AI and LLM News Articles (2023)
DocumentHere are some recent articles about Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models that may be of interest to the HRA community: SUPPORTING RESEARCH ChatGPT and generative AI: 25 applications to support research (October 2023; Final installation of the Times Higher Education series looking at 100 ways to use ChatGPT in…
Evaluation Tools for HRA Members (2023)
DocumentThe Program Evaluation Learning Community has compiled a list of tools available for various purposes, including measuring outcomes, visualizing data, and bibliographic management. Check out the Google Sheet, linked above, for the full list!
Grants Administration Community Call [November 16, 2023]
WebinarThis Grants Admin Community Call was an open discussion about handling change requests. This includesd NCEs, institution transfers, change of scope, re-budget requests, etc.—how organizations receive, review, and approve such requests, and similar considerations. As a reminder, the Grants Admin Community will hold recurring webinars on the second or third Thursday…
HRA Guide to Collecting Demographic Data
Document | Key IdeasCollecting demographic data consistently, accurately, and respectfully allows funders to monitor the diversity of their applicants, awardees, and reviewers, and assess ways in which their processes and practices may be creating barriers or inequities for certain demographic groups. This guide, developed as part of the Health Research Alliance Inclusive Grantmaking…
Trial Finder Tools: Increasing Access to Clinical Trial Information [November 7, 2023]
WebinarThe Health Research Alliance (HRA) Clinical Trials Interest Group hosted a presentation from the Alzheimer’s Association about TrialMatch, an online tool that helps users find information about clinical trials for which they may qualify. We learned about how the TrialMatch tool fits into other patient engagement efforts, how the tool…
Listserv Responses: Grant Management and Financial Software [October 2023]
Listserv SummaryThanks to Ryan Godfrey from the Cancer Research Institute for starting a discussion about grants management and financial software systems, particularly financial systems that pair well with ProposalCentral. The document linked above summarizes the discussion (available to HRA members only; you must be logged into the website to download the…
Strategies for Communicating Your Organization’s Impact [October 24, 2023]
WebinarIn this webinar, attendees learned effective practices for how to communicate their organization’s impact to 5 key stakeholder groups, each of which requires a different strategy: (1) Organizational Leadership, (2) Policymakers, (3) Practitioners, (4) Researchers, and (5) the General Community. Publication Academy, Inc. introduced their custom online curricula that has…
Managing Conflict and Challenging Conversations at Work [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingMonday October 16, 9:00am-10:45am CT As part of HRA’s Professional Development Program we offered this pre-meeting workshop for staff of HRA members. The work environment is filled with conflict, often as a result of differences in work and communication styles. Minimizing or resolving conflict often requires engaging in difficult conversations,…
Research Workforce and Early Career Development Learning Community [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingMonday October 16, 11:00am-12:00pm CT Session Description This session showcased resources that support Early Career researchers in areas such as mental health, leadership and management, financial planning, and dependent care. These areas have been highlighted recently as being critical to recruitment, retention and well-being during the early career stage. Funders…
New Opportunities to Bridge the Research to Practice Gap [HRA Members Meeting, Chicago, Fall 2023]
MeetingMonday October 16, 1:30pm-2:45pm CT How can funders move more of their funded research towards clinical relevance? This session explored specific things philanthropic funders can do to increase the likelihood of improving patient outcomes. It included a contextual update on how the research, regulatory, and commercial landscapes are changing, and…
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…