Into the Future: LLU Research

October 30, 2014

Envision the future of research at Loma Linda University Health: Where are we heading?  Will it impact your personal research interests?

The 2014 Research Symposium is scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at the Wong Kerlee Conference Center.  In addition to insights and guidance from successful investigators, two sessions will reflect on elements of a report assembled by CannonDesign, a respected consulting firm on research planning.  After evaluating our collective research activities they highlighted strategic opportunities for leveraging those capabilities into greater research productivity. 

8:30: Registration

9:00: Introduction & Opening 

9:15: Greeting by Dr. Richard Hart, President of LLUH, who will outline key recommendations from the consultant’s report, provide a preview of a new research facility, and describe major cross-campus research initiatives that are taking shape.  

10:00: Overview of LLU’s recent research history and accomplishments, with the aim of identifying our successes. 

11:00: Experienced investigators share views on building research collaborations with communities. 

12:00: Lunch provided.  Keynote address by Dr. David R. Williams, Harvard professor, chair of the Research Affairs Committee of our Board of Trustees, and an internationally respected expert on health disparities.  His presentation will focus on new directions in health research.

1:30: Successful inventors provide their personal insights on discovering and developing inventions and commercial products.

2:30: Research trends at major research universities, presented by a principal member of the CannonDesign team

3:30: Suggestions on successfully integrating patient input into the design of clinical studies, offered by a panel of patient-based researchers. 

The symposium offers something for everyone: basic scientists, social and behavioral researchers, community investigators, public health researchers, clinical scientists, clinical trial coordinators and research directors.  Add it to your calendar and plan to spend the day looking forward.

A detailed program with registration information will be provided shortly. 

The School of Dentistry is pleased to announce the 2014-15 LLUSD Faculty Interdisciplinary Translational Research (FIT) request for applications.

Fostering collaborative translational dental research has the potential to augment prevention strategies in dentistry, improve delivery of patient care and treat or cure major oral diseases. A successful proposal will be a springboard for applications for extramural grant funding opportunities.

FIT Letters of Intent due by Monday, November 10, 2014, 5:00PM

FIT Proposal Submissions due by Monday, November 24, 2014, 5:00PM

Q: Can research-required clinical tests or procedures on healthy volunteers be done at LLU Health?

A:  Yes, however, the following condition must be met:

1)    A medical provider must be included on the protocol as an investigator or collaborator and order these tests/procedures under his/her practice scope.

Q: How would the healthy volunteers be informed that the results of their research required clinical tests/procedures will be stored in the LLUH medical records?

A: It is important to explicitly state this information in the informed consent document and be discussed in the consent process between the researcher and the healthy volunteers.

Q: Who do I contact about obtaining the pricing for clinical procedures and tests for research?

A: Please contact the Clinical Trial Center (CTC) at ext. 15002 or clincialtrials@llu.edu for assistance. CTC is the institution designated office to provide standard research prices.

Q: How does my research or department pay for the research required clinical procedures/tests?

A: Please contact Clinical Trial Center at x15002 or clinicaltrials@llu.edu to request assistance on research billing facilitation. You will be guided to complete a Billing Reimbursement Information (BRI) form in order to request study authorization from LLUH billing offices i.e. FPBO and/or PBO. You must present the study authorization letter at the time of service request in order to be billed for the research required clinical procedures/tests from billing office(s).