Learning Resources
Columbia University Irving Medical Center provides many learning resources, both online and in person, that cover a wide range of subjects.
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Seminar Series
- HICCC Seminar Series
- Mailman School of Public Health seminars
- NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan Seminars
- Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Calendar
- Department of Systems Biology Seminar Calendar
- Irving Institute Events and Seminars
- Herbert and Florence Irving Institue for Cancer Dynamics
- Heme/Onc Fellowship Program Career Development Lecture Series
- Inside Cancer Careers Podcast (NCI)
General Courses and Online Learning
- Professional Development Courses (Columbia Human Resources)
- Coursera (via Columbia University)
- LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) (via Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning)
- Columbia X (free online courses from Columbia)
- Columbia + (online platform with non-degree non-credit courses, events, and podcasts)
- Columbia Library Workshops
- Life Science Accelerator Drug Development Bootcamp (2019)
- NanCI by NCI (mobile app that uses machine learning algorithms to match users’ interests and provide a unique experience by recommending tailored content such as people to connect with, events to attend, and interesting scientific papers)
Computational Biology and Data Science
Biostatistics
- Cancer Biostatics Shared Resource
- Biostatistics in Action: Tips for Clinical Researchers Lecture Series
- Statistical Software Mini-Courses
- Irving Institute Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD)
- Biostatistics – LinkedIn Learning. For those seeking basic knowledge of statistics:
- Statistics Foundations: 1
- Statistics Foundations: 2
- Statistics Foundations: 3
- Statistics Foundations: 4
- These can be accessed through LinkedIn Learning; you can login with your Columbia email address. For additional recommendations in biostatistics learning, please contact Jianhua Hu.
Grant & Proposal Development Resources
- Grant Resources
- Proposal Development
- Grants Management Service – pre-award and post-award support for select departments
- Grant Toolbox
- Grant Courses
- Funding and Grantsmanship for Research and Career Development Activities
- NIH Diversity Supplements
- Reach for the First R01 Workshop
- Research Resources (Mailman Research Resources Office)
- IGNITE Training Navigation (MD Anderson training navigation resource on funding opportunities offered by NCI)
Scientific Writing Resources
- Manuscript Preparation (Columbia Office of Research)
- VP&S BioRender for scientific figures (training webinars)
- Writing Specific Aims
- Health Sciences Library Systematic Review Workshop
Research Compliance, Rigor, and Reproducibility Resources
Research Compliance & Training Resources
- Office of Research Compliance and Training
- Responsible Conduct of Research and Related Policy Issues
- Copyright Advisory Services
Rigor & Reproducibility Resources
Resources from the Mailman School of Public Health
Additional Resources – Centers and Offices at Columbia
- Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning
- Columbia Tech Ventures
- Columbia University Information Technology
- Columbia Lab-to-Market Accelerator Network (L2M)
- Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
- Irving Institute for Translational Research
- Columbia Stem Cell Initiative
- Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics
- Zuckerman Brain Institute
- Institute for Cancer Genetics
- Data Science Institute
Additional Columbia Resources by Career Phase
High School
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - coding bootcamp for high schoolers
- Data Science Institute Scholars (undergrad and graduate students)
Postdoctoral
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Career development resources
- Career development programming
- Career counseling and mentoring
- Individual Development Plan (IDP) Program
- Open to graduate students as well
- Virginia Kneeland Frantz Society for Women Faculty
- Columbia Summer Research Institute (Mailman)
Faculty
- Health Information Technology Certificate Program
- Continuing Medical Education (VP&S)
- Faculty mentorship (VP&S)
- Mentoring resources (Columbia Research)
- Career development programs (VP&S)
- Leadership and management program (VP&S)
- Virginia Kneeland Frantz Society for Women Faculty
- Diversity & Inclusion (VP&S)
- KL2 Mentored Career Development Award (Irving Institute)
- Columbia Summer Research Institute (Mailman)
- PriME – Pathway to Mentorship Series (Irving Institute & CUIMC Office of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity, and Inclusion)