M-TRAIN Workshop 2: Research Development, Administration, and Compliance

Event Overview

Workshop Objectives

  1. Build upon issues in research development and research administration introduced in Workshop 1.
  2. Begin our regional discussion on research integrity and compliance.

Click here to download the Workshop 2 Program Book


The workshop was organized by the M-Train Executive Committee. M-TRAIN workshops are funded by award #2324459 from the National Science Foundation’s program, Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED).

  • Agenda

    DATE & TIME

    DATE

    Monday, February 26th, 2024

    TIME

    Registration starts at 8:30 am, workshop runs from 9:00 – 3:00 pm. Informal networking from 3:00 – 4:30 pm.

    PARKING ADDRESS

    Park behind Woodcuts Gallery and Framing: 1613 Jefferson Street, Nashville TN 37208. Parking is also available along 17th Avenue North (Woodcuts is on the corner of 17th Avenue North and Jefferson Street.)

    EVENT ADDRESS

    Appleton Room, Jubilee Hall, Fisk University. Jubilee Hall, 1000 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208

    AGENDA

    TIME

    LOCATION AND ACTIVITY

    8:30 am – 9:00 am

    Registration and Check-In

    9:00 am – 9:10 am

    Introduction: updates to the website and community tools

    Workshop rules and tools:

    9:10 am – 9:15 am

    Introduction to Breakout 1

    9:15 am – 10:15 am

    Breakout 1: Research Development

    ·         Tools for increased collaboration and data sharing.

    ·         Peer engagement program, sharing contacts across network.

    10:15 am – 10:45 am

    Recap Breakout 1

    10:45 am – 11:00 am

    Break

    11:00 am – 11:05 am

    Introduction to Breakout 2

    11:05 am – 12:05 pm

    Breakout 2: Research Administration

    ·         Training and cultivating the regional workforce

    ·         Challenges of Research Finance

    12:05 pm – 12:30 pm

    Recap Breakout 2

    12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

    LUNCH

    1:30 pm – 1:35 pm

    Introduction to Breakout 3

    1:35 pm – 1:50 pm

    Presentation by Ben Bamberger and Daniel Gregory from Vanderbilt’s Research Integrity and Compliance (RIC) team

    1:50 pm – 2:35 pm

    Breakout 3: Research Integrity and Compliance

    2:35 pm – 2:50 pm

    Recap Breakout 3

    2:50 pm – 3:00 pm

    Closing

    3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Informal networking time

     

  • Speakers
    Ben Bamberger, PhD, Vanderbilt University

    Ben Bamberger promotes best practices for the ethical conduct of research and helps the university prepare for evolving regulations. He works closely with the schools as well as a variety of offices to enhance compliance via outreach, policy development, and process improvements. Prior to working at Vanderbilt University, Ben was a Senior Proposal Coordinator in the Sponsored Programs Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He received his Ph.D. in Russian History from UIUC in 2019 and has research expertise in questions of empire, nationalism, and Soviet Georgia.

    Daniel Gregory, Vanderbilt University

    Mr. Gregory manages the export compliance program and helps Vanderbilt researchers navigate complex US export control regulations and laws. In addition, he supports all areas of research compliance and works closely on projects that span VU and VUMC; he is also a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Prior to working at Vanderbilt, Daniel served as an export control specialist at East Carolina University and a regulatory compliance specialist at Siemens Corporation.