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 postdoctoral fellows who have protected research time.
• 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.
  
• 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.
• 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.
• Starzl Academy
  Trains physician-scientists in the skills necessary to bring cutting-edge scientific advances and technologies to today’s patients.