Investigator Development

We can help you navigate the clinical research landscape and become a better investigator through our professional education programs, interactive seminars and workshops, and on-demand resources. We can also connect you to additional offerings available outside of NUCATS to meet your needs.

For All Career Stages

• Master of Science in Clinical Investigation
  Formal training in clinical research for medical residents, fellows, and junior faculty. Individual courses available
• Leadership & Management Strategies for Clinical Investigators
  A four-day program on research-tested management and leadership skills that can be applied to the business side of science.
• Good Clinical Practice
  Learn about the international, ethical, and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording, and reporting trials that involve the participation of human subjects.
• Developing & Enhancing Mentoring Relationships
  A monthly series of 90-minute workshops that is designed to develop and enhance mentoring relationships.
• Mentor Training Certificate Program
  Workshops designed to train faculty in becoming effective clinical and translational research mentors.
• Mentor Development Series: Cultivating Effective Mentoring Skills
  Monthly series designed to prepare faculty mentors to be effective and successful in their roles
• Galter Library & Learning Center
  Offers university affiliates free classes via Zoom on a variety of research topics.

For Early-Stage Investigators

• Charting the Course: A Guide to the Research Ecosystem
  A seminar series for early career faculty and postdocs that provides a wealth of information about seeking funding, grant writing, and working with Northwestern research support services.
• Early-Stage Investigator Academy
  If you are an early-stage investigator aspiring to secure an NIH K grant or your first R01, consider joining the ESI Academy. All early-career faculty and postdoctoral fellows are welcome.
  
• Grant Writing Coaching Groups
  Rick McGee, PhD, associate dean for Professional Development, and Kenzie Cameron, PhD, MPH, professor of Medicine and senior director of NUCATS Mentoring and Leadership Development, have developed a novel grant writing coaching groups approach that builds upon highly effective tools of teaching and learning.
• Succeeding With Your K Award
  This series of didactic and interactive meetings is targeted to K (or similar career development) awardees. In this small group (typically 10-20 attendees), participants discuss successes and challenges as well as strategies for continued research and career development.
• Taking Responsibility for the Responsible Conduct of Research
  Designed for recipients of NIH or other training awards that require training in Responsible Conduct of Research.
• Mentee Development Series: Tools for Academic and Personal Growth for Early Career Faculty
  This workshop is designed to prepare early career faculty to be effective mentees.
• Starzl Academy
  Trains physician-scientists in the skills necessary to bring cutting-edge scientific advances and technologies to today’s patients.