EVO Program Webinar Data Sharing and Policy Landscape [June 6, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe Explore the Value of Open (EVO) Program hosted a webinar on the topics listed below: Reviewed expanded policy worksheet(Kristen Ratan added columns for OSTP Nelson member guidance, NIH Guidance and added examples/comments) Steps towards a data sharing strategy Developing your policies Policy worksheet and decision matrix (updated) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z7zUPcAcCe8t7342PPta8DFZChtOA57urbp6axizWZ0/edit#gid=0 Alzheimer’s…
Leading Edge Symposium [May 17, 2023]
Document | WebinarEmpowering early career scientists and improving gender diversity of life sciences faculty at the highest levels What is Leading Edge? Leading Edge is an initiative to improve the gender diversity of life sciences faculty in the United States by providing women and non-binary postdocs with 1) a platform to present…
Grants Administration Community: Standing Monthly Open Mic [May 11, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe May open mic webinar Grants Administration Community was an open discussion starting with (1) handling awardee institution transfers, (2) awardee as a party to the grant agreement, and (3) allowing applicants to “fix” applications after submission, grace periods, and other application submission considerations.
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…
KEY IDEAS: Introduction to the Disability & Philanthropy Forum
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 viewable as a PDF or a plain text Word…
Registry and Biorepository Learning Community call [April 27, 2023]
Document | WebinarFDA RWD & RWE Draft Guidance Discussion In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released several draft guidance documents related to real-world data and evidence, including one on registries. The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA will present on important definitions, potential regulatory applications of registry data, and…
Intro to “Health Open Research” (an F1000 platform) [April 25, 2023]
Document | WebinarOn this webinar HRA Members learned about Health Open Research (launched by F1000 in November 2022*) which is built on an existing collaboration with the AMRC, and welcomes submissions from all researchers (including those funded by HRA member organizations!) in health, medical and social care research. Utilizing F1000’s unique open research…
Grants Administration Community: Standing Monthly Open Mic [April 20, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe first open mic webinar Grants Administration Community was an open discussion starting with marketing/disseminating RFP/RFAs and questions around grants management systems (always a standing topic for discussion!)
Research Workforce and Early Career Community Call [April 19, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe Research Workforce and Early Career Community has identified several potential subgroups of activities or “workstreams”, driven by past interest and the evolving landscape of early career researchers in the biomedical workforce. On this call we started by focusing on ALUMNI NETWORKS as a mechanism of mentoring and retaining scientists….
HRA DEI Community Call: Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative Open Discussion [April 12, 2023]
Document | WebinarThis DEI Community Call featured the Health Research Alliance Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative (IGI). Jenna Hicks, IGI Project Lead, reviewed the background of the IGI, outlined the proposed approach for the IGI, and solicited HRA member input on the IGI via open discussion using a Jamboard (see pictures below). Attendees shared…
Processes and metrics used in the review to identify and select outstanding candidates [HRA Members Meeting, Irvine, Spring 2023]
MeetingWednesday March 22, 10:00am-11:15am PT In this session we explored how funders assess and evaluate competing proposals to maximize the eventual impact and advance funders’ missions. In addition, when it’s all done (X-years later), how do funders measure that impact and test if our prognostic methods actually work? This session…
Evidence-based strategies that lead to a diverse awardee portfolio [HRA Members Meeting, Irvine, Spring 2023]
MeetingWednesday March 22, 8:00am-9:30am PT Organizations have used a variety of strategies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion of their supported researchers. These include but are not limited to direct outreach to minority serving groups/organizations/institutions, changes to RFAs and changes to the review process. While many of these strategies have…
Open Mic: Developing strategic approaches to communicating the value of your research [HRA Members Meeting, Irvine, Spring 2023]
