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Furthermore, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture all require their grantees to fulfill formal RCR training to ensure the quality and integrity of their research.</p> <p>You can identify the appropriate training program for you by selecting the above landing page for your respective group or topic area. We also provide information for training program faculty and admins, including opportunities for faculty participation in the instruction of RCR and descriptions of RCR training that can be used for your training grants.</p> <div align="center"> <hr align="center" noshade="noshade" size="0" width="100%" /></div> <h2>RCR Contacts at UCSF</h2> <p><br /> <strong>Graduate Division (GRAD) 214</strong> <br /> RCR course for Basic Science PhD students</p> <p>Jennifer Nazareno, PhD<br /> Associate Dean of the Graduate Division<br /> GRAD 214 RCR Course Director<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca8ada2a2a9e2a8b9a2afada28cb9afbfaae2a9a8b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cba1aea5a5a2adaeb9e5a5aab1aab9aea5a48bbea8b8ade5aeafbe">[email protected]</span></a><br /> <br /> Nancy Street, PhD<br /> Contracted Associate Dean of the Graduate Division<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d434c434e54035e595f4848596d584e5e4b03484958"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187679767b61366b6c6a7d7d6c586d7b6b7e367d7c6d">[email protected]</span></a></p> <p>Alexzandria Simon, PhD Graduate Student and Rosenberg-Hill Fellow<br /> GRAD 214 Course Manager<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#440528213c3e252a20362d256a172d292b2a04312737226a212031"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93f2fff6ebe9f2fdf7e1faf2bde0fafefcfdd3e6f0e0f5bdf6f7e6">[email protected]</span></a></p> <div align="center"> <hr align="center" noshade="noshade" size="0" width="100%" /></div> <p><strong>Basic Science Responsible Conduct of Research Course </strong></p> <p>Chequeta Allen, EdD, MBA<br /> Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Scholars<br /> Office for Postdoctoral Scholars<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88ebe0edf9fdedfce9a6e9e4e4ede6c8fdebfbeea6edecfd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8cbc0cdd9ddcddcc986c9c4c4cdc6e8ddcbdbce86cdccdd">[email protected]</span></a></p> <div align="center"> <hr align="center" noshade="noshade" size="0" width="100%" /></div> <p><strong>Human Subjects Responsible Conduct of Research Course</strong><br /> <br /> Sara Ackerman, PhD, MPH<br /> Associate Professor, UCSF Bioethics <br /> Associate Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences<br /> RCR Course Director, Spring Quarter<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b584a594a054a48404e59464a456b5e48584d054e4f5e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02716370632c63616967706f636c42776171642c676677">[email protected]</span></a></p> <p>Julia Brown, PhD<br /> Assistant Professor, UCSF Bioethics<br /> Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences<br /> RCR Course Director, Fall Quarter<br /> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#107a657c79713e72627f677e50657363763e757465"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec869980858dc28e9e839b82ac998f9f8ac2898899">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="section"> <div 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href="https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/23531/index.html" target="_blank">UC Whistleblower Hotline</a> </p> <p>• <a href="http://www.ucop.edu/uc-whistleblower/" target="_blank">UC Whistleblower Site</a></p> <p>• <a href="http://www.ucop.edu/uc-whistleblower/_files/wbposter.pdf" target="_blank">UC Whistleblower Poster</a></p> <hr /> <p><strong>External </strong></p> <p>• <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html" target="_blank">National Institutes of Health RCR Statement</a></p> <p>• <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rcr.jsp" target="_blank">National Science Foundation RCR Statement</a></p> <p>• <a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/responsible-and-ethical-conduct-research" target="_blank">U.S. Dept of Agriculture RCR Statement</a></p> <p>• <a href="http://ori.hhs.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity (ORI)</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-11" class="block block-block"> 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