February 27, 2023

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center is offering classes listed below. Manne Research Institute faculty and staff will want to note the session on NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. 

• EndNote: March 7, noon 
• PubMed: March 13, 1:00 p.m. 
• Conducting a Systematic Review: Part 1—Planning the Process: March 14, noon 
• Conducting a Scoping Review: March 20, 1:00 p.m. 
• Getting to Know the NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing: March 30, 11:00 a.m.   

All times are CT. Click on the class links for descriptions and to register. Classes fill up quickly and registration is recommended. Classes meet for approximately one hour and are free to affiliates of the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center. Many of the classes are available by request to Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, staff, students, and residents. For a complete list of available classes, click here. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center services and resources are available to Lurie Children’s researchers with a Feinberg faculty appointment.

Email [email protected] for more information.

Please join us for a reception to welcome Dr. Juan Espinoza, Chief Research Informatics Officer at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, on March 8 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the Ryan Family Atrium. Coffee and donuts will be served. 

Accessibility and dietary accommodation needs should be directed to Cat Durkiewicz, Senior Administrative Assistant in the Quantitative Science Pillar. All are welcome to attend, but we ask that you RSVP using the link below by March 1 to aid in planning and coordination efforts.

Date and Time: March 8, 9:00–10:00 a.m.

Location: Ryan Family Atrium, 303 East Superior St., Chicago

Join us for a REAL Training on March 9:

REDCap–Building Out Your Database

Date and Time: March 9, 1:00–2:00 p.m. 

Access: Virtual via MS Teams

Additional details

Description

Explore step-by-step instructions for creating a REDCap database and best practices. 

Objectives 

Following this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify study considerations when using REDCap database 
• Summarize database components and navigation 
• Apply best practices to REDCap database creation

Registration Open for NUCATS Institute Clinical Research Coordinator Basic Training Session

The next NUCATS Institute Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Basic Training session begins March 14. CRC Basic Training is designed for coordinators at Northwestern University and affiliates who have less than one year of experience or who have never received formal training. CRC Basic Training is a five-session online training program for coordinators that provides practical information to get them "up and running" in the clinic, with many tools and templates to assist with study implementation. 

The training covers a variety of topics, including informed consent, regulatory, procedures, documents, binders, study initiation and close-out visits, drug compliance/storage/documentation, IRB submissions and HIPAA, adverse events, and FDA audits and monitoring. The training is useful to anyone who requires a fast, thorough introduction to clinical research trial conduct, Good Clinical Practice, and the federal regulations governing research. 

Sign Up to Workshop Your Research Ideas at the 4I's Sessions

Initiate, Inquire, Innovate, Inspire (4I’s) sessions span our four pillars as a space for individuals across the research institute (faculty, trainees, and research professionals) to workshop their research ideas and works in progress and gain exposure to new skills and methods. Interested presenters can sign up for a 15-minute spot using this shared spreadsheet.

The next session is March 20. Contact [email protected] for access details.

We seek to use the 4I’s series in alignment with Manne Research Institute efforts to establish communities of practice for Basic Science; Clinical and Community Trials; Community, Population Health, and Outcomes; and Quantitative Sciences. Contact Roman Gomez with questions.

Join us for the March Research Professional Town Hall with Toastmasters and the CRU

Please join us for the next Research Professionals (RP) Town Hall featuring Toastmasters at Lurie Children’s and the Clinical Research Unit (CRU). Light refreshments will be served.

Date and Time: March 21, 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Location: In-person in LCH room 11-1150 and virtually via Microsoft Teams (Passcode: ZubRis)

Topics to be Presented:

• Support Service and Research Administration Office announcements
• CRU Updates: Appointment Details and Scheduling, presented by Katie Keeley and Christa Martinez Bran
• Toastmasters at Lurie Children’s, presented by Chrishelle Green-Rogers, Jennifer Jackson, and Robert Szarzynski

You are invited to join us for the March Leadership Listening Exchange on March 23 from noon to 1:00 p.m. in 680 Lake Shore Drive, Room 13-028. 

Leadership Listening Exchanges are a direct response to feedback received from the employee engagement survey and are intended to provide an opportunity for candid conversation amongst the research enterprise community and leadership. Sessions will feature representation from various areas and pillars, but every member of the research enterprise is welcomed and encouraged to sign up for any opportunity. 

Registration is required for each session and capacity has been increased to 15 participants. When you register you will have the opportunity to submit a question or topic.  

Questions about the Leadership Listening Exchange can be directed to Briana Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant Senior. 

March 23, noon–1:00 p.m.

680 Lake Shore Drive

13th Floor, Room 13-028

RSVP HERE

April 12, 9:00–10:00 a.m.

Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

Trienens Conference Room (1M-209)

RSVP HERE

April 27, noon–1:00 p.m.

Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

Conference Room 2-220

RSVP HERE

Save the Date: Manne Research Institute Spring and Summer Town Halls

Please save the dates for the Manne Research Institute Spring and Summer Town Halls on April 18 and July 11, respectively. All faculty, staff, and trainees engaged in research, as well as those collaborating with our research institute activities, are encouraged to attend and learn about important programmatic updates and announcements. Events will be held in the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center auditorium with a virtual option. Meeting details, including updated agendas and pre-read materials, will be added to the event pages and distributed prior to the Town Halls. 

Research Technologist II (Finer Lab)

The primary focus of the lab is kidney development, employing a wide variety of experimental techniques including transgenic mouse models, dissections, histology, staining and imaging techniques, cell culture, downstream applications including: western blot, IP, qPCR, transfections, data analysis, work in PowerPoint, Excel, Prism, basic statistical analysis.

• Participates in design and execution of research lab projects.
• Conducts experimental tests and procedures, and processes and analyzes data.
• Reviews and revises existing research methodologies and may develop new methodologies, mathematical and/or computer models for predicting data.
• Ensures overall lab compliance with all associated rules and regulation.

Learn more or apply.

Clinical Research Manager, Neurology

Provides leadership, strategic management, and administration for the clinical and translational research program of the Division of Neurology. Supervises and manages the research staff in the division. Serves as the key operational interface between the funding agencies, research center, research team and principal investigators. This position will be responsible for the management and oversight of pre-award and post award activities relating to sponsored research studies for the Division in conjunction with Office of Sponsored Programs. This includes preparing research budgets, contract negotiations and post award management. This position will also perform functions of a clinical research coordinator for a proportion of divisional studies. Works with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and staff to maintain an environment that encourages customer service and promotes employee satisfaction. Models and supports the principles of good clinical practice with the research team. Learn more or apply.

NUCATS Voucher Award Program Accepting Applications

The NUCATS Voucher Award program is designed to provide up to $2,500 to assist investigators in developing resources and/or preliminary data to facilitate hypothesis-driven research initiatives. The fund is intended for projects involving critical steps in the device and drug development pathway and projects that address a critical need in translational science that are too small to be suitable for conventional internal or external funding mechanisms.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and funding decisions are typically communicated to applicants within five business days. Details about the program, including funding priorities, eligibility criteria, program expectations, and allowable expenses, are available on the Voucher Awards page.

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