Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI)
Research Skills

(Just About) Everything You Need to Run an Independent Research Program

From navigating the IRB to giving a good talk, from writing your first grant application to meeting the requirements of the NIH data sharing policy: this seminar series is designed to provide just about everything you need to know to run your research program.

Topics covered include: 

  • Defining Your Research Question, Hypothesis, Specific Aims
  • Maximizing your Research with HSHS Library Services
  • Overview of NIH Career Development ("K") Awards
  • Tips for Developing the Budget and Justification for an NIH Grant Application
  • Getting to Know the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
  • Getting Your Protocol Through the IRB
  • Informed Consent: Ethical Issues in Human Participant Research
  • Writing Your 1st NIH R01 Grant Application: Part 1
  • Writing Your 1st NIH R01 Grant Application: Part 2
  • Engaging Your Research Team in Grant Writing
  • Maximizing Translational Research with UMB’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
  • International Research: Ethical and Regulatory Research Challenges
  • Strategies for Success During Times of Uncertainty
  • Leading a Successful Virtual Research Meeting or Event
  • Giving a Good Research Talk

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