Consultations and Proposals

Cell Products Blanket IRB

Contact Dr. Jim Riley or Dr. Nina Luning Prak for a copy of the Informed Consent/HIPAA Forms for the blanket IRB protocol under which we isolate cell products from apheresis donors.

For Grant Proposals

Since January 2020 the HIC has participated in more than 150 grant applications, primarily through letters of support or collaboration (but also with Nina Luning Prak as co- or lead investigator). Some examples of the types of proposal support provided include

  • quotations or similar information for proposal budgets or budget justifications
  • design of pilot studies, clinical studies, assays
  • workflow considerations: SOP selection, review, customization; assay selection, methods; LIMS use
  • interpretation or effective presentation of complex data
  • IRB or other regulatory considerations

Please contact Scientific Director Nina Luning Prak to discuss your needs and timeline. 

 

Download "boilerplate" text for HIC Equipment and HIC Resources which may be used without contacting Dr. Luning Prak.

Scientific Consultation

The HIC provides more than 200 scientific consultations per year on matters such as

  • letters of support/collaboration or other information for grant applications
  • manuscript components: methods, data analysis, acknowledging HIC products or services
  • study design, assay selection or design (including non-human samples), and quotations for specimen processing/banking/shipping, immunoassays, BCR/TCR sequencing (mouse, human)
  • workflow considerations: SOP selection, review, customization; assay selection, methods; LIMS use
  • IRB or other regulatory considerations

Please contact HIC Scientific Director Nina Luning Prak to schedule a consultation.