Ruolan Wu

USC Offices Responsible for Handling Agreements with Industry and Other Collaborators The following table provides a description of the most common types of agreements entered into by the University with companies and other external collaborators, as well as the office responsible for handling each type of agreement. Agreements may be signed on behalf of the […]

Importance of reporting inventions in sufficient time to permit the filing of  patent applications prior to U.S. or foreign statutory bars. USC has a long history of research that translates into public benefit.  These endeavors typically begin with faculty led research programs, often funded by external sponsors, that produce intellectual property (IP) that is protected […]

Mentoring Postdoctoral Scholars at USC Text for use in NSF proposals December, 2011 Rationale For grant proposals that include funding to support postdoctoral researchers, the NSF requires a one page mentoring plan that describes mentoring activities for all postdocs supported by the project.  An excerpt from the April 2009 Grant Proposal Guide, Chapter II Section […]

Federal Regulatory Checks 1. Create Your Account in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) System: Go to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/ Register with either your USC or NSF ID login. 2. Start Your Biographical Sketch Create a Mini-Profile Create an NSF-Format Biographical Sketch 3. Enter or choose content for each element. The ORCID link is optional but […]

Effective January 1, 2020, the State of California’s minimum salary increased to $54,080 annually. The California minimum salary will continue to increase in 2021 and 2022 as follows: $58,240 effective January 1, 2021 $62,400 effective January 1, 2022 In light of the above, and in keeping with the University’s alignment of the Postdoctoral Scholar minimum […]