Faculty & Staff

The R2 Office offers training programs on various research-related topics as well as on personal and professional management topics. If you would like to request a training session based on a research or management-related topic that we have not addressed, or would like to request that we repeat a past session, please contact the R2 Office. We will make every attempt to accommodate your needs.

Past Training Programs and Information Sessions

Please see the following list of past trainings and informational sessions coordinated by the R2 Office (in alphabetical order). Whenever available, downloadable slides, handouts, and other materials from the session have been included.

• Authorship Issues Session with Columbia University library staff
• Brainstorming Session for preparing NIH Grants in the New Format (Grants due on or after January 25, 2010)
• Email Etiquette and Management Session
• Finding Funding for Mailman School Alumni Session
• Funding Landscape (FY ’10 and FY ’11) Overview Session
• Grant Prep “Boot Camp” Session 
• Grant Preparation Overview for Mailman School Alumni
• Introduction to the Mailman Research Resources (R2) Office
• IRB and HIPAA Compliance Clarification Meeting
• “Meet the Methodologist” Session 1: Panel on  Informatics
• “Meet the Methdologist” Session 2:  Panel on Evaluation Research
• “Meet the Methodologist” Session 3: Panel on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR)  
• “Meet the Methodologist” Session 4: Panel on Geographic Information System (GIS)
• "Meet the Methodologist" Session 5: Panel on Genomics in Public Health
• “Meet the Methodologist” Session 6: Nanotechnology and Public Health - View from the Columbia Nanocenter: Slides / Audio / Video / Vodcast
• Information Session with Dr. Eugene Hayunga, Director of NICHD's Office of Extramural Research: Slides / Audio / Video / Vodcast
• Information Session with Dr. Robin Barr, director of NIA’s Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Audio / Video / Vodcast
• Information Session with Dr. Gwen Collman, Director, Division of Extramural Research and Training at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
• NIH Changes Information Session
• NIH Study Sections and Review Process Panel Discussion
• Public Speaking and Professional Presentation
• Public Speaking Sessions for Junior Faculty
• RASCAL (Research Compliance and Administration System) Training
• Specific Aims Development Panel
• Stimulus Information Session