About
ERA Chair iSTARS
ERA Chair iSTARS – Informatics and Statistical Tools for the Advancement of Research Success – project is both strategic and an effective key to release, capacitate and uplift the clinical/medical research potential through the virtuous cycle of better data science, more data use, better research questions, higher impact publications, and greater ability for winning competitive grants, leading to more resources and more value for medical studies at the Lisbon School of Medicine (FMUL).
iSTARS will establish a new unit on data science to nucleate FMUL’s vision in this area of having robust capabilities in:
Data science, including biostatistics and computational biology, data management, and data processing.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in medicine.
Big data, including electronic health records, imaging, and novel research platforms.
Goals
Recruit ERA chair team.
Promote the acquisition of international research funding.
Maximize the use of available data resources.
Create a sustainable data science unit at FMUL.
Develop skills in data science to pursue large projects with real-world research, translational research or clinical trials.
Implement the European Research area vision and priorities, mainly gender mainstreaming in research and the adoption of European Charter of Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
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Working Packages
Deliverables
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D1.1 Introduce previous publications in the “Continuous Reporting Tool” | Public | Completed | Link |
D1.2 First version data management plan | Confidential | ||
D1.3 Manual of management standard operating procedures | Confidential |
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D2.1 Launching the project website | Public | Completed | Link |
D2.2 Branding strategy and updated communication plan document | Confidential | ||
D2.3 Organize a simposium on data visualization | Public | ||
D2.4 Comission of an art work (I) | Public | Link | |
D2.5 Comission of an art work (II) | Public |
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D3.1 Presentation of a report on ERA Chair recruitment process | Confidential |
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D4.1 International event on gender mainstreaming in medical research | Public | Link | |
D4.2 Gap analysis and draft action plan for implementation of HRS4R | Confidential | ||
D4.3 Interim Assessment | Confidential | ||
D4.4 Document FMUL strategy regarding ERA priorities | Confidential | ||
D4.5 Define policies for “open data” | Confidential |
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D5.1 Develop a professional training for support staff | Confidential | ||
D5.2 International meeting to disseminate outcomes (I) | Public | ||
D5.3 International meeting to disseminate outcomes (II) | Public |
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D6.1 Strategic plan for FMUL participation in pan-European research infrastructures | Confidential |
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D7.1 Sustainability plan for iSTARS impact at FMUL | Confidential |
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D8.1 H – Requirement No. 2 Procedures/requirements to identify research participants | Confidential | ||
D8.2 H – Requirement No. 3 Informed consent procedures | Confidential | ||
D8.3 POPD – Requirement No. 6 Appointment of the data protection officer | Confidential | ||
D8.4 POPD – Requirement No. 7 Technical and organizational measures to safeguard rights and freedoms of data subjects | Confidential | ||
D8.5 POPD – Requirement No. 8 Security measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal data | Confidential | ||
D8.6 POPD – Requirement No. 9 Anonymysation/pseudonymisation techniques to be implemented. | Confidential | ||
D8.7 POPD – Requirement No. 10 Informed consent procedures regarding data processing. | Confidential | ||
D8.8 GEN – Requirement No. 14 Evaluation of ethical risks associated with data processing (Data Protection Impact Assessment, DPIA). | Confidential | ||
D8.9 GEN – Requirement No. 15 Appointment of an independent Ethics board. | Confidential |