Training
Below you can find a list of required training from the Research Training Finder to ensure your research project and team are in compliance with USC policy, federal and state laws, sponsor requirements, and award terms and conditions.
In addition, each semester our Center for Excellence in Research organizes training for USC researchers. These courses are designed to provide faculty, research staff, postdocs, PhD students and graduate students across all fields of study with specialized skills and knowledge in seeking funding from government, foundation, and corporate organizations as well as a variety of other topics.
For more opportunities to learn, please also take a look at Other Training, Talks and Events. If you’d like to add one, you can submit it to the USC Calendar with an image and tag Office of Research under Department. Please make sure it’s not already listed below before adding. To share your event on our Twitter, your group can also tag us in their posts and we’ll retweet.
Required Research Training
Biology, care, and use of common laboratory animal species; disease problems of laboratory animals and updates on health surveillance programs.
Institutional policies and procedures for research involving administration of hazardous substance to animal research.
Training materials are assigned according to the species listed and procedures described in the approved IACUC Protocol Synopsis Form on which the ‘trainee’ is listed.
Bloodborne Pathogens Training (BBP)
Anyone working with or has the potential to be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials must attend.
Research requirements and procedures for use of the BSL3 laboratory.
Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
Provides basic or advanced training tailored to the CRC’s fundamental role in the conduct of clinical trials.
Offered through the CITI Program; discusses the PHS regulations on financial conflicts of interest and disclosure of significant financial interests.
Controlled Substances Training
Required for those who work with controlled substances.
The course covers hazardous materials, lab hazards, engineering and administrative controls, personal protective equipment, and hazardous waste management.
Offered through the CITI Program; course content is tailored to GCP for clinical trials with investigational drugs and biologics, medical devices, social-behavioral research.
Overview of responsibilities of an investigator: authorship, peer review, mentoring, COI, data management, fiscal management, funding mechanisms, post-award management, etc.
Human Subjects Research Protections
Offered through the CITI Program; Focuses on biomedical or social-behavorial.
Laser classification, safe work practices, and PPE.
Radioactive materials (RAM), radiation sources, and radiation-producing devices, safe work practices, PPE, and radioactive waste management.
Respiratory Protection Training
Respiratory Protection training provides guidance for respirator selection, explains limitations, proper storage, use and care of respirators.
Responsible Conduct of Research
RCR topics include: scientific integrity, misconduct and fraud in science, data management, etc.
Covers basic irradiator safety and operation or aspects of radiation safety for users of Diffraction type radiation producing machines.
CER Training and Events
Navigating Research and Scholarship at USC
Friday, August 18, 2023
9:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT
Overview of NIH SBIR/STTR Program
Thursday, September 14, 2023
10:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT
Structure of an SBIR/STTR Application
Thursday, September 28, 2023
10:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT
Strategizing and Writing SBIR/STTR Specific Aims
Thursday, October 5, 2023
10:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT
Writing Compelling NSF Proposals
Thursday, October 5, 2023
12:00 pm PDT – 2:00 pm PDT
Developing a Successful Mission Agency Grant
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
12:00 pm PDT – 2:00 pm PDT
Developing a Successful Humanities/Social Sciences Agency Grant
Thursday, October 26, 2023
12:00 pm PDT – 2:00 pm PDT
How to Run an Effective Research Team
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
12:00 pm PDT – 2:00 pm PDT
Other Training, Talks and Events
‘Entangled History’: Jewish and Roma Families in French Internment Camps
Steps to Making Changes in the Juvenile Justice System through Youth Initiatives
Ethics Grand Rounds: Current Controversies in Pediatric Brain Death Testing and Diagnosis
Growing Gratitude: Mental Health Support Group for Young Adults
Optional Practical Training (OPT) Information Sessions for Fall 2023 Graduates