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The Learning Lab Resource pages are designed to help faculty and research-related staff find research resources and services to assist throughout the sponsored projects lifecycle.

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Disclaimer: The Pitt Research Concierge Program provides research resources and services for Pitt faculty and staff only. Some resources are applicable to students.

Areas	Responsible Department / Office	Description	Resource
Central Offices	Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR)	The Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR), located within the University of Pittsburgh’s Division for Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement (PAE), partners with Pitt faculty in securing and stewarding foundation and corporate philanthropic opportunities.
Central Offices	Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS)	The Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS), part of the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor of the Health Sciences, supports faculty in the six schools of the Health Sciences to achieve success in their research program. OORHS provides faculty with grant writing assistance, guides faculty to federally and privately funded grant opportunities, manages and oversees the Health Sciences biomedical research resources, and administers two internal funding mechanisms – the Competitive Medical Research Fund (CMRF) and Bridge Funding.
Central Offices	Health Sciences Library System (HSLS)	The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) at the University of Pittsburgh offers a wide array of information services, educational opportunities, and resources in print and electronic format to faculty, students, and researchers in the schools of the health sciences.
Central Offices	Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)	The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offers research services, guides and tools, funding, and education and training to all six of Pitt’s schools of the health sciences.
Central Offices	Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences (OACD)	The Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences (OACD) is dedicated to providing professionals in the schools of the health sciences with the tools, resources, and support they need to achieve their full potential as leaders in biomedical research, education, and clinical practice. The OACD supports graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, clinical fellows, and faculty, potentiating career excellence at all levels.
Central Offices	University Library System (ULS)	The University Library System (ULS) supports academic success through collections, spaces, printed books, datasets, cloud-based streaming content, and services that assist with research, teaching, learning, and making.
Central Offices	Office of the Provost	The Office of the Provost at the University of Pittsburgh provides leadership and support for the university’s academic mission. This office oversees areas such as faculty development, student success, academic policies, and strategic planning, and plays a central role in fostering academic excellence, innovation, and inclusivity across Pitt's schools, departments, and programs.
Central Offices	Office of Engagement & Community Affairs (ECA)	The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA) is the core unit at the University of Pittsburgh with responsibility to advance a community engagement strategy for the University, to ensure that Pitt is a partner and asset to the region, to mobilize the University’s response to community-identified problems and concerns and to support faculty and staff in delivering sustainable and substantive engagement and outreach activities.
Central Offices	University Communications and Marketing (UCM)	The Office of University Communications and Marketing (UCM) at the University of Pittsburgh manages the university's branding, storytelling, and public relations. UCM supports strategic communication efforts through media relations, digital content, marketing campaigns, and social media management.
Central Offices	Finance and Operations	The Finance and Operations (F&O) division at the University of Pittsburgh provides essential financial and operational support to the university community by overseeing budgeting, financial reporting, procurement, and operational services to ensure effective resource management. Sponsored Projects Accounting include research finance and effort reporting.
Central Offices	Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)	The Department of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) develops safety protocols and procedures to promote a safe work environment, manages the regulated waste process, and develops and maintains records for environmental safety training for all faculty, staff, and students.
Central Offices	Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (OIE)	The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) is composed of four operating units: 1) The Innovation Institute provides education, mentoring and funding that helps faculty progress from benchtop to bedside and from idea to impact. 2) The Big Idea Center is an on-campus, inclusive innovation catalyst that develops the innovative and entrepreneurial skills of the Pitt student community. 3) The Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships (OIEP) serves as a one-stop shop for industry and venture capital firms seeking to partner with Pitt. 4) The Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence (IEE) provides business leaders with opportunities for personal and professional growth through education, networking, customized consulting and custom-matched peer forums.
Central Offices	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), a central office reporting to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research (SVCR), is charged with assisting faculty, staff, and students in their efforts to promote and secure sponsored research funding. The OSP reviews, negotiates, endorses, and provides administrative oversight related to proposals and awards in accordance with all applicable laws, policies, and regulations. The Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs and Research Operations serves as the designated University Officer empowered for all sponsored research activities.
Central Offices	Office of Research Protections (ORP)	The Office of Research Protections (ORP) ensures the ethical and compliant conduct of research involving human participants, animals, and sensitive data. The units under ORP are Animal Research Protections, Conflict of Interest, Education and Compliance Support (Human Subjects), Human Research Protection, Human Stem Cell Oversight, Institutional Biosafety, Radiation Safety, Responsible Conduct of Research, and Research Security & Trade Compliance.
