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Upcoming Events
Professional Development Workshop: Leading Up, Down, and Across
5/22/24, 12:00-1:30PM ET; 6/6/24 2:30-4:00PM ET; 6/18/24 1-2:30PM ET
As part of HRA’s Professional Development Program, we are excited to announce our upcoming virtual workshop titled “Leading Up, Down, and Across,” led by Molly Grisham, an experienced workshop facilitator and executive coach. This workshop is open to all HRA members at every career level and will be interactive, involving both…
Open Science 101: First Steps to Implementing an Open Science Policy
5/29/24 1-2PM ET
The Open Science Learning Community is thrilled to announce a new initiative in collaboration with Greg Tananbaum and Erin McKiernan of the Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA). We heard loud and clear in our recent survey and at the spring member’s meeting open science session that many of our member organizations are grappling with…
2024 CEO Roundtables
6/6/24 1-2pm ET
HRA will be hosting roundtables giving CEOs (including Presidents, Executive Directors, etc) of HRA Member organizations the opportunity to network and learn from their peers. Previous roundtables discussions have covered strategic planning and human resource issues such as remote and hybrid work, compensation, and expanding programs under increasing expense constraints,…
Upcoming Meetings
Fall 2024 HRA Members Meeting
Tuesday, October 1 - Wednesday, October 2
The Fall 2024 Health Research Alliance Members Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 1 – Wednesday, October 2 in Alexandria, VA, hosted at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) offices. The meeting will also be streamed online. More details will be shared here as they are available! HRA…
Our Mission
The Health Research Alliance, a collaborative member organization of nonprofit research funders, is committed to maximizing the impact of biomedical research to improve human health.
BY THE NUMBERS
over 55,000
Awards contained in HRA Analyzer
$17.6
Billion total HRA member funding in HRA Analyzer
$1 Bil
February is Heart Health month. HRA Members provide over 1 billion dollars in support for Cardiovascular Research!
Latest Resources
Historically, clinical trials did not always recruit participants who represented the individuals most affected by a particular disease, condition, or behavior. This has created gaps in our understanding of disease and can impede the quality of health care. Clinicians and researchers should carefully consider the inclusion or exclusion criteria for…
On this Misconduct & Ethics community call, we reviewed key takeaways from the February meeting held at Doris Duke with outside stakeholders on this topic. Using feedback from this community and the February convening, we have developed a draft logic model to guide next steps of this community (see image…
This Grants Administration Community open mic focused on sharing tools and tricks (including AI and considerations around LLMs) to make our grants admin lives easier. Participants discussed tools like grants administration system features for automation and post-award management, Smartsheet for project management, and various AI tools for use by both funders…
Recent News
HRA Happenings – May 26th, 2022
Dear HRA members, We have quite a few events planned for this summer, including two to foster professional development for staff of HRA members. Hopefully this is one more perk you can offer to help retain your awesome employees! The event list is long so remember to scroll down to…
May 26, 2022HRA Happenings – April 28th, 2022
Dear HRA members, Congratulations to the Program Committee for putting on another very valuable meeting! Below are the links to the resource page for each session. There you can find the recording, the speaker’s slides, and (for the Open Science and DEI sessions) a document consolidating speakers’ links/resources. The entire…
April 28, 2022HRA Happenings – April 14th, 2022
Dear HRA members, Please help me welcome our newest HRA member organizations! CARRA National Scleroderma Foundation Robertson Foundation Russell Berrie Foundation (FYI – That puts the total number of HRA members at 107!!) HRA Spring Members Meetings (April 20 and 21) *NEW* We have added 2 Networking Sessions at the…
April 14, 2022HRA Happenings – March 17, 2022
Dear HRA members, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Resources: We have had quite a few webinars in the past few weeks. Links to the slide decks and recordings can always be found on the Resources tab. Misconduct and Ethics Community call This webinar was a first step in helping funders…
March 17, 2022HRA Happenings – February 17, 2022
Hi HRA members, I’ll get right to it – as there is much to report in this newsletter! Please welcome our 3 newest members: American Friends of Cancer Research – Cancer Grand Challenges International Rett Syndrome Foundation Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Four upcoming webinars Feel free to register for…
February 17, 2022HRA Happenings – February 3, 2022
Dear HRA members, Welcome to February (and 6 more weeks of winter if Phil is correct)! I will only mention a few of the upcoming events, but you can always get details on the Upcoming Events page. Community Webinars (formerly Working Groups) Please register for as many of these Community…
February 3, 2022Featured Platform
HRA Analyzer
Demonstrating the impact of HRA Member funding
The HRA Analyzer is a real time, searchable database of awards made by its 75 members. As of the launch, the database represents $8.9 billion in funding and over 31,000 separate grants from 2006 to the present. Check out Digital Science’s blog post of the HRA-UberResearch partnership.