Resources for the UCSF Cancer Research community, including current and potential members, lab staff, students, fellows, and more.
Research Administration Resources:
Have something to add? Contact Erin Bank – [email protected]
Clinical Trials
- HDFCCC Investigational Trials Resource
- UCSF Office of Clinical Research
- Human Research Protection (IRB)
- Clinical Research Resource HUB
Training
- UCSF Accelerate (course matrix, proposal libraries, consultation)
- UCSF Office of Career and Professional Development
- Scientific Writing Course
- Grant Writing Series
Community Engagement
For grants that require input and support from a community member or advocate:
UCSF Resources
- Office of Sponsored Research (pre- and post-award for grants and contracts; robust list of administrative units and other resources)
- Research Development Office (RAP, limited submission, large grant development, team science; also hosts a linked list of resources)
- Template Library (hosted by UCSF Library)
- ReSearch ReSource Newsletter (published monthly by UCSF Office of Research)
- Innovation, Technology and Alliances (UCSF-industry partnerships)
- Clinical & Translational Science Institute
- UCSF Library (workshops, events, “ask an expert”, tutorials, tech solutions)
Institutional Support Letters From Alan Ashworth
- Letters of Support may be requested for grant applications and recruitments
- For grant applications: Send draft letter and specific aims/abstract to Erin Bank – [email protected]
- For recruitments: Send draft letter, CV/biosketch, and statement if candidate meets URM or other hardship criteria to Erin Bank – [email protected]
- Example letters
Example Grant Applications
- Contact Erin Bank – [email protected]
- HDFCCC Administration can support individual grant applications in a variety of ways
- DOM PRE-Proposal Application REview (PREPARE)
Grant Lifecycle
- 10 Basic Steps to Proposal Preparation at UCSF
- Set Up An Award
- Manage An Award
- NIH Grants Process Overview
Compliance and Requirements
- NIH Policy and Compliance
- NIH Center for Scientific Review
- UCSF Regulatory Policies (UCSF, UCOP, Federal, State, County, City)
- NIH Biosketches
- NIH Application Formss
Language and Tools
- NIH Grant Writing Guidance
- UCOP Contract and Grant Manual
- UCSF Faculty Manual and Handbooks
- "Keys to Writing Successful NIH Research and Career Development Grant Applications” (powerpoint slides, Northwestern University)
- R01 Countdown: Writing Concise and Compelling Grants (Stanford)
- Art of Grantsmanship
- How to Fail in Grant Writing
- Where to Search for Funding
- How to Budget your Grant Proposal
- Books on Grant Writing at UCSF