Introduction to Research
This is complementary site for the elective course "Introduction to Clinical Research" held at the Poznan University of Medical Sciences
This is an online learning resource for students interested in research methodology. It is used as companion website for Research Training course run as elective for 6 year MD program at Poznan University of Medical Sciences.
Module 1 - Biomedical literature - identifying sources and retrieval methods - how to use search in research?
Module 2 - Exploring the unknown - Responsible conduct of research - what is legal framework for discovery?
Module 3 - Data acquisition, analysis and visualization - statistical tools and visual presentation
Module 4 - Writing and publishing your research results
Module 5 - Future of Science and Medicine - Open Data and Open Science - What's next?
Module 1 - How to use search in research?
Biomedical literature - identifying sources and retrieval methods
Searching Biomedical literature
Learn the available knowledge databases
Databases
PubMed
PubMedCentral
Web of Science
Web of Knowledge
Scopus
How to navigate the world of research journals - Indexing and prioritizing
Scimago Journal and Country Ranking
Journal of Citation Reports - Web of Knowledge - Thomson Institute for Scientific Information
Scimago Collaboration analysis
Spatial distribution of research hubs
Measuring the influence
Impact factor
Citations
H-index
Module 2 - Responsible conduct of research - legal framework for discovery
Legal framework for research
Why informed consent?
When informed consent is required and why?
Dual-use technology
Kuhlau, Frida, Stefan Eriksson, Kathinka Evers, and Anna T Höglund. “Taking Due Care: Moral Obligations in Dual Use Research.” Bioethics 22, no. 9 (November 1, 2008): 477–487.
Ehni, Hans-Jörg. “Dual Use and the Ethical Responsibility of Scientists.” Archivum Immunologiae Et Therapiae Experimentalis 56, no. 3 (June 1, 2008): 147–152.
Regulatory oversight
Declaration of Helsinki developed by World Medical Association
Good Clinical Practice- FDA website
International Conference on Harmonization
EMEA Guideline on Good Clinical Practice
US Presidential Comission on Bioethical Issues
Moral Science: Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research
Legal and ethical constraint for medication and food products
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)
Institutional Review Boards (OHRP site)
Institutional Review Board @ PUMS
Responsible Conduct of Research
Authorship policies and peer review
Ethics in research and publication (by Elsevier)
Search and Write - resource on using resources in writing
Dealing with scientific fraud and scientific misconduct
Plagiarism in Medline database
Dejavu - a database of highly similar citations [find your favorite duplicator ;) ]
Case studies
Linguistic Traces of a Scientific Fraud
Module 3 - Data acquisition and analysis - statistical tools and visual presentation
Selecting scientific problem
How to choose a good scientific problem? by Uri Alon
Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery (open book)
Getting the data
queFX - Paper form scanning and processing in research studies
Open Data
Statistical analysis
Case studies
Matching clinical problem with statistical solution
Statistical analysis for publication
Interpreting your results
Open Data Resources
HealthDataPalooza Video sessions BIG data discussion
Public data explorer - interesting way of using public datasets
Data archive of The Journal of Statistical Education
Statistical Science portal datasets
Public Data on Amazon Web Services
Natural Resources Conservation Services - Plants data
Central Statistical Office - Poland
Bioconductor and microarray analysis of public data
Module 4 - Writing, publishing and influence metrics
How to create visually appealing conference posters and presentations?
Inkscape - open source software for creating vector graphics
Optimize your Conference poster's Impact - tutorial
Conference poster guideline II
Presentation: Billboard science by Kendall Powell
Better Posters blog - examples and case studies
Poster Design From Colin Purrington
Getting published in scientific journal
Publishing guidelines in Radiology journal
How to write an abstract by Philip Koopman
Alexandrov & Hennerici - Writing a good abstract
Singer & Hollander - How to write a manuscript
Alexandrov - How to write a research paper
How to survive peer preview from BMJ Books
How to get published guidelines from UC Santa Cruz
Guidelines for writing medical research papers
The inside view on writing for medical journal by Richard Smith (BMJ editor)
Guidelines on Good Publication Practice
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
How to get published - guide for authors from Elsevier
Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing
Online Seminars on writing and publishing scientific papers
Elsevier webinar
How to get published - #1 - Preparing your manuscript
How to get published - #2 - Using proper language
How to get published - #3 - Structuring an Article
Writing matters - Stanford science writing resources
Paul Silvia - How to Publish a lot and still have a life - part 1, 2, 3, 4
Coursera resources on Scientific Writing - "Writing in the Sciences"
Citations
Journal of Citation Reports (ISI)
Impact factor debate
Citation Impact Center - ISI Thomson
Controversies regarding impact factor
JAMA - defining journal impact factor denominator
How journal impact factor is calculated?
History and meaning of impact factor by Eugene Garfield
Impact - special Issue of Nature
Alternative influence metrics
Hirsch Index - h-index
Open Access and Open Data repositories
PLOS
Peer-review
JAMA The Peer Review Congresses by Robert Steinbrook
The history of peer review and ideas how the process can be improved
COPE - Comitee on Publication Ethics
Module 5 - What's next?
Planning your research career in academia, industry or clinical medicine
Fix the PhD - Nature editorial on the future of PhD
How not to get a PhD - Guardian
Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career book by prof. Alan Johnson
Science and Society
The future of the PhD - Nature 2011 Special report
Real science crisis: bleak prospects for young researchers
Reforming Science: Methodological and Cultural Reforms
Reforming Science: Structural Reforms
Don't Become a Scientist! - Jonathan I. Katz
Has Modern Science Become Dysfunctional?
Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic
Open data science and reproducibility
Other resources
BMJ presentations - search: filetype:ppt site:resources.bmj.com
RSNA Core Curriculum Research training for radiology residents
Poznan University of Medical Sciences IRB
Books
How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors
Estelle M Phillips, Derek.S. Pugh. Open University Press; 5 edition (1 Oct 2010)
ISBN-10: 0335242022; ISBN-13: 978-0335242023
The Craft of Research, 3rd Edition
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams
University Of Chicago Press; ISBN-10: 0226065669, ISBN-13: 978-0226065663
Interview with the authors of The Craft of Research
Scientific Writing: Easy When You Know How
Jennifer Peat, Elizabeth Elliott, Louise Baur, Victoria Keena
BMJ Books; ISBN-10: 0727916254; ISBN-13: 978-0727916259
How to write and Publish a Scientific Paper
Robert A. Day, Barbara Gastel
Greenwood; 6 edition; ISBN-10: 9780313330407; ISBN-13: 978-0313330407
Stanton Glantz
McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071435093; 9780071435093
Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career
Prof Alan Johnson
Free e-book from Elsevier
Interview with Prof. Alan Johnson
Video resources
Things you don't want to know in your early research career.
Advices to young researchers on search and discovery - An interview with Prof. Mark van Loosdrecht
Charting the course for successful research career - Alan Johnson
Old MSc seminar resources
If you are interested in learning about research start with The Craft of Research. In case you are not convinced read this interview with the authors of check the book on google books. The book addresses key questions from the start and saves a lot of time in teaching students.
Lektura obowiazkowa
Optional training
Introduction to AI at Stanford
Citation metrics
Creativity
What makes people creative?
Can we learn to be creative?
Is creativity in your right frontal lobe?
Links