This talk was given during their Summer Immersion Workshop 2018 in CH222, Calderon Hall last February 3, 2018. I was invited by the UP Regionalization Students Organization to give a talk about the different research regulatory bodies for the Regionalization Program students of UP College of Medicine.

1. Research
Regulatory
Bodies in UP
Manila
Ourlad Alzeus G. Tantengco
MD-PhD (Molecular Medicine) Candidate
University of the Philippines Manila
Summer Immersion Workshop 2018 |
CH222, Calderon Hall | February 3, 2018
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Do bureaucracies enhance or constrain research?

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4. Outline
• Research Implementation & Development Office
• Research Grants Administration Office
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC)
• Research Ethics Board
• Opportunities for Research Funding
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5. Research
Implementation &
Development Office
Email: rido.upcm@gmail.com
Contact Number: 0906 429 3995
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6. Fill up the UPCM RIDO TRB Form 012
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7. Submit UPCM RIDO TRB F012 and your
research protocol to RIDO TRB
Representative of your Department for
his/her review.
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The TRB representative and the Department
Chair endorse the protocol by signing the
UPCM RIDO TRB F012

8. Submit to RIDO the following
• Two copies (1 original and 1 photocopy) of the
approved UPCM RIDO TRB F012
• One hard copy and one CD/DVD copy of TRB
approved study protocol package
• UPCM RIDO REG FORM
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9. Research Grants
Administration Office
(RGAO)
G/F Room 109 National Institutes of Health Building, UP Manila
623 Pedro Gil St., Ermita, Manila 1000
Telephone No: (+632) 5672054
E-mail: rgao@post.upm.edu.ph
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10. Register study with RGAO (Research
Grants Administration Office)
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11. Registration certificate with RGAO
reference number will be sent to you
via email after one (1) working day.
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12. Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC)
Tel Nos: (632)5264349, (632)5284041
Email Address: upm.iacuc@yahoo.com.ph /
upm.iacuc.nih@gmail.com
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13. Submit the accomplished IACUC Animal
Use Form to IACUC secretariat staff
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14. IACUC panel will
evaluate the
proposal.
The IACUC
secretariat will
inform the
researcher for
the decision in
his/her protocol
and will be
released by
RGAO.
The RGAO will
release the
IACUC decision
letter to the
Researcher
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15. Research Ethics Board
(REB)
Telephone: +6325264346
Email: upmreb@post.upm.edu.ph
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18. Request for an iREB account at
http://202.90.154.118/login/requestaccount
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19. A notification email will be sent to the
principal investigator by the UPMREB staff to
confirm successful iREB account registration
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20. Log in to iREB at http://202.90.154.118/ and
complete the online forms and required
attachments
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21. The completed online forms are printable.
You can print these to serve as UPMREB
Forms 2(B), 2(C) and 2(D).
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22. Submit four complete sets of hard
copy of accomplished UPMREB forms,
study protocol and appendices, and
copy of RGAO registration certificate
to UPMREB (NIH Bldg.)
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23. How long does it take for a study
to be approved?
If there are no further modifications
to the protocol, approval may be
issued at least four weeks after receipt
of the initial submission package by
the Office. However, based on
experience this usually takes six
months to one year.
If there are no further modifications
to it, the approval may be issued 10
days after receipt of the submission.
However, based on experience this
usually takes three to six months.
Full Board
Expedited
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24. What is the schedule for each type
of submission (hard copy)?
• Monday and Wednesday
• Receiving is from 9:00 AM
to 12:00 PM and from 1:00
PM to 3:00 PM.
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Initial Review
Resubmission

25. Opportunities for
Research Funding
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27. UPM STUDENT RESEARCHER
GRANT
• Description & Eligibility
• Open to all undergraduate, medical, and master’s
students without any scholarship. This grant will serve as
Thesis Subsidy.
• The student/s must conduct the study as a co-
investigator/s and the consultant adviser must assume
the role of the principal investigator.
• The Thesis Adviser, Department Chair and Dean must
endorse the application and submission of
requirements. The Thesis Adviser will be responsible for
financial disbursements and liquidation of funds.
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28. UPM STUDENT RESEARCHER
GRANT
• Amount Provided
• Up to Php 40,000.00 per project shall be
provided to cover for the Maintenance and
Other Operating Expenses (MOOE).
• A maximum of two (2) projects per consultant
adviser will be funded per year.
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29. Requirement for Funding
1. Full thesis/research proposal (one printed copy
and e-copy in Word format)
2. Endorsement of Thesis/Research Adviser,
Department Chair and College Dean
3. Thesis panel certificate of approval
4. RGAO registration certificate
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31. UPM REGULAR RESEARCH GRANT
• Description & Eligibility
• The UP Manila Regular Research Grant is open to all UP
Manila regular faculty and researchers who implement
research that are primarily consistent with the UP
Manila research priorities, which are based on the
National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA)
2011-2016.
• In cases where an applicant for this grant is a trainee
(i.e. resident or fellow in-training), s/he must conduct
the study as a co-investigator and request a consultant
staff or faculty from the same unit to assume the role of
the principal investigator.
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32. UPM REGULAR RESEARCH GRANT
• Amount Provided
• Up to Php 300,000.00 per recipient shall be provided to
cover for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses
(MOOE) and personnel honoraria.
• The number of grants to be provided each year shall be
dependent on the amount allotted by UP Manila for
research.
• Only one project per proponent will be funded per year.
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33. UPM REGULAR RESEARCH GRANT
• Priority Areas for Research:
1. Reduction of Child Mortality
2. Improvement of Maternal Health
3. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB and other infectios
diseases related to poverty
4. Environmental Sustainability (Climate Change,
Environmental Health)
5. Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases
6. Improvement of Health System and Financing
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34. Incentives of Getting
Published
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35. Why publish your research?
• RESEARCH is not complete until it is published.
• Journal publications are a strong signal of thought
leadership
• The articles themselves are evidence that the
author is contributing to the knowledge base
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36. International Publication Award
• Value of Award
• For journal articles published in WoS-indexed journals and
conference proceedings with no Impact Factor or in Scopus-listed
journals, the maximum amount of the IPA shall be P55,000
• For articles published in WoS-indexed journals with an Impact
Factor below 2.0000, the maximum amount of the IPA is P65,000.
• For articles published in WoS-indexed journals with an Impact
Factor of 2.0000 to <4.0000, the maximum amount of the IPA is
P80,000.
• For articles published inWoS-indexed journals with an Impact Factor
of 4.0000 to <6.0000, the maximum amount of the IPA is P100,000.
• For articles published inWoS-indexed journals with an Impact Factor
of 6.0000 to <8.0000, the maximum amount of the IPA is P125,000.
• For articles published inWoS-indexed journals with an Impact Factor
of 8.0000 and above, the maximum amount of the IPA is P155,000.
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Thank you
Questions?