Reproducibility Rounds

Reproducibility Rounds are a new international monthly webinar designed to foster open dialogue and exchange of experiences between institutions, researchers, and other stakeholders on the critical topics of research rigor and reproducibility.

Rounds are organized by the Stanford School of Medicine’s Program on Research Rigor & Reproducibility (SPORR), in collaboration with Columbia, Duke, Harvard, and Indiana. 

If you have suggestions for a topic that should be covered in the Rounds, or would like to present, please contact us

Additionally, if you would like to informed about upcoming rounds and SPORR activities, sign up for our Newsletter.

Next Rounds:

Reproducibility Training Initiatives

Tuesday February 18  - 9 am PT - 12 pm ET - 6 pm CET

Registration Link

Speakers:  

Nafisa Jadavji, Southern Illinois University

Susan McClatchy, The Jackson Laboratory

Hao Ye, Curriculum Lead, Community 4 Rigor

Flavio Azevedo, University of Utrecht

Abstract: 

Training in Rigor and Reproducibility varies across countries and institutions. In this talk, representatives from Reproducibility for Everyone (R4E), Community for Rigor (C4R), and Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) will present their courses, workshops, materials, resources, and communities working on advancing research transparency, reproducibility, rigor, and ethics. 

Previous Rounds:

2024:

January 21: Timothy M. ErringtonReplicating 193 Preclinical Cancer Biology Experiments: Lessons, Surprises, and Future Directions (Video Recording)

November 19:  Leah J. Welty and Manisha DesaiHow to Improve Reproducibility of Team Science: A CTSA BERD*s Eye View (Video Recording)

October 22: Shai Silberberg and Devon Crawford: Why Talk (and What to Do) About Research Quality? A Perspective from Within the NIH. (Video recording)

2023:

SPORR organized two webinars primarily aimed for the researchers of Stanford School of Medicine:

May 31: Ivan Oransky (Co-Founder of Retraction Watch) - How Bibliometrics & School Rankings Reward Unreliable Science and What Can Be Done About It. (Video Recording). This talk was turned into an opinion piece published in the BMJ journal on 17 August 2023. 

Apr 12: Michael Eisen presented Changes at eLife