Model Organism Sharing Plan
Our boilerplates and sample text for selected application sections may be used as a starting point for your applications, and should be modified to meet sponsor's requirements and to align with your proposed research plan.
This boilerplate addresses the NIH requirement for Sharing of Model Organisms for Biomedical Research, effective October 1, 2004. More>>
Following the characterization and peer-reviewed publication of the [state organism to be generated], these model organisms will be freely distributed to investigators at academic institutions for non-commercial research. If appropriate, the recipient investigators will provide written assurance and evidence that the model organisms will be used solely in accord with their local IACUC review; that model organisms will not be further distributed by the recipient without consent of the PI and Rockefeller University; and will not be used for commercial purposes.
Requests from for-profit corporations to use the developed model organisms commercially will be negotiated by our institution's technology transfer office. All licensing shall be subject to distribution pursuant to Rockefeller University's policies and procedures on royalty income. The technology transfer office will report any invention disclosure submitted to them to the appropriate Federal Agency. At the request of the funding agency, we will make the model organisms available to any relevant Resource Centers.
Rockefeller University and the PI will adhere to the NIH Grants Policy on Sharing of Unique Research Resources including the Sharing of Biomedical Research Resources: Principles and Guidelines for Recipients of NIH Grants and Contracts. Materials will be made available as soon as possible after publication, with terms driven by a Simple Letter Agreement or Material Transfer Agreement forms. This assures that research resources developed become readily available to the research community for further research, development, and application for the public benefit.
Should any intellectual property arise which requires a patent for commercial development to occur, the PI and TT office will ensure that the technology remains widely available to the research community in accordance with NIH policies.
Useful Links
NIH Model Organisms for Biomedical Research (list of organisms that require a plan)
NIH Policy on Sharing of Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
NIH Sharing of Model Organisms FAQs
NIAID Sample plans for sharing model organisms
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