Special containment is required for use of HIV or HIV-infected blood and may be required for other hazardous materials. The Radiation Safety Office coordinates environmental surveys, radioactive waste disposal, employee training, equipment calibration, personnel monitoring and procurement of radioactive material. The College' s Radiation Safety Committee, which directs all use of radioactive material at the College, reviews applications and issues permits for use of radioactive materials. The Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Resource, the Graduate School of Health Sciences, is a significant university resource supporting all New York Medical College faculty. The group provides technical expertise to assist faculty in addressing the obstacles in study design, data analysis, and interpretation that may hamper research.
Initial consultation is provided at no charge.
Since ORA review is necessary prior to submission, applications with College forms are due in ORA the first Monday of the month preceding the agency deadline. The ORA division of Technology Development and Industry Sponsored Research initiates, negotiates and manages research relationships with industry and the transfer of research results to commercial application. The objective is to make the College's research available to benefit the public and to generate revenue to support research. The division proactively seeks to foster the development of medical technologies through license and cooperative research with companies with the appropriate resources to commercialize these technologies. Technology Development negotiates licenses, confidentiality agreements, materials transfer agreements and non-clinical research agreements.