Responsible Conduct of Research Monthly Seminar Series
Certificates of attendance can be printed for each session if credit/documentation is needed only for the individual topics (instructions).
Certificates of completion are issued at the end of the academic year for each person who has attended and signed-in for at least 8 of the 9 sessions.
RCR Seminar Schedules
Register via Percipio by clicking the links below and signing into the “Denver | Anschutz“ option with your CU credentials. Each session title will direct you to the course upon login. See step-by-step registration guide here.
| Session Title | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation: Being a Responsible Member of Society | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm |
| RCR9: Conflicts of Interest | Thursday, September 4, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
| RCR6: Safe Laboratory Practice and Laboratory Tools | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm |
| RCR2: Research Misconduct | Thursday, October 2, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| RCR3: Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities and Collaborative Research | Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm |
| RCR5: Data Acquisition & Statistical Analysis | Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| RCR8: Peer Review of Grants and Papers | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 11:00 am -12:30 pm |
| RCR4: Translational Research: From Cell Lines to Animals to People | Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Register via Percipio by clicking the links below and signing into the “Denver | Anschutz“ option with your CU credentials. Each session title will direct you to the course upon login. See step-by-step registration guide here.
| Title | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| RCR4: Translational Research: From Cell Lines to Animals to People | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | 11am - 12:30 pm |
| RCR7: Responsible Authorship, Publication, and Plagiarism | Thursday, January 8, 2026 | 3pm - 4:30pm |
| RCR3: Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities and Collaborative Research | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 11am - 12:30pm |
| RCR6: Safe Laboratory Practice and Laboratory Tools | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | 3:00 pm - 4:30pm |
| RCR9: Conflicts of Interest | Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | 11am - 12:30pm |
| RCR8: Peer Review of Grants and Papers | Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 3pm - 4:30pm |
| RCR2: Research Misconduct | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 11am - 12:30pm |
| RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation: Being a Responsible Member of Society | Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 3pm - 4:30pm |
| RCR5: Data Acquisition & Statistical Analysis | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | 11pm - 12:30pm |
| RCR7: Responsible Authorship, Publication, and Plagiarism | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 3pm - 4:30pm |
Match Your Subject Matter Criteria to Our Course Offerings
| Subject Matter Criteria | Matching RCR Course(s) | Notes |
| Conflict of interest (personal, professional, financial) and conflict of commitment, in allocating time, effort, or other research resources | RCR9: Conflict of Interest RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation and Being a Responsible Member of Society RCR2: Research Misconduct | RCR9 addresses various types of conflicts of interest and commitment. RCR1 discusses threats to scientific reputation, which includes conflicts of interest. |
| Policies regarding human subjects, live vertebrate animal subjects in research, and safe laboratory practices | RCR4: Translational Research - From Cell-Lines to Animals to People RCR6: Safe Laboratory Practice and Laboratory Tools | RCR4 covers ethical and regulatory considerations in translational research involving human and animal subjects. RCR6 addresses institutional and personal responsibilities for maintaining safe laboratory environments. |
| Mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships | RCR3: Mentor and Mentee Responsibilities and Collaborative Research | RCR3 focuses on expectations, communication, and strategies for effective mentor-mentee relationships, including mentoring across differences. |
| Safe research environments (e.g., those that promote inclusion and are free of sexual, racial, ethnic, disability and other forms of discriminatory harassment) | RCR3: Mentor and Mentee Responsibilities and Collaborative Research RCR6: Safe Laboratory Practice and Laboratory Tools RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation and Being a Responsible Member of Society | RCR3 addresses mentoring across differences and promoting inclusive environments. RCR6 discusses institutional responsibility for safety. RCR1 emphasizes the importance of integrity and ethical behavior in maintaining a positive research environment. |
| Collaborative research, including collaborations with industry and investigators and institutions in other countries | RCR3: Mentor and Mentee Responsibilities and Collaborative Research RCR9: Conflict of Interest | RCR3 includes collaboration dynamics and expectations. RCR9 addresses potential conflicts arising in industry or international collaborations. |
| Peer review, including the responsibility for maintaining confidentiality and security in peer review | RCR8: Peer Review of Grants and Papers RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation and Being a Responsible Member of Society | RCR8 directly addresses ethical principles and confidentiality in peer review. RCR1 discusses integrity and threats to reputation, which includes peer review ethics. |
| Data acquisition and analysis; laboratory tools (e.g., tools for analyzing data and creating or working with digital images); recordkeeping | RCR5: Data Acquisition and Management RCR6: Safe Laboratory Practice and Laboratory Tools | RCR5 covers data collection, storage, and statistical analysis. RCR6 discusses laboratory tools and recordkeeping responsibilities. |
| Secure and ethical data use; data confidentiality, management, sharing, and ownership | RCR5: Data Acquisition and Management RCR9: Conflict of Interest | RCR5 addresses data ownership, sharing, and confidentiality. RCR9 covers data use and sharing in the context of conflicts of interest. |
| Research misconduct and policies for handling misconduct | RCR2: Research Misconduct RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation and Being a Responsible Member of Society | RCR2 addresses definitions and handling of misconduct. RCR1 discusses how misconduct can damage scientific reputation. |
| Responsible authorship and publication | RCR7: Responsible Authorship, Publication, and Plagiarism RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation and Being a Responsible Member of Society | RCR7 covers authorship ethics and plagiarism. RCR1 emphasizes the importance of integrity in publication for maintaining reputation. |
| The scientist as a responsible member of society, contemporary ethical issues in biomedical research, and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific research | RCR1: Your Scientific Reputation and Being a Responsible Member of Society RCR4: Translational Research - From Cell-Lines to Animals to People | RCR1 focuses on the societal role and reputation of scientists. RCR4 discusses ethical, environmental, and societal implications of biomedical research. |