RCR Workshop Series for Postdocs and Faculty

The workshops are open to any interested postdoctoral scientist, mentor, research staff, faculty member, or senior graduate student, but the workshops should only be attended by students that have previously completed the GC 501 course. If you have any questions about the RCR Workshop Series for Postdocs and Faculty, please contact the Office of Research Integrity.

The RCR Workshop Series for Postdoctoral Scholars and Faculty was designed to address the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RCR training requirements (NOT-OD-10-019 and NOT-OD-22-055) and the NIH Rigor and Reproducibility (R&R) training requirements (NOT-OD-20-033 and NOT-020-090) for NIH grant awardees and applicants. Sessions that could count toward R&R Training are denoted with a double dagger (‡) following the title. More information from the NIH on R&R training can be found on the NIH FAQ. If you would like to include this workshop in your NIH application, a template is available for download. NIH Awards and Applications that require RCR and/or R&R training include D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R, among others. The workshop also meets the National Science Foundation (NSF) training requirements (PAPPG) for faculty and senior investigators.

To meet the NIH/PHS requirements an individual needs to attend at least 8 sessions every 4 years throughout the period of their support on a specific training program. We recommend that you attend more sessions and continue to attend so that there is no need to renew your training.  If you are funded on a 6 year award and complete eight senior RCR sessions in the first 8 months of your support, you will need to complete additional sessions in year 4 of the support.   Additionally, if your support bridges stages of training, e.g., postdoctoral training in first 2 years and mentored faculty in years 3 through 4 for an K99/R00, you would need to complete 8 sessions in the first two years and an additional 8 session in years 3 and 4.

We recommend attendance beyond the minimum to assure that the NIH will view the training as continuous and not needing renewal.

We recommend that you attend at least 8 different topics, but we do not track the topics when determining if you met the minimum requirements for RCR training.

MonthDayDateTimeLocationTopic/RegisterSpeaker
SeptemberMonday09/08/202511:30 am - 12:30 pmEast Campus-1047 ERF (Engineering Research Facility, 1st floor), 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607Conflict of Interest and CommitmentAnees Fatima, COI and COC Director
OctoberTuesday10/14/202511:30 am - 12:30 pmCANCELLEDCANCELLED
NovemberMonday11/10/202511:30 am - 12:30 pmEast Campus-1043 ERF (Engineering Research Facility, 1st floor), 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607Responsible and Ethical Application of Artificial IntelligenceChris Kanich, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
DecemberTuesday12/09/202511:30 am - 12:30 pmWest Campus-B8 PHARM (College of Pharmacy Building, Basement), 833 S. Wood St, Chicago, IL 606012Research MisconductRichard A. Gemeinhart, Professor, Research Integrity Officer, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
JanuaryMonday01/12/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmEast Campus-1043 ERF (Engineering Research Facility, 1st floor), 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607Data Sharing: Giving and ReceivingAbigail Goben, Professor and Data Management Librarian and Data Policy Advisor
FebruaryTuesday02/10/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmWest Campus-111 PHARM (College of Pharmacy Building, 1st floor), 833 S. Wood St, Chicago, IL 606012Safe Research EnvironmentsStephanie Cologna, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
MarchMonday03/09/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmEast Campus-1043 ERF (Engineering Research Facility, 1st floor), 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607Export ControlsBryan Pabin, Director, Export Controls
AprilTuesday04/14/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmWest Campus-200A LHS (Library of the Health Sciences, 2nd floor), 1750 W. Polk St., Chicago, IL 606012MentorshipStephanie Cologna, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
MayMonday05/11/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmEast Campus-1043 ERF (Engineering Research Facility, 1st floor), 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607Practices Make Perfect: Questionable Research Practices in Evidence DevelopmentDaniel M. Maggin, Professor and Associate Dean of Research
JuneTuesday06/09/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmWest Campus: 200A LHS (Library of the Health Sciences, 2nd floor), 1750 W. Polk St., Chicago, IL 606012International Coauthors: Global Science Meets Federal OversightRichard A. Gemeinhart, Professor, Research Integrity Officer, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
JulyMonday07/13/202611:30 am - 12:30 pmCANCELLEDCANCELLED
August Tuesday08/11/0202611:30 am - 12:30 pmWest Campus: 200A LHS (Library of the Health Sciences, 2nd floor), 1750 W. Polk St., Chicago, IL 60612Loose Lips Sink Relationships - the Importance of Confidentiality in Peer ReviewNancy Freitag, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Registration Instructions

The Learning Management System (LMS) is a UIC web-based tool intended for educating investigators and research staff on research ethics, policy and procedure. To register for a course in the LMS, create an account on the LMS website .

  1. Go to the UIC Learning Management System: http://www.uictraining.org
  2. Login following the instructions in table below:
    If you have previously enrolled in the learning management system, do not register again. Please follow the instructions below. If you have forgotten your username or password, click on password retrieval and follow the instructions.
IF you're a...THEN...AND...AND...
new user,Select Register with UsChoose username and passwordComplete user profile and proceed to step 3.
registered user,log in under your username and password*If you have forgotten your username or password, select password retrieval and follow instructions.Proceed to step 3.

3.      Go to Course Catalog from the menu bar on the left.

  • Check “Responsible Conduct in Research” and click on Browse Selected Categories.
  • A list of available sessions will show up.
  • Click on the session you would like to register for.
  • Click on Enroll.