Central Offices	Center for Research Computing (CRC)	The University of Pittsburgh Center for Research Computing (Pitt CRC) offers University faculty members fee-free access to computing resources via a streamlined submission and proposal process. Each faculty member is automatically eligible for 25,000 computation hours on Pitt CRC computer clusters. Pitt CRC staff members deliver training workshops and provide one-on-one consultation to help facilitate research through advanced computing.
Central Offices	Pitt Research	Pitt Research, led by the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research (SVCR) is the central arm of the University's research enterprise—from pursuing and securing funding, through ensuring adherence to the highest standards of research conduct, to building collaborations that lead to successful commercialization. The functional units under Pitt Research are the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Office of Research Computing, Office of Research Protections, and Office of Sponsored Programs.
Education and Training	Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)	The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offers Community Partners Research Ethics Training (CPRET) and certification for community partnership who are actively involved in research with human subjects to learn about conducting research that is ethical and safe.	Community Partners Research Ethics Training (CPRET)
Education and Training	Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA)	The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA) offers Engagement Intersections, a series focused on highlighting and amplifying engaged scholarship as well as the teams that allow the University of Pittsburgh to be a visible partner in the region. Each session is designed for the presenters to highlight their community-engaged research and partnerships, share their process for design and implementation, and engage colleagues across disciplines in active conversation on the opportunities and improvements that might make those partnerships even more impactful.	Engagement Intersections
Education and Training	Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA)	The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA) offers the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum (CESF) to elevate, celebrate, and reflect on collective approaches to community-engaged scholarship by developing partnerships that achieve mutually beneficial, community-identified priorities. The event takes place Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 8:30-4:30 in the William Pitt Union. Registration is required.	Community Engaged Scholarship Forum
Education and Training	Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)	Upcoming educational events for the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE). *This resource is available to those in all career stages, from graduate or medical students up to senior faculty.	ICRE Events
Education and Training	Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)	The Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) offers programs for medical students such as Certificate in Clinical Research, Certificate in Medical Education, Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Research, Master of Science (MS) in Medical Education, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical and Translational Science, Clinical Scientist Training Program (CTSP), Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity (CEED II) Program for Medical Students, and ICRE Programs for Students in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).	ICRE (pitt.edu)
Education and Training	Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)	The Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) offers programs for graduate students such as Certificate in Clinical Research, Certificate in Medical Education, Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Research, Master of Science (MS) in Medical Education, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical and Translational Sciences, and Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Fellowship (TL1).	Graduate Students
Education and Training	Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)	The Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) offers degree programs such as Master of Science in Clinical Research, Certificate in Clinical Research, Master of Science in Medical Education, Certificate in Medical Education, Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science for Graduate Students in the Health Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical and Translational Science, MBA/Biomedical Translational Research and Entrepreneurship Program, and Non-Degree Option.	Degree Programs
Education and Training	Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)	The Career Development Programs of the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) are customized to meet the needs of senior faculty.	For Senior Faculty
Education and Training	Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)	The Career Development Programs of the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) are customized to meet the needs of every stage of junior faculty.	For Junior Faculty
Education and Training	Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)	The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has a repository of training and education opportunities. *Education and training resources are available to faculty, staff, and students.	Education & Training
Education and Training	Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences (OACD)	The Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences (OACD), provides a range of programming for trainees and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.	Programming
Education and Training	Office of Human Resources (OHR)	Office of Human Resources (OHR) has programs and workshops that are offered to the University community by the Organization Development department to promote professional development, leadership, and performance management.	Learning & Development
Education and Training	Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)	Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) develops and maintains records for environmental and safety training for all faculty, staff, and students. Training requirements are determined by your occupation and exposure risks.	Training
Education and Training	Office of Research Security & Trade Compliance (ORSTC)	The Office of Research Security & Trade Compliance (ORSTC) offers a range of training and educational resources, including how-to guides, step by step instructions on processes to personalized trainings for individuals and groups.	Training \| Office of Research Security & Trade Compliance (pitt.edu)
Education and Training	Radiation Safety	Radiation safety training is required for all personnel using radioactive materials or radiation producing equipment at the University of Pittsburgh and affiliated institutions. Training for radiation workers includes instruction in the basic principles of radiation protection and the applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.	Training
