Research Education & Training
Responsible Conduct of Research Seminars
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) trainings and workshops are available to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and undergraduate researchers engaged in research within the Medical School.
CITI offers Core RCR training for UMN students, faculty, and research staff, while GPS RCR workshop training sessions are provided monthly and meet the requirements of NIH NRSA T and F mechanisms grant award requirements. Attendance is not limited to solely trainee fellows, but open to other senior level scientists engaged in research within the Medical school.
Schedule coming soon!
Grantsmanship, Scientific Writing & Communication Workshops
The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies hosts several workshops and seminars to advance both graduate student and postdoctoral scholar research education and training elements. Grantsmanship workshops for the NIH F series grants (i.e. F30/F31/F32) and K award series are available to students and postdoctoral fellows. Additionally, seminars to enhance writing for manuscript preparation and oral presentations are available throughout the year.
The goals of grantsmanship, scientific writing and oral communication skill development workshops are to increase core competencies of the trainee to more effectively convey their science to a diverse body of target audiences. Whether the goal is to present recent data at scientific conferences, assemble novel ideas into fundable grant proposals, prepare a manuscript for submission to peer-reviewed journals or communicate research to industry partners or government agencies, these workshops can help to provide and bolster key fundamentals to enhance abilities to best convey knowledge to your listeners and readers.
Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP)
Since 1989, the University of Minnesota’s Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) has immersed undergraduates in a 10-week, mentor-guided research experience that kicks off with joint orientation and culminates in an August poster symposium and banquet. Supported by the Medical School, LSSURP blends hands-on lab work with professional-development and social events—and proudly invites students of all cultures, abilities, genders, and economic backgrounds to apply, knowing that diverse perspectives fuel stronger science.