Program Evaluation Learning Community: Using HRA Analyzer [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingMonday October 16, 2:45pm-4:00pm CT The Program Evaluation Learning Community hosted a hands-on walk through of HRA Analyzer at the Fall 2023 HRA Members Meeting. In this session, attendees learned how they can leverage this members-only resource and improve their research portfolio evaluation efforts. Diane Saunders kicked off the session…
Collecting and Leveraging Real-World Data [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingMonday October 16, 4:15pm-5:30pm CT The FDA defines real-world data (RWD) as that which relates to patient health status and/or the delivery of healthcare, often collected from a variety of sources, including the electronic health record (EHR), medical claims, disease registry data, direct input from patients, and digital health technologies….
How to move from strategic planning through exploration to implementation and new program development [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingTuesday October 17, 9:00am-10:00am CT When a funding organization has a strategic plan, that plan is expressed through the execution of its funding program(s). When an organization develops new strategic directions or objectives, then it is often necessary to design and implement new funding programs to pursue them. This session…
How Funders Can Work with Universities to Support Early Career Scientists [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingTuesday October 17, 10:10am-11:20am CT Being an early career researcher poses numerous challenges. These individuals require substantial support to nurture their innovative ideas and progress to the next phase of their professional journey. Both nonprofit funders and universities have a vested interest in supporting their scientists to develop their innovative…
Approaches to Track and Highlight the Successes of Our Grantees [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingTuesday October 17, 12:45pm-1:45pm CT This session discussed the use of alternative measures to track success in evaluating and highlighting the impact of grant funding – both during the grant term and post award. During this session we learned strategies for collecting data from grantees and alumni to tracking research…
How the Research Landscape is Changing [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingTuesday October 17, 2:00pm-3:45pm CT This session will discuss how biomedical research funding trends and priorities have evolved and continue to adapt. This session will discuss how the rising costs of research impacts what funders are doing, how funders have changed who they are funding in terms of career stage,…
AI and LLM Learning Community Session [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingTuesday October 17, 3:15pm-4:30pm CT Attendees to the AI and LLMs Learning Community session participated in an open mic discussion on the impact of newly established policy topics around AI and LLM (e.g. what is needed in policies to address using AI effectively, fairly, safely, in grantmaking and patient engagement…
HRA’s “State of the Alliance” [October 2, 2023]
WebinarIn this second annual “State of the Alliance” presentation, Maryrose updated the membership on the progress we have made in implementing the strategies set out in the 2021 Strategic Plan.
Grants Administration Community: Standing Monthly Open Mic [September 21, 2023]
WebinarThe September Open Mic call for the Grants Administration Learning Community focused around the massive topic of grant agreements.
Listserv Responses: Randomized Grant Order for Panel Review [September 2023]
Document | Listserv SummaryThanks to Mara Lennard Richard from the Lupus Research Alliance for starting such a productive discussion about ways in which grants are ordered for discussion during grant review! Mara’s question is copied below. Hi all, I recently took the HRA Bias Mitigation Training. One of the recommendations to avoid confirmation…
DEI Community Call: How Minority Serving Institutions Advance Antiracism & DEI [September 14, 2023]
WebinarThis DEI Community Call explored the recent NASEM report on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations by highlighting information and recommendations related to how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) support antiracism and DEI, and how funders can successfully work with these institutions to achieve their goals. The short…
AI and Learning Language Models (LLM) Learning Community Open Mic [September 13, 2023]
WebinarIn the second Open Mic meeting of the AI & LLM Learning Community, the group discussed updates regarding policy changes for AI in peer review and at their organizations, as well began a discussion regarding AI in patient-facing settings. The following articles were sent ahead of the call or shared…
HRA Members’ Open Science Policies [Members Only Resource]
DocumentAs part of the EVO program, we are collecting HRA members’ policies to encourage or require various aspect of open science such as data sharing, publishing open access, or using preprints. To view or contribute to the Google Sheet cataloguing HRA members’ open science policies, visit the Members Only Documents…
Data Sharing: Best Practices and Measuring Impact [September 7, 2023]
WebinarFor data sharing to work, we need workflows, tools, and services to work in a seamless and interconnected way. This webinar began to identify the components and envision how we can assemble them into reliable, end-to-end solutions for funders. We heard from Jennifer Kemp, Stratos, about the broad landscape of…
Launch Webinar: HRA Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Program Staff [September 6, 2023]
WebinarBias in peer review of grants and fellowships can affect funding decisions and lead to inequitable outcomes. To reduce the impact of bias during peer review, the Health Research Alliance (HRA) has developed a Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Program Staff as part of our Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative. This training is…
Registry and Biorepository Learning Community Call [August 24, 2023]
WebinarIn the August meeting of the Registry and Biorepository learning community, we heard from an expert on considerations for international research for patient registries, including approaches to handle regional differences in data privacy regulations. Josh Lounsberry has designed, built, and operated patient registries as both an academic researcher and the…
Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Reviewers
DocumentBias in peer review of grants and fellowships can affect funding decisions and lead to inequitable outcomes. To reduce the impact of bias during peer review, the Health Research Alliance (HRA) has developed a Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Reviewers as part of our Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative. This…
Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Program Staff
DocumentBias in peer review of grants and fellowships can affect funding decisions and lead to inequitable outcomes. To reduce the impact of bias during peer review, the Health Research Alliance (HRA) has developed a Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Program Staff as part of our Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative….
Clinical Trials Interest Group Open Discussion [July 11, 2023]
WebinarThis session was the first meeting of the new Health Research Alliance Clinical Trials Interest Group! Initially, this group is focusing on the benefits, challenges, and strategies for enhancing the diversity of clinical trial participant populations, and will explore topics such as guidelines for inclusion and equity in research, participant…
KEY IDEAS: NASEM Toolkit
Document | Key IdeasThis “Key Ideas” document concisely presents important elements of the NASEM Toolkit for Fostering Open Science Practices. The Toolkit was created by members of the NASEM Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science, and was designed to help funders, universities and others accelerate the pace of discovery by promoting open…
HRA Analyzer Lunch & Learn [June 21, 2023]
WebinarDiane Saunders led an HRA Analyzer Lunch & Learn session where she (re-)introduced HRA Analyzer, the grants database exclusively for HRA members, including: how to link and/or upload your organization’s data; ways you can use Analyzer for program evaluations; and methods to identify funding trends and/or gaps.
DEI Community Call: Discussion of NASEM report on Advancing Antiracism and DEI [June 20, 2023]
WebinarIn this DEI Community Call, the DEI learning community co-chairs presented highlights from the recent NASEM report on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations. After the presentation, the DEI learning community co-chairs facilitated a discussion of the report amongst attendees. Link to the full report: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26803/advancing-antiracism-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-stemm-organizations-beyond HRA…
Listserv Responses: Hybrid/Remote post pandemic survey responses [June 2023]
Document | Listserv SummaryThanks to Margaret Flowers from BCRF for posting and compiling the responses to her question shown below (posted to the listserv on June 8, 2023). Many member organizations responded and the responses are available here (to access the responses you need to be logged in.) Dear HRA Colleagues, Like many…
KEY IDEAS: Increasing Diversity – Astronomy Postdocs
Key IdeasKey Ideas resources are created by the Health Research Alliance to summarize important take home points and action items from speaker presentations, listserv posts, or other mechanisms. This Key Ideas resource was created by the Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative. The resource is available for download as a PDF or a plain…