Terms
- Gender
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Human subjects term indicating a classification of research subjects into women and men. In some cases, gender cannot be accurately determined, e.g., for pooled blood samples.The classification of research subjects into women and men. In some cases, gender cannot be accurately determined (e.g., pooled blood samples).
- General Accounting Office GAO
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An oversight organization reporting to Congress. Go to GAO reports. Web address: http://www.gao.gov/
- General Clinical Research Centers GCRCs
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GCRC are approximately 75 centers nationwide that embody the GCRC Program which was established in 1960 and is funded by the National Institutes of Health through The National Center for Research Resources. The objective of the GCRC Program is to provide scientists the infrastructure necessary for the efficient and productive conduct of high quality clinical research. GCRCs strive to provide a conducive environment for studies of normal and abnormal body function and for investigations of the cause, progression, prevention, control, and cure of human disease. Use of the Centers for interdisciplinary, collaborative research and training in medical research is encouraged. GCRCs are available to investigators from all medical specialties and from the basic sciences.
- General Services Administration GSA
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A central management agency that sets Federal policy in such areas as Federal procurement, real property management, and information resources management
- Genome Wide Association Studies GWAS
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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is defined as a genetic association study in which the density of genetic markers and the extent of linkage disequilibrium is sufficient to capture a large proportion of the common variation in the human genome in the population under study, and the number of specimens genotyped provides sufficient power to detect variants of modest effect.
- Good Laboratory Practice GLP
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Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is a set of principles that provides a framework within which laboratory studies are planned, performed, monitored, recorded, reported, and archived to ensure the reliability of data generated within a compliant laboratory. A key feature of this is the generation of quality-control methods and data management within the cell culture laboratory.
- Government Charge Card Coordinator
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Person designated to administer the contractor-issued government charge card program, including the processing of applications for the card and answering employee questions.
- Government Printing Office GPO
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Produces and distributes Federal Government information products. Web address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/index.html
- Government Rate
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The maximum permitted daily cost for hotel accommodations for travelers on official government business and government-sponsored travel.
- Government-Furnished Property
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Items the government possesses or acquires and makes available to a contractor; see FAR 45.101.
- Grant (award)
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A financial assistance mechanism between the Government (e.g., an NIH institute like the NCI) and a recipient (i.e., an approved outside institution) for approved activities. Performance responsibility rests primarily with the recipient and there is little or no Government involvement or participation in the performance of activities.