MeetingTuesday March 21, 1:45pm-3:00pm PT In this Open Mic session, HRA members shared their strategies for communicating the impact of their funding to a wide variety of stakeholders. We heard what platforms (podcasts, newsletters, social media, print media, etc) were most effective for the various target audiences (boards, donors, patients,…
Recent Innovations in Research Funding Mechanisms[HRA Members Meeting, Irvine, Spring 2023]
MeetingTuesday March 21, 11:15am-12:30pm PT While traditional research funding methods are still the predominate method used by HRA members, a growing number of members use non-traditional models. In this session we heard from funders who have developed new ways to address gaps and needs in the research funding landscape, and…
Discussion of the changing biomedical workforce – supporting ECIs to foster careers that support funders’ missions [HRA Members Meeting, Irvine, Spring 2023]
MeetingTuesday March 21, 9:15am-10:45am PT This was a solutions-oriented session to learn about how funders can support either retention in and/or transition to careers outside of academia (depending on the funders’ mission) of early career investigators (ECI) that could serve as models for the broader biomedical funding community. The vision…
Strategies for collecting demographic data [March 13, 2023]
Document | WebinarMany HRA members want to collect demographic data consistently and equitably, in order to measure the impact of any strategies that are implemented. However, although HRA members are poised to collect data, some may be reticent to do so because of the recent affirmative action cases in the news and…
Registry and Biorepository Learning Community call [March 9, 2023]
Document | WebinarTopic: Advocating for your Registry/Biorepository with your Board Description: We all have (or may have to in the future) needed to justify the cost and strategy involved in our registry/biorepository programs to a governing Board or other leadership. Durghis session members came prepared to hear about examples in the following…
Explore the Value of Open (EVO) “Birds of a Feather” Series: Data Sharing [March 7, 2023]
Document | WebinarAs part of the EVO Program, HRA is hosting a series of working sessions for organizations with similar challenges to work together to explore and implement open science policies, practices, and compliance monitoring that is appropriate for your organization. In these “Birds of a Feather” sessions (BOFs), facilitated by Kristen…
Misconduct and Ethics Community call [March 2, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe March 2, 2023 call for the Misconduct and Ethics community focused on learning more about the role of the ombuds in fostering a healthy research environment in a university setting. For this moderated discussion we learned: What is an ombuds? What does an ombuds do? What does an ombuds…
State of the Alliance Presentation: Strategic Plan Progress Report [February 22, 2023]
Document | WebinarOn behalf of HRA’s Board of Directors, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee, Maryrose Franko, gave a “State of the Alliance” presentation. She updated the membership on the progress we have made in implementing the strategies set out in the 2021 Strategic Plan. We also hope…
Listserv Responses: Return of Clinical Research Results [February 2023]
Listserv SummaryThank you to Erik Lontok, PhD, Director of Research, at the Barth Syndrome Foundation for compiling the responses to his listserv post on 2/13/2023. ADDITIONAL SHARED RESORUCES ARE WELCOME! Original Post for which Erik compiled responses in the “Return of Clinical Research Results” document: BSF is revising our clinical study…
Grants Administration Community: Planning for 2023 and Topics of Interest [February 9, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe Grants Administration Community addresses a wide range of operational issues of concern to funders of health research and training. The group curates resources for the HRA grants administration handbook, offers webinars, and hosts roundtable discussions on the vast topic area that is grants administration. In the year ahead, the…
Going beyond bibliometrics: A system to track the progress and impact of biomedical research funded by Susan G. Komen [February 8, 2023]
Document | WebinarThe HRA Program Evaluation Community co-chairs were excited to have Amy Dworkin and Kari Wojtanik from Susan G. Komen present on learnings from the launch of their Komen Product Tracking System to HRA members. Attendees heard about the development of this tracker, findings since launching it, lessons learned, and were…
EVO Webinar: “The 2023 Federal Year of Open Science Initiative” with NIH, NSF and NASA [January 18, 2023]
Document | WebinarHRA members had the opportunity to hear and ask questions about the policies that three federal agencies (NIH, NSF and NASA) will be implementing in response to the Nelson (OSTP) Memo and the 2023 Federal Year of Open Science Initiative. Speakers: NASA – Chelle Genteman, Program Scientist, NASA Transform to…