Cayuse SP (Cayuse Sponsored Projects)

For externally sponsored projects, except for industry-sponsored clinical trials, proposals are submitted through Cayuse SP prior to submission to the sponsor. Part of USC’s research administration system, Cayuse SP is USC’s cloud-based grants management pre-award and non-financial post-award system. Learn more at Department of Contracts and Grants.

diSClose

To manage conflicts of interest that may exist between outside activities and your obligations to USC, disclose potential conflicts through diSClose, USC’s online system for conflict disclosure. Use diSClose to satisfy requirements under USC’s Conflict of Interest in Research policies found at Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance and USC Policies.

eCert (Effort Certification)

USC uses an eCert Dashboard in Workday, that: 1) Calculates the distribution of effort. 2) Provides a mechanism for those paid through a sponsored project or cost-sharing account to certify the accuracy of the effort reporting. For more information, check out User Guides for eCert at Financial and Business Services.

EHSA (Environmental Health and Safety Assistant)

The EHS Assistant is an online database hat enables researchers to review critical information regarding their permits/laboratories (e.g., audits, inventories, and lab personnel training history) and update as needed. Researchers may also request waste pick-up, respond to safety inspection findings, and request to add research staff. Learn more at USC Environmental Health & Safety.

FBS (Priority Software FBS)

The Priority Software FBS system supports reservation, tracking, billing and payment for services and goods supplied by core labs and other research recharge centers. Once users are set up, any core-related charges for products and services can be tracked, reviewed, billed and paid by using Priority Software FBS on the web. Learn more at Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII)

iStar: Animal Care

Research, research and development, teaching, or pilot project involving animals, users must submit a protocol form through iStar to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Learn more at Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

iStar: Biosafety

Research projects using biohazards, human gene therapy, and/or the generation of transgenic rodents must be registered on iStar with the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) by completing the Biological Use Authorization (BUA). A single application may cover multiple grants and projects. Learn more at USC Environmental Health & Safety.

iStar: Human Subjects

The iStar system is used for the review of human subjects research, animal research, radiation safety and biosafety. The USC Institutional Review Boards use iStar to review studies that require IRB review and to certify studies that do not require IRB review. Learn more at Office for the Protection of Research Subjects.

iStar: Radiation Safety

To apply for a Radiation Use Authorization (RUA) to use materials or devices that produce ionizing radiation, users must submit an application through iStar. The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) meets monthly, and the deadline to submit protocols in support of RUAs is two weeks before the next meeting. Learn more at USC Environmental Health & Safety.

OnCore (Clinical Trial Management System)

Industry-sponsored clinical trials are submitted through the OnCore system, which is integrated with the Electronic Medical Records to streamline the process of managing clinical trials. Regardless of sponsor, clinical trials and clinical research projects require a Coverage Analysis and, therefore, must also be submitted to OnCore to engage the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) to perform this service. Learn more at Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

Sophia

Use Sophia for intellectual property management, such as to protect your intellectual property, limit liability, and properly document the materials and information you are sharing. This is achieved using a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA), Data Transfer Agreement (DTA), or Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA). Learn more at USC Stevens Center for Innovation.

Workday Finance

The Workday Finance dashboard within Workday enables users to process several different types of business transactions online from initiation through the approval cycle. Learn more at USC Workday Finance System.