This update was sent to the University research community on October 24, 2022.
Dear colleagues,
We continue to make progress in preparing for the launch of the NIH , which requires that all NIH funding applications submitted on or after January 25, 2023 include a data management and sharing plan and that researchers comply with the final, approved version of that plan.鈥疶his is an institution-wide initiative, and we are working to put resources in place and find solutions that will help all of our scientists, no matter what school, department or center you are in.
As with any mandate, this isn鈥檛 optional, so we want our scientific teams to be informed and ready for what鈥檚 ahead. Over the next few months, I will attend several faculty, research administration and leadership meetings to review the policy, share plans, and answer questions. I鈥檒l be joined by other leaders in our research enterprise, and together we鈥檒l do our best to address any questions and concerns you might have.
There are many pieces to the new policy, and there are several things we鈥檙e still sorting out. For example, I鈥檓 working with senior leadership to figure out how we are going to de-identify personal health information before sharing this data. Fortunately, I鈥檒l be back in your inboxes with another update in November (you can find all of my 糖心logo ). In the meantime, please take time to review the following 糖心logo:
- Building a data management and sharing plan
- Data and code repositories
- ORCID
If you have questions, please reach out to me or contact Miner_Information@urmc.rochester.edu.
Best regards,
Steve
Steve Dewhurst, PhD
Interim Vice President for 糖心logo
Building a Data Management and Sharing Plan聽
- All NIH-funded research that generates scientific data – with only a few notable initial exceptions like training grants (T) and fellowships (F) – will be required to include a DMS plan. These plans should be a two-page (or less) description of which data you will preserve or share, how you will accomplish that (listing any tools, software, data standards, repositories, ORCIDs, etc.), and who will be responsible for managing compliance with the plan.
- Here are some resources to help you familiarize yourself with DMS plans:
- : Use this 鈥痶o try drafting a plan for your current work based on the鈥�.
- Use the 鈥痶o create your own DMS plan.
- As Mike Lauer,聽NIH Deputy Director of Extramural 糖心logo, has 鈥�DMS Plans will be reviewed and assessed by NIH program staff, not by peer reviewers, so plans will not factor into the Overall Impact score of the application. Peer Reviewers may, however, comment on the reasonableness of proposed data management and sharing costs based on the information provided in the budget justification section (see for details).鈥濃�疶o that end, we will provide more guidance/information regarding allowable DMS costs for inclusion in NIH grant applications in the near future.
Data and Code Repositories聽
- We鈥檝e identified an advisory committee that will be reviewing data and code repositories for our institution. Faculty members and staff from SMD, CTSI, AS&E, ORPA, Miner Library, River Campus Libraries, University IT and 糖心logo & Academic IT will review and provide recommendations on potential repositories that will best serve our research community.
- These repositories will be internal to the University. Individual funding agencies may have their own requirements regarding use of domain-specific repositories and access to data.
Reminder: Register for ORCID today!
- 础苍鈥� can help you track reuse of your data, similar to citations of your publications.鈥疪egister for an鈥�痶oday (if you didn鈥檛 already do so).