Education and Training	Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)	Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) training requirements to gain access to the MyIBC system	IBC Training
Education and Training	Human Research Protection Office (HRPO)	The Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) makes it easy to find the latest information on IRB application requirements and training. *Trainings are available to anyone involved in human subjects research (faculty, staff, and students).	Training
Education and Training	Education and Compliance Support for Human Subject Research (ECS-HSR)	The Education and Compliance Support for Human Subject Research (ECS-HSR) Division is committed to enhancing the knowledge of Good Research Practices and the Regulations that govern Human Subject Research by offering educational and training resources.	Training
Education and Training	Pitt Research	The Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Staff Bootcamp for Big Proposals is offered in the Spring of each academic year as a three-session training for research administrators who are supporting schools and departments with large-scale funding proposals. Participation requires a nomination from a Dean, Associate Dean for Research, or a prior staff bootcamp participant. Contact the Pitt Research Navigator for more information.	Email pittresearchnavigator@pitt.edu for more information
Education and Training	Conflict of Interest Division (COID)	Conflict of Interest Division (COID) Training Requirements	COI Training Requirements
Education and Training	Animal Research Protection (IACUC)	Animal Research Protection's (IACUC's) list of required trainings	Training
Education and Training	Office of Research Protections (ORP)	Office of Research Protections (ORP) list of upcoming educational and training events	Events Calendar
Education and Training	Pitt Research	Pitt Research sponsors Big Proposal Bootcamp, an 11-week program, kicking off each January and concluding in April, which introduces a small cohort of faculty to the skills to do large-scale, cross-disciplinary proposals and connect them to the diverse resources of support that Pitt has to offer as they develop those proposals. *If you are a faculty member interested in participating in Big Proposal Bootcamp, please let your Dean, Director, or Associate Dean for Research know of your interest.	Big Proposal Bootcamp
Education and Training	Office of Research Protections (ORP)	The Office of Research Protections (ORP) training page outlines research training requirements for individuals who conduct research at the University of Pittsburgh, including faculty, staff, and students.	Training
Education and Training	Innovation Institute	Innovation Institute listing of upcoming educational events	Events
Education and Training	Pitt Research Concierge Program	The Pitt Research Concierge Program's Learning Lab is a hub of educational videos and other resources to support faculty progressing through the sponsored programs lifecycle.	Learning Lab
Find Support	Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR)	Frequently asked questions regarding working with Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement's (PAE) Corporate and Foundations Relations (CFR) to fund research.	Frequently Asked Questions
Find Support	Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)	The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offers research resources and services that include the Research Facilitator Service, a Core Services Directory, Regulatory Resources, Community Outreach resources, Participant Recruitment services, Research Facilities & Networks resources, and an Additional Resources Directory. *CTSI resources are available for faculty and staff involved in health sciences research.	Research Services
Find Support	Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS)	The Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS) provides New Investigator Guidance to newly employed Health Sciences investigators.	New Investigator Guidance
Find Support	Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS)	The Health Sciences Core Research Facilities (HSCRF) Research Resources Coordinator assists researchers in navigating available resources and finding laboratory and analytical services.	HSCRF Resources Portal (pitt.edu)
Find Support	Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences (OACD)	The Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences (OACD) provides a wealth of academic career development resources tailored for faculty within the Schools of the Health Sciences. Information available includes: Career Development Resources, OACD Programs, Resource Directory, Training Grant Resources, Upcoming Events, Video Library, and Wellness for Life.	Faculty
Find Support	PittGlobal: Global Operations Support	PittGlobal: Global Operations Support has checklists available to help you when planning an international research project.	Researching Abroad Checklist
Find Support	Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences	The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences supports faculty members in the pursuit of individual research interests and collaborative projects. Information is available on funding opportunities, research resources, supervising student researchers, and research awards. *This resource is available for Arts & Sciences faculty and staff only.	Research
Find Support	University Center for Teaching and Learning	The University Center for Teaching and Learning provides links to research information and resources, along with recordings of the previous year's New Faculty Orientation.	New Faculty Essentials: Research – Information and Resources
Find Support	University Center for Teaching and Learning	The University Center for Teaching and Learning hosts New Faculty Essentials events in virtual and face-to-face formats throughout the year.	New Faculty Orientation
Find Support	Center for Research Computing (CRC)	The Center for Research Computing (CRC) provides free user accounts to all Faculty and PI's at the University of Pittsburgh. *Student, post-docs, and laboratory staff accounts must be sponsored under a project PI.	Request A New Center for Research Computing User Account
Find Support	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Faculty Resources page offers general information, guidance and notices, and proposal writing guidance.	Faculty Resources
Find Support	Pitt Research Concierge Program	The Pitt Research Navigator delivers personalized customer service to connect faculty and research-related staff to Pitt research services, offices, and experts.	Pitt Research Navigator
Find Support	Pitt Research	Pitt Research helps faculty, scholars, staff, students and external partners access tools and services to support their research across the University.	Resources for Researchers