The policies described below apply to grant submissions from the Lesniak Lab to any federal or non-federal program.
1. First, if anyone plans to submit any grant that involves Dr. Lesniak and requires him to dedicate % effort and his biosketch, this must be discussed first and Dr. Lesniak must review the grant. The reasons are simple: since Dr. Lesniak has funding and must balance clinical and surgical work in addition to research, his % effort at the university tends to be full. Which means that if you put Dr. Lesniak on a grant and dont tell him, you may have to return the grant since he will not be able to accept it. Of course, the way to prevent it is to discuss it before hand so that he has appropriate time to figure out how to decrease % effort on other grants when the time comes and coordinate this with the Department of Surgery. The second reason is also straightforward: if you put Dr. Lesniak on anything relating to your work, then in the eyes of the scientific world, grant reviewers, NIH, there is a team. As such, what you propose to do, how you propose to do, the way your grant looks, English grammar, etc. all reflect as much on Dr. Lesniak as on you. As such, Dr. Lesniak needs to review and approve any grant that contains his name. Having said that, you have an alternative choice-simple remove Dr. Lesniak, his effort, his biosketch from your grant if you dont want him on it, if you dont have the time for him to review it, or whatever your own personal reason might be. JANETTE COFFEE IN THE OFFICE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH WILL CONFIRM WITH DR. LESNIAK IF HE HAS REVIEWED ANY GRANT ON WHICH HE IS LISTED THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE IN THIS LAB. Your grant will not be submitted if Dr. Lesniak has not reviewed it unless you remove him and any associations with him completely from it.
2. The rule above applies to everyone else. In other words, please do not use each others biosketches to beef up the grant if you have not discussed this with other members of the team you propose to create and shared with them your proposal. There is a tremendous strength in our lab and when you put a few biosketches of folks here you have an amazing group. It is only fair that those people are acknowledged, aware, and appropriately recognized (% effort, salary recovery, etc). Each person should capitalize on the human resource of our laboratory and expertise that is present here. Everyone's grant will look much better. But we must do so in a fashion that recognizes the value of each individual and is as open and transparent as possible. This also allows us to flourish as a team. If anyone breaks this rule, you will not be able to submit future grants.
3. Data sharing: People need to collaborate and exchange ideas and data. It makes it easier to write grants, and such grant are about people, not about individuals alone. People who collaborate in the lab on a project are encouraged and should use each other's data since its a team effort. Individuals who do not collaborate but want to use someone's data should first approach the person that has the data about working together on a proposal. This will foster growth in areas where it does not exist. It will also force people to improve their interpersonal skills. It is also very important to stress that while there is no such thing as individual data (the data belongs to this lab and Dr. Lesniak, the PI), we must nevertheless be respectful of each individual's hard work and input that generated it in the first place. In cases where two individuals do not collaborate, Dr. Lesniak will never make the decision of allowing one person to use the data of the other. Under those circumstances, the two or three or four people need to meet with Dr. Lesniak and together everyone will decide how to make it fair and what everyone needs in order to feel good about going forward. We can then arrive at a mutual agreement but in the unforseen circumstance that we do not, Dr. Lesniak, as the PI of this lab, reserves the right to make a decision that is in the benefit of the overall lab.
1. First, if anyone plans to submit any grant that involves Dr. Lesniak and requires him to dedicate % effort and his biosketch, this must be discussed first and Dr. Lesniak must review the grant. The reasons are simple: since Dr. Lesniak has funding and must balance clinical and surgical work in addition to research, his % effort at the university tends to be full. Which means that if you put Dr. Lesniak on a grant and dont tell him, you may have to return the grant since he will not be able to accept it. Of course, the way to prevent it is to discuss it before hand so that he has appropriate time to figure out how to decrease % effort on other grants when the time comes and coordinate this with the Department of Surgery. The second reason is also straightforward: if you put Dr. Lesniak on anything relating to your work, then in the eyes of the scientific world, grant reviewers, NIH, there is a team. As such, what you propose to do, how you propose to do, the way your grant looks, English grammar, etc. all reflect as much on Dr. Lesniak as on you. As such, Dr. Lesniak needs to review and approve any grant that contains his name. Having said that, you have an alternative choice-simple remove Dr. Lesniak, his effort, his biosketch from your grant if you dont want him on it, if you dont have the time for him to review it, or whatever your own personal reason might be. JANETTE COFFEE IN THE OFFICE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH WILL CONFIRM WITH DR. LESNIAK IF HE HAS REVIEWED ANY GRANT ON WHICH HE IS LISTED THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE IN THIS LAB. Your grant will not be submitted if Dr. Lesniak has not reviewed it unless you remove him and any associations with him completely from it.
2. The rule above applies to everyone else. In other words, please do not use each others biosketches to beef up the grant if you have not discussed this with other members of the team you propose to create and shared with them your proposal. There is a tremendous strength in our lab and when you put a few biosketches of folks here you have an amazing group. It is only fair that those people are acknowledged, aware, and appropriately recognized (% effort, salary recovery, etc). Each person should capitalize on the human resource of our laboratory and expertise that is present here. Everyone's grant will look much better. But we must do so in a fashion that recognizes the value of each individual and is as open and transparent as possible. This also allows us to flourish as a team. If anyone breaks this rule, you will not be able to submit future grants.
3. Data sharing: People need to collaborate and exchange ideas and data. It makes it easier to write grants, and such grant are about people, not about individuals alone. People who collaborate in the lab on a project are encouraged and should use each other's data since its a team effort. Individuals who do not collaborate but want to use someone's data should first approach the person that has the data about working together on a proposal. This will foster growth in areas where it does not exist. It will also force people to improve their interpersonal skills. It is also very important to stress that while there is no such thing as individual data (the data belongs to this lab and Dr. Lesniak, the PI), we must nevertheless be respectful of each individual's hard work and input that generated it in the first place. In cases where two individuals do not collaborate, Dr. Lesniak will never make the decision of allowing one person to use the data of the other. Under those circumstances, the two or three or four people need to meet with Dr. Lesniak and together everyone will decide how to make it fair and what everyone needs in order to feel good about going forward. We can then arrive at a mutual agreement but in the unforseen circumstance that we do not, Dr. Lesniak, as the PI of this lab, reserves the right to make a decision that is in the benefit of the overall lab.
