (Office of Sponsored Programs, Institutional Review Board, etc.). Children’s of Alabama is a performance site and not the entity with whom industry sponsors have legal agreement.
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Proposal Development and Boilerplate
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includes information about and examples of biosketches, grant applications, rigor and reproducibility sections. Also has information on CCTS Panels for scientific pre-review of applications
Pediatric Research-related Boilerplate Information
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includes information on UAB, the School of Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics and all Pediatric Divisions; Childrens of Alabama (COA), the Child Health Research Unit and COA Research Pharmacy; UAB Hospital and the Women and Infants Center; and other Centers
Conducting Research
COA Research Forms
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COA Research Preregistration
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New Patient
Complete for any research subject that does not already have a COA medical record number; route to listed emails. Fillable PDF -
Phlebotomy Services Request Form for Research Study
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Research Laboratory Tests conducted at COA are requested in I-Connect.
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Pediatric Imaging Request for Research Study
Request in I-Connect, complete form and route to listed emails.
COA Investigational Pharmacy
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Study drug? Review and complete the release
Contact Adrienne Travis, PharmD, COA Investigational Pharmacist with questions.
Compassionate Use Agreements
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PIs considering a compassionate use agreement must first email Nancy Corona of COA.
COA Medical Records
"How-to" Add signed Informed Consent Forms (ICF) to COA Medical Records
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If your study activity occurs as outpatient visits and the study’s ICF states that it will become part of the participant’s medical record chart - OR -
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If your study activity involves in-patients, in order to ensure continuity of care/patient safety - THEN - you are required to send an executed copy of each ICF in order to be added to the patient’s medical record.
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A copy of the ICF (including the participant's medical record number) should be created as a PDF and emailed to Terri Harris of COA Health Information Management.
"How-to" Research Study Monitor Access to Medical Records
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Complete the COA Researcher Project Provisioning Form with dates and signatures by the sponsoring physician / researcher. (PDF)
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Scan/email the form to Provisioning.security@childrensal.org or the form may be faxed to 205.638.6119 if scanning/email is unavailable.
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The turnaround time to approval should be 3 to 5 days unless the form is unsigned or there is information missing.
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The COA Provisioning Team will notify the requestor and sends an electronic copy to the researcher via email. It will also notify COA Medical Records (William Woloszyn) and COA Risk Management Department (Kathleen Street) that a research request has been processed for that person and sends them a copy of the form to keep on file.
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A listing of research subjects should be sent to Tombi Dowdell with a copy of the IRB approval letter.
OnCore and Clinical Billing Review (CBR) Fiscal Approval Process
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Complete the information, as applicable, in the REDcap form found here. This one form contains questions that were formerly submitted via the CBR workbook, the Oncore Calendar Services REDCap request form, and the CCTS Clinical Support Registration form. Please note the following:
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DOP clinical billables (e.g. professional read fees for EKG, EEG; Simon Sedation physicians; etc.) will continue to be processed through the Pediatric Business Office (see COA Research Pre-Registration Form).
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Protocols that contain UAB Health System clinical billables will require CBR review for the Fiscal Approval Process (FAP) and an OnCore calendar may be needed.
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For most pediatric research conducted within the Children's of Alabama footprint, a protocol-only entry will be built to facilitate reporting of clinical trials and studies and no OnCore calendar will be built/kept.
Additional UAB Resources for Research
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UAB Extramural Checklist and Responsible Personnel List (RPL). Contact your assigned DOP Financial Officer (or dopgrants@uabmc.edu if unknown) for completion of these required documents for confidentiality agreements.
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Library. Use template SOPs (drafts) and tailor for your research area.
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UAB guidance page for ClinicalTrials.gov registration requirements.
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The Center for Clinical and Translational Science has training opportunities, panel review of research resources, and lots more. Visit www.uab.edu/cct or email ccts@uab.edu for assistance.
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Need IRB consent forms in Spanish? Email Interpreterrequest@uabmc.edu for latest information on UAB-approved translation contractors.
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Quality Improvement Research. Leslie Hayes, MD (Department of Pediatrics' QI leader)
About the Pediatric Research Office (PRO)
The UAB Department of Pediatrics established the Pediatric Research Office (PRO) in 2015 to renew its commitment to the generation of new knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment, and sequelae of pediatric diseases. Building upon a tradition of accomplishment illustrated by consistent rankings within the top 20 (and often top 10) of pediatric departments in terms of NIH research funding, the PRO seeks to “lower the energy of activation” in the design, conduct, and analysis of research conducted within Children’s of Alabama. This allows our physician-scientists to focus on the science of the research while relying on the highly skilled PRO staff to assist with the regulatory, biostatistical, data management, and other components key to the successful conduct of pediatric investigation (described below). By providing this support, the PRO accelerates our research to go farther faster, enhancing the overall funding prospects for pediatric research at UAB, and thus expanding medical options for the children of Alabama and beyond.
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics
Cheryl Perry, PhD, PRO Administrative Director - serves as primary interface for office and oversees provision of assistance as well as development of resources. For assistance with one or more of the areas below, please contact her by email Cheryl Perry or phone 205-934-5531.
Eric Macomb, PRO Informatics - supports data retrieval from data warehouse or clinical programs for feasibility assessments, preliminary data, research protocols, etc. and ensures proper oversight of data requests for research.
Melissa McBrayer, PRO Research Grants and Training - provides consultation and assistance with the development of research and career development applications, collaborates with UAB study coordinators and COA research administration to support pediatric research implementation, and serves as a speaker on relevant topics.
Inmaculada (Chichi) Aban, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics - provides assistance with sample size assessment, study design, biostatistical analysis planning, DSMB reports, final analyses at end of study, and final study report generation. Data sets should always be coded, so that the data is deidentified before analysis. Chichi also oversees additional biostatistics faculty and graduate students providing consultation to pediatric investigators.
Susan Branscum, Clinical Trials Administrator (Regulatory) - provides consultation and assistance with IRB applications and regulatory documents.
Emily Mixon (Data Management) - provides consultation and assistance with data collection and database development and management (TeleForm, SAS, EpiInfo, REDCap), data analysis and modeling, and provides training in these areas.