Resources for Researchers

University of Rochester Resources

• Miner Library E-Journals
• Miner Library E-Books
• Request a Literature Search
• Organizing References and Creating Bibliographies
• Miner Library Classes
• Scientific Events Calendar
• ORPA (Office of Research and Project Administration)
• Research Centers at the University of Rochester
• Core Research Facilities at the URMC
• Faculty Research Descriptions
  • Arthur Kornberg Research Awards
• UCAR: University Committee on Animal Resources
• Animal Testing Alternatives
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Radiation Safety Unit
• U of R Copyright Clearance & Fair Use
• UR Office of Technology Transfer
• URMC Office of Technology Transfer
  

Clinical Researchers' Resources

• Research Subject Review Board
• General Clinical Research Center
• Strong Children's Research Centers
• Research Use of Electronic Patient Information: URMC Policy Statement
• Office for Human Subject Protection

Agencies & Associations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Research Compliance Resource
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
    • CDC Wonder
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Office of Biotechnology Activites
  • Bioethics Resources on the Web
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
• National Center For Research Resources
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• FedStats
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Regulations and Compliance Links
• The National Science Foundation (NSF)
• The Animal Welfare Information Center

Databases

• International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration
  • National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • European Bioinformatics Institute
  • DNA Databank of Japan
• ExPASy
• NSF Publications
• Protein Data Bank
• Science.gov
• WebCASPAR
• PubChem
• Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj)

Current Awareness

• EurekAlert
• FDA News and Publications
• Science Daily
• The Scientist
• BioMail
• PubCrawler
• NCBI Coffee Break

Vendor Catalogs

Animal Suppliers

• Charles River Laboratories
• Harlan
• Zivic Laboratories, Inc.
• Lab Animal

Chemicals & Equipment

• Nature Biotechnology Directory
• Fisher Scientific
• Linscott's Directory of Immunological and Biological Reagents
• SIGMA-ALDRICH
• Worthington Biochemical Corporation

General

• Material Safety Data Sheets
  

Grants & Funding

Databases

• Grants.gov
• Community of Science
• CRISP Database
• GrantsNet

Agencies and Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grants and Fellowships
• National Science Foundation Research and Education Community
• National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Comprehensive Lists and Guides to Finding Resources

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• The Foundation Center Finding Funders
• Society of Research Administrators International Grants Web Resources

Intellectual Property

• US Patent and Trademark Office
• Delphion Patent Server
• Intellectual Property Law
• Create Change