Dental Research Administration Newsletter - Spring 2020 COVID-19 Effects on Research With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all on-campus research activities were suspended effective March 20th. We have since moved into the Research Continuity phase, focusing research on work that can be done remotely, off campus and without human contact. The effects of social distancing have had a multitude of impacts on the research enterprise, as we work to follow federal, state, and institutional guidelines. Please see the Tufts Coronavirus website for all updates from the university. NIH Adjustments NIH is keeping a log of COVID-19 updates on their website. A few important adjustments include: • All grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May 1, 2020, will be accepted through May 1, 2020. NOT-OD-20-091 • For NIH-funded clinical trials and human subject studies affected by COVID-19, if unanticipated costs are identi- fied due to impacts of COVID-19, and unobligated balances are not available to re-budget, recipients may re- quest administrative supplements from the funding ICs. NOT-OD-20-087 • Affected recipients that have active non-SNAP grant projects may extend the final budget period of the ap- proved project period on active grants one time for a period of up to 12 months without requesting prior ap- proval NOT-OD-20-086 Tufts COVID-19 Research Approval Process • All projects related to COVID-19 must be submitted for review via the online Qualtrics form, regardless of wheth- er or not the project requires access to patients or involves work with the live virus. • COVID-19 review is in addition to the Pre-Award review of the RAS proposal prior to submission to the funding agency. Pre-award will not submit a proposal to the funding agency or execute a contract until the internal Tufts COVID-19 review is completed. • OVPR is keeping a running list of COVID-19 funding opportunities on their website. • Dental Research Administration is helping to connect individuals interested in COVID-19 research by creating small working groups to facilitate discussions of research ideas. Our team will also assist with the COVID-19 re- search approval process, identifying relevant funding sources, creating Table of Contents: project budgets, and submitting for IRB approval. To let us know you are IADR and ADEA 2020...........................2-3 interested in getting involved please complete the Qualtrics form. Talent Committee TREE Funds................3 D20 Student Researchers.......................4 Tufts Travel Policy Bates Andrews Research Day.................5 • All university-sponsored, connected, or funded international or domestic Researchers in the News........................6 travel by students, faculty, and staff is prohibited. These restrictions are Student Research Fellowship..................7 in effect for students through August 20 and for faculty and staff through Upcoming AADR and ADEA meetings.....7 June 30. NIH Deadlines.........................................7 • As we consider ramp-up plans to start work on campus again, please Yankee Dental Congress.........................8 keep in mind that if you arrive in Massachusetts from any other U.S. Proposal Intake Form..............................8 state, you are prohibited from coming to campus and must self- Recently Awarded Grants.......................9 quarantine for 14 days in accordance with Governor Baker’s March 27 Postdoctoral Students Research Days..10 travel advisory to all travelers entering Massachusetts. Fun Ideas While Quarantining .............10 Dental Research Administration 1 Kneeland St. DHS 1513 Boston, MA 02111 P: 617 636-4045 F: 617 636-6511 https://sites.tufts.edu/dentalresearch/ 1 Dental Research Administration Newsletter - Spring 2020 IADR and ADEA 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic both the IADR General Session and the ADEA Annual Session were canceled. This was disappointing to the many TUSDM faculty, staff, and students who were planning on attending and presenting at the conferences. Those who submitted abstracts for presentation will still be featured in each of the meeting journal publications. Here is a link to the ADEA journal titled, Journal of Dental Education and to the IADR journal titled,Journal of Dental Research. TUSDM was named the recipient of two awards traditionally given by the AADR National Student Research Group (NSRG) at the IADR General Session: most student abstracts -35 - accepted, and most new AADR members in 2019-2020 with 42 new members. Additionally several faculty and students were set to be individually recognized at this year’s IADR General Session. Dr. Pamela Yelick, Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Director of the Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, was awarded one