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July 16, 1999
The next Intervention Research Center (IRC) meeting will be held on Tuesday July 27,
1999, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Building 208, First
Floor Conference Room.
May 28, 1999
The next Intervention Research Center (IRC) meeting will be held on Tuesday July 13,
1999, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Building 208, First
Floor Conference Room.
May 10, 1999
The Intervention Research Center (IRC) meetings are held on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center,
Building 208, First Floor Conference Room. The May 11th meeting will feature a
presentation by Andrew Shaner, M.D.
The UCLA Center for Research on Treatment and Rehabilitation of Psychosis will
co-sponsor an Intervention Research Institute June 3-4, 1999.
For further information on the IRC meetings or the Intervention Research Institute,
call Carolyn Watanabe at (310) 478-3711 ext. 48070.
January 12, 1999
The Intervention Research Center (IRC) meetings are held on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center,
Building 208, First Floor Conference Room. The January 12th meeting will feature a
presentation by Robert S. Kern, Ph.D., on studies of cognitive rehabilitation.
The UCLA Center for Research on Treatment and Rehabilitation of Psychosis will
co-sponsor an Intervention Research Institute June 3-4, 1999.
For further information on the IRC meetings or the Intervention Research Institute,
call Carolyn Watanabe at (310) 478-3711 ext. 48070.
July 14, 1998
Jim Mintz, chief of the MASS Unit, will be taking his annual vacation leave from
August 3rd - August 28th. Following Jim's footsteps, the rest of the MASS Unit staff will
be taking their vacation around this time as listed below:
Sebastian - July 30th - August 24th
Lily - July 31st - August 10th
Sun - August 17th - August 19th (tentative)
May 31, 1998
It is always great news when new grants arrive at the Intervention Research Center, for
the 'umbrella' grant serves to attract independently
funded projects and to provide research services to these projects in ways that enhance
the cost-effectiveness and significance of any particular project. While new grants are
arriving all the time, three new 'arrivals' were more auspicious: Bill and Donna Wirshing,
investigators linked to the Psychopharmacology Unit, had twins and Bob Liberman,
CenterDirector, became a grandfather for the first time on May 19th with grandson Samuel
born to his son Peter and daughter-in-law Sarah.
New grants include a multi-focal and interdisciplinary study of Informed Consent (Jim
Mintz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator) which was awarded by NIMH for 1998-2001; a study on
Recovery from Schizophrenia
awarded by NARSAD to Alex Kopelowicz, M.D., Principal Investigator; and a controlled,
clinical trial of the efficacy of the Community Re-Entry Module for enhancing continuity
of care within the VA system, a VA Merit Review II grant awarded to Donna Wirshing,
M.D.
January 8, 1998
Message from Barry Lebowits, NIMH: New Program
Announcement. "The IRC program
announcement has now cleared all the hurdles and will be posted in the NIH Guide in the
couple of weeks. The single submission date will be 4/9/98 then 1/15 each year thereafter,
with a September Council review."
The NIH Guide can be found at http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html.
Program Announcements are posted at http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/index.html.
December 4, 1997
A reminder from Dr. Liberman: The following is a list of some items (but not limited
to) that cannot be reimbursed from federal grant funds:
- Furniture
- Postage (i.e., Federal Express, Express Mail, UPS, etc.)
- Meals
- Clothes
- UCLA/ NPI stationery or envelopes
- Light fixtures
- Books
- Parking
- Gifts
When seeking reimbursement, the UCLA-NPI Finance Department requires original
receipts (no photocopies or "homemade" receipts made with your personal
computer). Also, all reimbursable items must be related to the conduct of the research. If
you have any questions regarding reimbursements or receipts, please call Patti Zarola in
the Office of Extramural Support at (310) 825-1906. If you are employing personnel, you
must follow the procedures set by UCLA-NPI Personnel which include liability policies,
otherwise no reimbursement can be made. If you have any questions regarding employment
policies or procedures, contact UCLA-NPI Personnel at (310) 825-0521.
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