RCR Advanced Training
The Office of Graduate Studies offers a more advanced ethics training for postdoctoral researchers and fourth-year pre-doctoral students in the Division of Biology and Medicine that satisfies the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) requirements for the Responsible Conduct of Research. The course comprises three in-person sessions lasting 3h each and is offered twice per academic year, once during the fall semester and once during the spring semester. To complete this training, trainees must attend all sessions of a cycle.
Fall Advanced RCR dates:
November 5, November 12, and November 19, 9 am to 12 noon
Register for Fall Training sessions
Spring Advanced RCR dates:
April 1, April 8, and April 15, 9 am to 12 noon
Register for Spring Training sessions
Research Integrity Series for Junior Faculty
Co-sponsored by the Advance RI-CTR, BioMed offers a Research Integrity Series as part of Brown's Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training available to all junior faculty. Postdocs funded through K-awards are also welcome to take this series. The goal of this series is to provide attendees with the opportunity to review and discuss the most current and pressing matters related to research integrity and scientific misconduct with senior faculty and experts in the field. Sessions will be held monthly (October-May) from 3:30 - 5 pm covering topics such as Rigor & Reproducibility, Research Misconduct, Mentorship, Data Management, and Responsible Authorship. Sessions will be held on Brown's main campus or Zoom. For more information, please contact Audra Van Wart, Associate Dean for Training and Program Development. View the
Brown Research Integrity Series for Faculty 2025-2026 syllabus.
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