Leah Rosetti
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Co-Head, Sexual Medicine Program, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Research Data Management I: The Basics and Data Management Plans
May 29, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Summary
Are you creating or managing research data? This one-hour hands-on workshop (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/rdm) will provide an overview of data management topics, including file organization, formatting, and naming, creating README files, basic data security and backups, and tools for collaborating with others in the lab. In the second half of the workshop, we will run through the components of a good Data Management Plan (DMP) and introduce the DMP Assistant – an online (and UBC-customized) Canadian software tool for crafting Data Management Plans for the TriAgencies and other funders, such as CFI or NIH.
Speaker
Eugene Barsky, Research Data Management Librarian, UBC Library
Eugene works with the UBC researchers curating and managing research data, from planning to deposit, to preservation. Eugene participates in building the Canadian Federated Research Data Repository service (FRDR) and collaborates with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the European Union (OpenAIRE). He is the PI for the national Geodisy project funded by the Alliance. His recent peer recognition includes the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, American Society for Engineering Education, and Special Library Association awards. He published over 30 peer-reviewed papers and presented at more than 70 conferences. Eugene is an adjunct professor at the iSchool at UBC, teaching a graduate course about research data management, and is one of the founders of the Portage Network in Canada.
VGH/DHCC Staff and Faculty: Closures
The Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre will be closed on Monday, May 20th for Victoria Day.
The facility will re-open as usual on Tuesday, May 21st.
Please note the building may still be accessed during the holiday weekend by those with after-hours access programmed onto their cards.
BGIS office contact information:
BGIS office hours: Monday to Friday 0800 – 1600
Help Desk e-mail: dhcchelp@bgis.com
Office Telephone: 604-875-5830
Read-and-Publish Agreement with Elsevier
** Sent on Behalf of Dr. Sophia Frangou, Associate Head, Research, UBC Department of Psychiatry **
Dear All,
The Canadian Research and Knowledge Network (CRKN; that includes UBC) has signed a Read-and-Publish Agreement with Elsevier.
Corresponding Authors affiliated with participating CRKN member institutions will be eligible for unlimited open access publishing in over 1,800 Elsevier Hybrid journals with no Article Processing Charge (APC), including in 165 Core Hybrid Specialty titles that are new to the CRKN agreement. Cell and Lancet titles are not included.
More details below:
https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/crkn-signs-read-and-publish-agreement-elsevier
Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from the waiver/discount. Please review the author workflow.
Happy publishing!
Dr. Sophia Frangou
Associate Head-Research
I acknowledge, with gratitude, that I live and work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations.
UBC Psychiatry IT: Memos & Updates | April 2024
DELETE IT: Don’t Get Hooked
As another semester comes to a close, don’t forget phishing emails are being sent year round! Protect yourself and your data. If you get any suspicious emails, DO NOT REPLY.
Please report it by forwarding them to PSYCH IT (psychiatry.it@ubc.ca) or UBC Cyber Security (security@ubc.ca).
Visit the following link for info on how to spot phishing emails: https://privacymatters.ubc.ca/phishing-emails
Sincerely,
Psychiatry IT
psychiatry.it@ubc.ca
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The UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office respectfully acknowledges the land on which we live, work and play is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories.
IMH Showcase | March 2024
RUIYANG GE
Research Associate
Co-director, Translational Neuroimaging Educational Program
Meet Dr. Ruiyang Ge, a Research Associate in the UBC Department of Psychiatry and a former Marshall Fellow bridging computational psychiatry with advanced neuroimaging techniques. Currently, he is spearheading the “CentileBrain” project, a groundbreaking initiative providing sex-specific normative models for brain structures.
He is also co-director of the Translational Neuroimaging Educational Program, a webinar program that hosts expert lectures and workshops on applying advanced analyses of neuroimaging data to brain health.
Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
I completed my doctoral degree in computer science at the National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and School of Artificial Intelligence at Beijing Normal University. Then, I relocated to Canada to embark on my post-doctoral career. My expertise lies in the intersection of computational psychiatry and advanced neuroimaging techniques. I am enthusiastic about fostering collaborations between computer and data science and the field of psychiatry.
Can you describe what kind of research you are involved in?
Throughout my career, I have built on my background in computer science and neuroimaging to investigate intricate associations between human behaviour and brain organization in health and disease. Currently, I am a researcher in computational psychiatry working with Dr. Sophia Frangou. In this role, I am responsible for conceptualizing, creating, and evaluating computational models for psychiatric research, utilizing state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques.
Do you have any recent publications or other accomplishments that you would like to share?
Together with my research team, I have launched the CentileBrain platform (https://centilebrain.org/), an open-science, web-based resource for personalized neuroimaging metrics. Similar to the normative growth charts used in pediatric medicine to monitor child development in weight or height relative to chronological age, CentileBrain provides sex-specific normative models for brain structures. These models establish a mapping between brain morphometry and chronological age. Our first manuscript detailing the CentileBrain project was recently published in the Lancet Digital Health (https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00250-9). Additionally, the application of our CentileBrain models to a clinical population is published in JAMA Psychiatry (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2810624).
Can you tell us about an interesting project or initiative you are working on at the moment?
I am co-directing a recently launched Translational Neuroimaging Educational Program, accessible at https://www.translational-neuro.org. This initiative aims to improve the utility of neuroimaging techniques for brain health by offering comprehensive training and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Presently, our events have attracted the engagement of over 200 individuals from various corners of the globe, and this number continues to increase.
What are your interests and hobbies outside of work?
In addition to my professional pursuits, I am a passionate movie enthusiast, finding joy in exploring a diverse range of cinematic experiences. I am an ardent cat lover. The companionship and unique personality of my feline friend, Bart, hold a special place in my heart. I volunteer in the local cat sanctuary to take care of these occasionally naughty yet always endearing friends from time to time.
If you are an IMH member and would like to share more about yourself and your research with the community, please contact IMH Research Manager Dr. Nicole Sanford at nicole.sanford@ubc.ca.