Welcome to the Stanford Program on Research Rigor & Reproducibility (SPORR)
We aim to maximize the scientific value of Stanford biomedical research and create a culture of commitment to rigorous and reproducible (R&R) practices in the School of Medicine through the following activities:
SPORR is part of Spectrum, Stanford’s Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education, supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH, under Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Award Numbers UL1TR003142 and UM1TR004921. SPORR is also supported by the Stanford School of Medicine Research Office (SADR).
- Video recording available for the 3rd Stanford Colloquium on Rigor and Reproducibility held on October 20th
- Video recording available for the latest Reproducibility Rounds titled Non-Reproducibility of Real-World Data Research: A Case Study
- SPORR Director of Data Services John Borghi is developing - Supporting Scientific Data: A Guide for Researchers
- ReproducibiliTea reading lists won the 2025 SIPS Commendation Award
- Next ReproducibiliTea journal club will be held on November 12
- SPORR Associate Director Mario Malicki was an invited speaker at the Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training at Berkley on May 21 to 23
- SPORR Associate Director Mario Malicki joined ResearchHub's Advisory Board
- SPORR attended the NASA - FIU - HELIOS Open Anniversary Workshop on February 5th. The presented case study is available on the HELIOS website.
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