Resources for Principal Investigators

Quality and productivity improvement in biomedical research

Recognition and prevention of quality defects in basic biomedical research

Our study collected information about the most frequent quality defects in biomedical research. analyzed their prevalence an highlighted opportunities for prevention. Self-check your research and do not let journal reviewer catch weaknesses in your study. The below slides provide the error specifications and their associated frequencies. APA citation to the reporting article is also provided. 

Research Errors Ranked by prevalence slides

Citation:
Mansour, N. M., Balas, E. A., Yang, F. M., & Vernon, M. M. (2020). Prevalence and prevention of reproducibility deficiencies in life sciences research:  Large-scale meta-analyses. Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research, 26, e922016-1

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Biomedical Research Lab

andrew.balas@augusta.edu

 

BMRI recommended data sources for analysis or research performance

With the rapidly expanding scientific enterprise scientific enterprise and the great interest in growing research, an unprecedented need for effectiveness studies is emerging. Informed decision-making needs wide ranging data analyses from a variety of sources. The BMRI laboratory team compiled a list of sources with description and access links. 

Data, software, and research practice recommendations