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    RCR Training Series

    Per NIH policy, eight hours of face-to-face RCR training is required for all trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars receiving support through any NIH training, career development award (individual or institutional), research education grant, and dissertation research grant. The policy applies to the following programs: D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R. This policy also applies to any other NIH-funded programs supporting research training, career development, or research education that require instruction in responsible conduct of research as stated in the relevant funding opportunity announcements. For questions about this policy, please reach out to Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski at eciesielski@uchc.edu.

    November RCR Training Series

    UConn hosts a twice-annual RCR training series, in February and November. The next RCR Training Session Series will take place during the month of November, presented live via Teams. All sessions are one hour long, including both presentation and discussion/Q&A. You will need to attend at least 8 hours of unique presentation material to fulfil the NIH RCR training requirement. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have any questions or concerns about the training series, please contact Ellen Ciesielski.

    Please note: Sessions start promptly. Latecomers risk not receiving credit.

    Date  Time  Session Name  Presenter  Sign-Up Link 
    Wednesday, 11/12 12:00 PM  Plagiarism and Proper Citation  Jason Nicosia, Associate Systems and Technology Administrator, UConn Health Library  Teams Registration Link
    Thursday, 11/13 12:00 PM  Managing Mentoring and Peer Relationships  Cinnamon Adams, University Ombuds  Teams Registration Link
    Friday, 11/14 1:30 PM  Ethics in the Use of Animal Subjects in Research  Alison Pohl, IACUC Administrator            Lisa Chuba, Research Compliance Monitor Teams Registration Link
       
    Monday, 11/17 12:00 PM  Research Security & Export Control Lesley Salafia, Director, Research Security                                                      Mike Shelton, Export Control Teams Registration Link
    Tuesday, 11/18 12:00 PM  Best Practices in Data Management for Responsible Research  Renée Walsh, STEM Librarian, UConn Library  Teams Registration Link
    Wednesday, 11/19 11:00 AM  Biosafety: Regulations or Guidelines?  David Cavallaro, Biological Safety Manager  Teams Registration Link
    Thursday, 11/20 12:00 PM  Peer Review  Laura Haynes, Professor of Immunology, UConn Health  Teams Registration Link
    Friday, 11/21 11:00 AM Conflict of Interest Meg Johson, Director, Conflict of Interest and Research Integrity Teams Registration Link
       
    Monday, 11/24 12:00 PM Research Misconduct Meg Johson, Director, Conflict of Interest and Research Integrity Teams Registration Link

     

    For questions, please contact Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski, in the RCR Office.