Find an extensive range of resources below


Documents & Guidelines


Templates & Tools


Study Protocol Development


Data Management


Adverse Event Reporting


Research Ethics


Microscopy


Large-scale IG research projects


The science of genomics and
genomic research: Further Reading


Courses about the science of
genetic and genomic research

Documents & Guidelines

  1. Belmont Report
  2. CIOMS Guidelines
  3. Declaration of Helsinki
  4. Global Health Trials' Glossary of Terms
  5. ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines May 2023 Draft
  6. NBAC Ethical & Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries Volume 1
  7. NBAC Ethical & Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries Volume 2
  8. Nuremberg Code
  9. US Code of Federal Regulations ‘Common Rule’
  10. US Code of Federal Regulations ‘Title 21‘
  11. WHO Handbook for Good Clinical Practice
  12. Emerald -Research learning zone with a list of HOW TO information.
  13. The CONSORT STATEMENT-Guidance for reporting of parallel group randomised clinical trials, updated 2010.
  14. Database Search Tips. How to search a database: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  15. The PRISMA STATEMENT is a guideline for reporting systematic reviews and meta analyses.
  16. The STROBE checklists are guidelines for reporting on cohort, case-control and cross sectional (observational) studies.
  17. Conducting an Article Critique for a Quantitative Research Study: Perspectives for Doctoral Students and Other Novice Readers.  Dovepress.
  18. Directive 2005/28/EC Guidelines for good clinical practice as regards investigational medicinal products for human use
  19. Guidance for the Preparation of GCP Inspections
  20. Guidance for the Conduct of GCP Inspections
  21. Annex I to Guidance for the Conduct of GCP Inspections - Investigator Site
  22. Guidance for the Preparation of Good Clinical Practice Inspection Reports
  23. Recommendations on the Qualifications of Inspectors Verifying Compliance in Clinical Trials with the Provisions of Good Clinical Practice
  24. INS-GCP-2 Procedure for Preparing GCP Inspections Requested by the EMEA
  25. INS-GCP-3 Procedure for Conducting GCP Inspections Requested by the EMEA
  26. Annex I to Procedure for Conducting GCP Inspections Requested by the EMEA: Investigator Site
  27. INS-GCP-4 Procedure for Reporting of GCP Inspections Requested by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)
  28. Guidelines for the Review of Inclusion on the Basis of Sex/Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Age in Clinical Research
  29. Food and Drug Administration Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects: 21 CFR 50, 56 FR 28025 Informed Consent; Standards for Institutional Review Boards for Clinical Investigations
  30. Reviewing Clinical Trials: A Guide for the Ethics Committee
  31. Food and Drug Administration Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects: 21 CFR 50
  32. Protecting Communities in Research: Current Guidelines and Limits of Extrapolation
  33. Ethical and Practical Guidelines for Reporting Genetic Research Results to Study Participants: Updated Guidelines from an NHLBI Working Group
  34. International Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Studies
  35. Clinical Trial Compensation Guidelines
  36. The Rules Governing Medicinal products in the European Union Volume 10: Guidance Documents Applying to Clinical Trials: Questions and Answers
  37. Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Participants
  38. Ethical and Policy Issues in Research Involving Human Participants
  39. Assessment of Medical School Institutional Review Board Policies Regarding Compensation of Subjects for research-Related Injury
  40. Good Participatory Practice Guidelines for Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials 2011 (GPP)

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Templates &Tools

  1. Adverse Events Form (MRC example)
  2. Common terms encountered in clinical research
  3. Consent form templates examples
  4. Protocol Guide (MRC)
  5. Protocol Template (MRC example)
  6. Retrogenecity Rorm (MRC example)
  7. Trial Protocol Tool
  8. Zotero reference and bibliography tool
  9. The National Institute for Health Research (UK)- Clinical Trials Toolkit.
  10. National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools

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Study Protocol Development

  1. WHO's International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
  2. SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: Guidance for protocols of clinical trials

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Data Management

  1. Association for Clinical Data Managementdata management plan template
  2. CDSIC Study Data Tabulation Model
  3. Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization Draft CDASH guidance V1.0
  4. Euroqol group’s EQ-5D which is a standardised instrument for use as a measure of health outcome
  5. European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) 
  6. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Guidance for Industry Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures - Scope and Application 2003
  7. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Guidance for Industry Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations 2007
  8. International Conference on Harmonization Principles of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) 1996 guidelines
  9. US Food and Drug Administration 2013 draft guidance to ‘Electronic Source Data in Clinical Investigations’

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Adverse Event Reporting

  1. Consort Statement (revised) 2001
  2. Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) adverse events grading scales
  3. FDA Toxicity Grading Scale 2007
  4. International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). Harmonised Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice E6 (R1) 1996
  5. International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). Harmonised Tripartite Guideline on Clinical Safety Data Management: Definitions and Standards for Expedited Reporting, E2A 1994
  6. WHO Draft Guidelines for Adverse Event Reporting and Learning Systems

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Research Ethics

  1. Nazi experiments on WWII concentration camp prisoners
  2. Tuskegee Study
  3. WHO's Research Ethics website
  4. What Makes Clinical Research Ethical?
  5. International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects
  6. Ethical Concerns in Placebo-Controlled Studies: An Analytical Approach
  7. What Makes Placebo-Controlled Trials Unethical?
  8. An Ethical framework for Biomedical Research
  9. What Makes Clinical Research in Developing Countries Ethical? The Benchmarks of Ethical Research
  10. Standards and Operational Guidance for Ethics review of Health-Related Research with Human Participants. Genva, WHO 2011
  11. Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries. London 2002
  12. Putting women first: Ethical and safety recommendations for research on domestic violence against women. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001.
  13. WHO Ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2007
  14. UNAIDS/WHO. Ethical Considerations in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials. UNAIDS/WHO guidance document. Geneva, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization, 2007.
  15. Global Research Ethics Map (Harvard School of Public Health)

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Microscopy

  1. Microscopy Quality Control Resources website
  2. Virtual Microscope
  3. WHO SEARO/WPRO’s Malaria Light Microscopy: Creating a culture of quality
  4. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institutes Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology complete with virtual microscope

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Examples of large-scale international genomic research projects

  1. MalariaGEN
  2. HAPMAP
  3. 1000 genomes
  4. H3 Africa
  5. International Cancer Genome Consortium
  6. A full list of genomic research references and resources

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The science of genomics and genomic research: Further Reading

  1. What is Epigenetics
  2. Decoding the human genome and related open access articles
  3. Current and future initiatives in genomic research
  4. Links to a wide variety of genomic resources for researchers, healthcare providers and policy makers
  5. Core competencies in genetics
  6. A recent journal issue devoted to discussing issues related to reporting results of genomic research
  7. Article on the function of DNA sequences that are not part of genes

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Courses about the science of genetic and genomic research

  1. Free online courses on genetics, genomics and related research, including from DNA to protein, and heredity and traits
  2. Free online courses at the Center for Genomic Education & Outreach

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