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NIH Rigor and Reproducibility Guidelines, Explained

Do you have questions about recent changes to National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) applications regarding scientific rigor and transparency? Visit the NIH rigor and reproducibility web page, and view this helpful infographic by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):

Look for an announcement soon about a Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center seminar to discuss how to include rigor and transparency in your next grant.

Tips for Managing Your Research Data

Need to manage your research and clinical study data? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is free, HIPAA-compliant, web-based software available to researchers and study team members at all Tufts CTSI partner institutions. To request an account, please complete our online form and be sure to select REDCap Database Account.

Already familiar with REDCap? Here are our latest tips:

You can track who has responded to your survey by using the Participant List option, and you can identify individual responses by using the Participant Identifier feature. These tools are found in the Manage Survey Participants section of your project.
You can schedule to send your online survey on a specific date or based on certain conditions being met. For instructions, please refer to Automated Invitations in the Online Designer.

Ready to get started? Log into REDCap here.

Reminder: Course on Leadership for Drug Development Teams

Want to lead multi-disciplinary teams in effective collaboration? Get training in team dynamics, cross-functionality, facilitation, collaboration, and knowledge creation at Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development's fast-paced, two-day course, Leadership for Drug Development Teams, July 12-13 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 821 Washington Street, Boston.

The deadline for early-bird registration is May 31.

What's Happening with You?

Do you have news of interest to researchers such as:

A success story
An opportunity for collaboration
An exciting new program or resource
An upcoming seminar or event
An employment or funding opportunity?

We want to hear from you. To include your news and events in future issues of Happenings, please email info@tuftsctsi.org.

Seminars, Drop-in Sessions, & Events

Please click on the links below for event information and registration. To view all upcoming Tufts CTSI events, visit our calendar.

Monday 5/30	Tuesday 5/31	Wednesday 6/1	Thursday 6/2	Friday 6/3
HOLIDAY		BERD Center Drop-in Session 8:00-9:00AM 35 Kneeland St. 10th Floor Boston
Monday 6/6	Tuesday 6/7	Wednesday 6/8	Thursday 6/9	Friday 6/10
	Medford Research Help Office Hours 2:00-4:00PM Eaton Hall 5 The Green Medford	BERD Center Drop-in Session 8:00-9:00AM 35 Kneeland St. 10th Floor Boston
Monday 6/13	Tuesday 6/14	Wednesday 6/15	Thursday 6/16	Friday 6/17
		BERD Center Drop-in Session 8:00-9:00AM 35 Kneeland St. 10th Floor Boston

How Can We Help You?

Looking for a collaborator or mentor? Need assistance with study design, statistical analysis, or clinical trials? Want to consult with an expert on patient-centered outcomes research, community engagement, comparative effectiveness research or One Health?

Tufts CTSI is ready to help! To get started, use our online request form. Once we receive your request, we'll get back to you within two business days.

Cite It!

We're counting on you.

Please help to ensure the future of clinical and translational research at Tufts.
Cite the NIH CTSA award any time you use Tufts CTSI resources, services, and facilities:

UL1TR001064

For more information, visit our How to Cite Tufts CTSI web page.

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