SCN – Best practices for collecting, documenting, and managing research data and records
Translating discoveries into clinical therapies requires meticulous planning and rigor at every step. Reliable and secure research records are essential for ensuring data quality and integrity, enabling reproducibility, and driving successful clinical or commercial translation.
With increasing concerns about research reproducibility, standardized best practices in data management have become critical. Accurate, traceable records enhance transparency and validity, facilitate reproducibility, and minimize troubleshooting and experimental waste.
Stem Cell Network and BioCanRx are pleased to host “Best Practices for collecting, documenting, and managing research and data records”, a 4-part interactive virtual workshop series providing foundational knowledge in research data and record management. Participants will receive individualized advice and feedback, allowing them to confidently apply the workshop’s concepts to their own research groups and project plans.
Application deadline: November 21, 2024
Course dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom
Language: English
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand how effective research data and record management supports the responsible conduct of research and increases the ability to store, find and reuse research data.
- Have a working knowledge of good documentation practices and their implementation in the laboratory to support their need to demonstrate effective research data management and risk management strategies.
- Be introduced to the use of Research Quality Management Systems as an effective strategy for maintaining and monitoring data quality and integrity.
- Understand how effective research data management processes can be applied to meet the principles and expectations of granting agencies that promote and support research in Canada.
Facilitators:
- Rebecca L Davies, PhD, Emeritus Associate Professor, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
- Gayle Piat, RQAP-GLP, RAC, Director, Alberta Cell Therapy Manufacturing (ACTM), University of Alberta
Workshop format & requirements:
This 4-part virtual series will feature presentations, interactive discussions, and case studies drawn from real-world scenarios.
Participants will need a computer with a microphone (camera optional), along with a high-speed internet connection. Prior to the workshop, participants must download free software tools, which will be specified after registration. A second monitor or screen is recommended for using the tools while viewing the video stream.
Who should attend?
This workshop is targeted at Principal Investigators and trainees/highly qualified personnel (HQP) (i.e., a graduate student, post-doc, research associate and/or technician) aiming to establish a foundation for successful clinical translation. Applicants must be a Principal Investigator working on stem cell and regenerative medicine research in a Canadian lab in a research team of at least 2 people (the second team member being a trainee/ HQP). Non-academic applicants may apply but will be subject to a $500 fee, with priority given to academic applicants. If you are a Principal Investigator working on cancer immunotherapy research in a Canadian lab.