February 2024

A new fascinating talk series discussing many facets of the relationship between the immune and nervous systems! Find details on individual talks here!

In dieser Ausgabe der Reihe Berlin Brains diskutiert Dr. Jochen Müller die Fortschritte der neurowissenschaftlichen Forschung. Tickets und eine Zusammenfassung des Events finden Sie hier!

A BIH-QUEST and NeuroCure workshop to develop practical skills to work on better practices in your own research. Find out more and register here!

Speaker: Erin McKiernan, Open Research Funders Group, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Paper: Use of the Journal Impact Factor in Academic Review, Promotion and Tenure

The randomized trial is the preferred research design for determining the effectiveness of interventions in health research. However, such trials can be (too) expensive, ethically problematic, logistically impractical, or not fast enough. In situations where conducting a randomized trial is not feasible, researchers may turn to observational data to address similar questions.

In this interactive lunchtime seminar, Jess Rohmann will focus on practical elements of applying this framework using an example of rolling out a new mobile stroke unit service in a fictitious city. You will learn how to design a well-defined intervention and will be walked through how to develop a protocol for a target trial emulation study.

About the speaker: Jess Rohmann is an early career researcher in neuroepidemiology with strong interests in improving scientific practice, reforming research assessment, and creating a more constructive research culture. In her research and teaching activities, she seeks to promote the application of rigorous, modern methods in observational medical research. She formerly was Head of Epidemiology at the CSB and spent the last year working as the Scientific Strategic Advisor to the Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin. In December 2023, Jess returned to the Charité working on the “Peerspectives” project at the Institute of Public Health.