of the Wil- liam J. Gies Awards. The William J. Gies Award is given for the best paper published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) during the preceding year. Nominations are made by individ- uals, by the Gies Award Committee, and by the Editor of the JDR. Most IADR/AADR awards are restricted to certain disciplines of research, but the JDR Gies Award is one of the few open to anyone who publishes in the Journal of Dental Research. One paper is selected in each catego- ry: Clinical, Biological, and Biomaterials & Bioengineering. Dr. Yoon Kang, Assistant Professor in Comprehensive Care and a member of Dental Research Administration, was selected as a top 10 finalist for the IADR Joseph Lister Award for New Investigators, for his saliva based bi- omarker study titled: “Metabolic profile of saliva samples using mass spectroscopy”. The com- petition was held virtually. Melanie Silvestrini (D21) was selected to represent TUSDM in the Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application (SCADA) for her re- search titled “Mechanical Strength of a New Dual-Cure Bulk-Fill Composite”. Melanie recently submitted a virtual oral presentation of her research to the selection committee. She will be evaluated on the quality and relevance of the subject matter, presentation, and professional- ism. The winners will be announced in May; best of luck to Melanie and Dr. Yoon Kang. The IADR has sent individual emails out to the presenters requesting PDF files of their posters be uploaded to their abstract archive site by May 1st. Please look through your emails and upload your poster. Student Travel Reimbursements - Many ADEA and IADR students were given travel stipends before the confer- ence. You will need to work with [email protected] to determine the amount of money you will have to pay back from the travel stipend. If you were set to receive a travel stipend and did not, again please email Den- [email protected] with your expenses you were not able to get refunded, they will help you with the reim- bursement process. Both ADEA and IADR will be refunding the conference registration fees, so please do not take that expense into account when you are tallying your expenses. If you haven’t received that refund yet, please contact the meeting organizers. Dental Research Administration 1 Kneeland St. DHS 1513 Boston, MA 02111 P: 617 636-4045 F: 617 636-6511 https://sites.tufts.edu/dentalresearch/ 2 Dental Research Administration Newsletter - Spring 2020 IADR and ADEA 2020 (Continued) TUSDM would have been well represented at the ADEA Annual Session. Several of our student and faculty members were set to be recognized. The faculty members recognized as part of the ADEA Emerging Leaders program are Dr. Gulsun Gul (Assistant Professor in Comprehensive Care), Dr. Vasiliki Tsakalelli (Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics), Dr. Sarah Pagni (Assistant Professor in Public Health) and Dr. Xu Qian (Assistant Professor in Orthodontics). Dr. Sercan Akyalcin (Associate Professor in Orthodontics) was nominated to the ADEA Leadership Institute. Addi- tionally, Dean Nadeem Karimbux was to be recognized for his outstand- ing service as he finished his term as Editor of the Journal of Dental Edu- From Left to Right: Dr. Qian Xu, Dr. Gulsun cation. The ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADCFP) Gul, Dr. Vasiliki Tsakalelli, and Dr. Sarah Pagni was founded with the goal of providing students and residents the op- portunity to become involved in academia by providing structured mentoring and insight into what an aca- demic career involves. Each dental institution has one faculty member to serve as the ADCFP liaison for their program. The 2019-2020 ADCFP liaison, Dr. Gabriela Lagreca, Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics, also serves as faculty advisor for the TUSDM ADEA Student Group. The ADCFP 2019-2020 Class: David Powers (D20), Dr. Thaisa Bordin “Efficacy of instructional video in increasing student preparation for CAD/CAM ma- chine use: a survey study”; Samantha Sauers (D20), Dr. Theano Eliopoulos, “A Collaborative Approach to Pa- tient Care in Dental School Clinics; Teaching, Learning, and Clinical Preparedness”; Mythilee Kugathasan (D20), “Academic Dentistry in a Changing Environment: Teaching, Research, and Service” and Dr. Shenoy Gayathri (Periodontology), “Using Digital Implant Planning in Assessing Outcomes of Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Pro- cedures: A Retrospective Study” both mentored by Dr. Irina F. Dragan. Congratulations to all! Staff and Faculty Travel Reimbursements - Please work with your Department Administrators to process your non-refundable travel expenses through Apptricity. There is a COVID-19 department ID that may be used to allocate travel. Don’t forget to add your