CCARS (Crash Course Advanced Rcr for Senior graduate students and post-docs)

Who: This course is designed for Senior graduate students and post-docs. Registration is free and open to anyone who has completed an  RCR course at any point.

Presently, the following research personnel is required to complete training in RCR:

• Any student or postdoctoral fellow who is paid from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant award. See NSF requirements. The NSF requirement can be satisfied online. 
• Trainees that are supported by specific awards (institutional training grants, educational grants, and research career development awards) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). See NIH requirements. The NIH can requirement can only be satisfied with a face-to-face course.

What: We will cover all topics required by NIH (see below) and discuss what should be taught in RCR and how we as researchers, should teach the next generation.

When: We will meet on Jan 11^th,2024, from 9 am to 5 pm, and on Jan 12^th from 1 pm to 5 pm. Additionally, Homework (1-2 hours of reading) can be found in the syllabus and needs to be done before class on Jan 11^th.

Where: University of Colorado Boulder
BioFrontiers building (3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303)
Room: E1B11 (A Zoom link will be available with special permission from the instructor. Please email to get the zoom link.)

How: To sign up, Fill out the form below.

      Cost: Covered by the University of Colorado Research Innovation Office. This class is free for all participants.

For more information: email rcr@colorado.edu

Why: The NIH requires RCR training every 4 years. This refresher class aims to rapidly fulfill NIH requirements if you have already completed an entire RCR course at any point. We will cover all topics required for NIH RCR training. Furthermore, this course will reach beyond typical RCR classes, examining what is taught about RCR and improving RCR education.

Topics we will cover:

1. conflict of interest – personal, professional, and financial
2. policies regarding human subjects, live vertebrate animal subjects in research, and safe laboratory practices
3. mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships
4. collaborative research, including collaborations with industry
5. peer review
6. data acquisition and laboratory tools; management, sharing, and ownership
7. research misconduct and policies for handling misconduct
8. responsible authorship and publication
9. the scientist as a responsible member of society, contemporary ethical issues in biomedical research, and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific research