The Perils Facing Postdocs Today [December 14, 2022]
WebinarThe research workforce and early career community hosted a presentation and discussion with Tom Kimbis, the Executive Director and CEO of the National Postdoc Association (NPA) about challenges facing postdocs and how funders can address these challenges to improve retention in science. Today’s postdocs face an array of challenges, some…
Value of ORCID for funders – HRA (EVO) Program [September 13, 2022]
Document | WebinarWe followed the launch webinar with a webinar to discuss the “Value of ORCID for funders,” led by a team from the ORCID US Community consortium. We also heard a brief presentation from open researcher, Gary McDowell who will discuss using ORCID to track awardees.
EVO Program Launch – HRA (EVO) Program [September 8, 2022]
Document | WebinarThe EVO Program launch webinar covered the “what” of open science – open access publishing, the “FAIR” principles, data sharing, etc. Subsequent webinars will cover the “how.” How to develop and implement policies, but also tools to track compliance and measure impact.
Data Sharing: Why, How, and Measuring Impact – HRA (EVO) Program [November 10, 2022]
Document | WebinarThe NIH has issued a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy effective January 25, 2023, to promote the sharing of scientific data. One of the ultimate benefits of sharing scientific data, is to facilitate the development of treatments and products that improve human health. If you are interested in implementing your own data…
From Policy into Practice – HRA (EVO) Program [October 13, 2022]
Document | WebinarMomentum for open access has been growing and it’s spreading to open data and other research outputs. The recent guidance from the White House OSTP has added to the international call for open research over the past few years. Policies are becoming more ambitious. Now is the time to learn…
HRA Analyzer Onboarding [November 2, 2022]
WebinarThis HRA Analyzer On-Boarding session led by Diane Saunders briefly introduced HRA Analyzer, the grants database exclusively for HRA members, and then focused on how to link and/or upload your organization’s grant data, which is strongly encouraged for HRA membership. We discussed the types of data collected, options for data…
Registry and Biorepository Community Call [October 26, 2022]
WebinarDear Registry and Biorepository Working Group members, This group has truly grown over the past few years. To mark the end of 2022, we had an open mic discussion around the issues you face in designing, implementing, managing or growing your registry programs. This was a lively discussion, and we…
Strategies to Increase Diversity and Representation in Research and Medical Careers [HRA Members Meeting, New York, Fall 2022]
MeetingThe DEI session at the Spring 2022 HRA members meeting focused on programs that organizations and institutions have used to promote mentoring and career development of minority scholars in academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. We are following this up by looking at institutions that have implemented programs that have trained…
Can Redacting Grant Applicant Identifiers (“Blinding”) Reduce Bias in Peer Review? [HRA Members Meeting, New York, Fall 2022]
MeetingAs funding agencies, we have a responsibility to reduce bias in the peer review process to allow for equitable and inclusive allocation of grant funding. One potential mechanism for reducing institutional, gender, racial/ethnic, and career stage biases is the redaction of identifying personal information (blinding) during peer review. This session…
A Behind the Scenes View on Strategic Planning and Program Development [HRA Members Meeting, New York, Fall 2022]
MeetingHRA members are a wealth of information about developing innovative and strategic funding programs to advance biomedical sciences. This session will highlight the behind the scenes of the strategic planning / development process for innovative new programs. Our speaker and panelists will explain how the need for new programs was…
Host Session: Best Practices in Implementing a Grants Management System [HRA Members Meeting, New York, Fall 2022]
MeetingGrants management systems have evolved from platforms that simply manage, store and report on grant making data to solutions that grant management professionals and program staff can use to streamline workflows, analyze processes, and shed light on bottlenecks, gaps in funding and more. In this session, the Simons Foundation will…
HRA Open Relaunch – ORCID replaces Gmail login! [September 29, 2022]
WebinarHRA Open is a platform that enables HRA member awardees to upload and share publications into PubMed Central (PMC) via the NIH Manuscript Submission system (NIHMS) – just as if they were funded by the NIH! Awardees are also encouraged to share ALL research outputs via Figshare. The HRA Open…
Venture Philanthropy: Is it for Me? [September 28, 2022]
Document | WebinarWe held a one hour session where Mark Roithmayr, CEO Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (a pure Venture Philanthropy nonprofit), interviewed John Walter, CEO Food Allergy Science Initiative, who has helped launch three separate venture philanthropy initiatives in his career. Mark picked John’s brain on the thinking behind the launch at…
From Thankless to Springboard: Rethinking Annual Reports [September 21, 2022]
WebinarFrom Thankless to Springboard: Rethinking Annual Reports A thankless task? A never-ending grind? A boring waste of time? Perhaps, when done poorly. However, annual reports can also be a great way for your organization and community to reflect on the progress made in achieving your mission and the numerous challenges…
Nonprofits’ Role in Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Biomedical Workforce [September 14, 2022]
WebinarFor its September meeting, the DEI working group invited a panel of three distinguished researchers to share their stories and help HRA members learn what actions biomedical research funders can take to reduce barriers and advance both the careers and scientific discoveries made by those who identify as having a…
Utilizing Visualization for Program Evaluation: Techniques and Strategies [September 22, 2022]
WebinarThe Program Evaluation community learned more about Utilizing Visualization for Program Evaluation: Techniques and Strategies at its September meeting. Speaker: Dr. Katy Börner, Indiana University in Bloomington, Professor of Engineering and Information Science Summary: Program evaluation is an important aspect of the program life cycle for funders. While many program evaluations…
HRA’s Exploring the Value of “Open” (EVO) Program Resources
Document | WebinarIs “Open Science” just the latest fad or is it really an important tool to advance discovery? If you are unsure, OR if you sincerely believe open science can advance discovery but need help implementing policies to facilitate open science, the EVO program is for you. HRA’s Open Science Community…
Improving LGBTQ+ retention in STEM: A transatlantic perspective on current barriers and best practices [July 13, 2022]
WebinarFor its July meeting, the DEI Community learned more about increasing LGBTQ+ retention in STEM: Speakers: Dr. Colbie Chinowsky and Shane Coffield Summary: Increasing LGBTQ+ retention is a key part of improving the diversity of perspectives and experiences necessary to drive high-quality scientific innovation. The issue of LGBTQ+ attrition has become more clear…
Registry and Biorepository Community Call [June 9, 2022]
WebinarRegistries serve many purposes to meet the needs of patient advocacy organizations. The first half of the call featured an invited speaker to discuss an Across Healthcare registry platform, Matrix (https://acrossmatrix.com/) .The Matrix platform relies upon emergent data technology to enable direct-to-participant and multi-stakeholder portals, applicable both for research and…
Storytelling as a sensemaking strategy [June 22, 2022]
WebinarThe Communications Community hosted a session on how to think about storytelling as an opportunity to inspire interest and create change. We heard from Liz Neeley, CEO of Liminal, who drew from literature on uncertainty and risk communication, misinformation, psychology, narrative identity, and sensemaking to explore storytelling strategies for communities,…
Venture Philanthropy: Is it for Everybody?[June 13, 2022]
Document | WebinarBuilding on past presentations where we spotlighted the individual efforts of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Foundation Fighting Blindness, and JDRF, in another of our Venture Philanthropy series we heard from Mark Roithmayr, CEO of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). Mark gave a brief presentation on the ADDF’s venture…
Scientists from Minority-Serving Institutions and Their Participation in Grant Peer Review Webinar [June 8, 2022]
WebinarFor its June meeting, the DEI Community learned more about how peer review may contribute to funding disparities across racial groups and between minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and traditionally White institutions (TWIs). We heard from two of the authors of the publication “Scientists from Minority-Serving Institutions and Their Participation in Grant…
Using Logic Models – to develop programs and measure impact [May 26, 2022]
WebinarThe Program Evaluation Community held a call to learn more about the value of logic models in both designing programs and measuring impact. Attendees came prepared to share their own challenges and success and used this opportunity to pose questions to HRA colleagues. Questions addressed: What are the metrics you…
Open Mic: Training and Mentorship for Early Career Scientists from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups [May 12, 2022]
WebinarThis conversation was a continuation from the HRA Spring Meeting session “How to Build Mentoring and Community Support Platforms To Support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion In Your Scientific Network”. The objective of this discussion was to share organizational programs and strategies that have been implemented by HRA members with the…