Skills for Health and Research Professionals (SHARP) Training

Trainings

Our SHARP Program consists of short, intensive boot camps led by field experts to teach in-demand research skills and methods to investigators at all career levels and from any organization.

We are excited to announce two new training topics for Summer 2026:

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Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop

Concepts and Computational Tools for Spatial, Temporal, and Spatiotemporal Modeling Relevant to Public Health

Environmental health researchers will learn the principles of Bayesian inference, how to deal with different data structures, the software options available, and different types of analyses.
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Causal Mediation Analysis Training

Methods and Applications Using Health Data

Researchers will learn to use mediation analysis, an emerging field in causal inference relevant, for comparative effectiveness research in this training.
Causal Mediation Analysis Training

Climate Change and Health Boot Camp

Building Skills and Knowledge for Effective Engagement

Clinicians and researchers will learn to improve clinical care and public health practice, prepare for climate change impacts, and integrate case studies into research or management decision-making.
Climate Change and Health Boot Camp logo with stethoscope, globe and people graphics

Code Rigor and Reproducibility with R Boot Camp

August 10-11, 2026 | In-person training

Health researchers will learn techniques to prepare data, code using RStudio and make R code more rigorous and reproducible for research projects.
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Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science Training

Methods for Examining Differences in Community Environmental Exposures and Health

Environmental health scientists will learn to conduct community environmental health research using real-world datasets, exposure assessment, epidemiologic methods and analytic approaches.

Computational Toxicology Workshop

The next Computational Toxicology Workshop will be held this coming summer. Sign up to hear when registration is opening!

Creating Compelling Research Narrative Workshop

Strategies for Effectively Presenting Your Science

Researchers will learn narrative concepts, identify those concepts in pieces of scientific writing, and put concepts into practice to write more effective grant proposals and research manuscripts.
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Data Visualization and Presentation Essentials Workshop

Develop Your Creative Process to More Effectively Visualize and Communicate Your Data

Researchers will learn to bring their data to life using innovative visualization techniques from world leaders that come from two sides of data visualization: data science and design.
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Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp

Biostatistical Methods for Analyzing EMR Data

Researchers will go over opportunities, potentials, statistical challenges and pitfalls of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)/Electronic Health Records (EHR) for health and medical studies.
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Environmental Mixtures Workshop

Applications in Environmental Health Studies

Environmental health researchers will learn various techniques (Bayesian Kernel, Principal Component Analysis) to analyze exposure to mixtures, or multiple pollutants at once, in environmental health.
Environmental Mixtures Workshop

Epigenetics Boot Camp

Planning and Analyzing DNA Methylation Studies for Human Populations

Researchers will learn concepts of epigenetics and the effects of risk factors on the epigenome as they design and execute DNA methylation studies.
Epigenetics Boot Camp

The Exposome Boot Camp

Measuring Exposures on an Omic Scale

Researchers will learn to measure environmental exposures on an omic scale, which captures all chemical species detectable in human plasma over the life course, using the exposome framework.
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Exposure Modeling Boot Camp

Traditional and Machine Learning Methods in Environmental Epidemiology

Researchers will learn to apply traditional and machine learning methods (random forest, neural networks) to predict variations in environmental exposures (air pollution, temperature, noise).
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Quantitative Genomics Training

Methods and Tools for Whole-genome and Transcriptome Analyses

Researchers will learn techniques like Mendelian Randomization and Colocalization to analyze whole-genome sequencing and transcriptome data in human health studies.
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GIS Workshop

Visualizing and Analyzing Health Data

Environmental health researchers will learn to use GIS programs and demographic data for health data visualization, geo-processing, cluster analysis and relationship identification in this training.
GIS Workshop

Google Earth Engine Boot Camp

Methods for Using Satellite and Geospatial Data for Environmental Exposure Science

Researchers will learn to use Google Earth Engine to estimate environmental exposures like air pollution, green space, temperature, climate, drought, flooding and forest change for health research.
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K Awards Training

A Path to Success

Researchers will learn grant-writing and grant-strategizing for successful K applications, including how to position their research and themselves to engage reviewers.
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Life Cycle Assessment Boot Camp

LCA for the Health Sector

Professionals interested in healthcare sustainability will learn to complete a life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental emissions from medical devices and procedures.
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Machine Learning Boot Camp

Analyzing Biomedical and Health Data

In this training, researchers will learn models and R data analysis with machine learning and deep learning methodology with applications in biomedical research.
Machine Learning Boot Camp

Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp

A Practical Guide to Study Design and Implementation

Researchers will learn the steps for Mendelian randomization analysis: identifying data sources, data extraction, data alignment, genetic considerations, assumption checking and sensitivity analysis.
Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp

Metallomics Training

Laboratory Methods, Data Interpretation, and Health Applications

This two-day intensive SHARP workshop provides an integrated introduction to metallomics—from laboratory fundamentals to advanced statistical analysis and interpretation and policy translation.

Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp

Planning, generating, and analyzing 16S rRNA gene sequencing surveys

Researchers will learn about 16S rRNA gene sequencing surveys, and the methodology of the design and analysis of Amplicon Sequence Variant (ASV) based investigations of microbial communities.
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Multi-omics Boot Camp

Analysis of Omics Data for Research Studies

Researchers and trainees will learn to analyze omics data integrating germline genetic, gene expression, and exposomic data, gene-environment interaction, mediation, and polygenetic risk scores.
Multi-omics Boot Camp

NIH Grant Writing Boot Camp

Building a Strong Foundation for Funding Success

Researchers will learn how to select the right funding opportunities, time their application, write grant proposals, tailor them to reviewers, and navigate academic funding.
NIH Grant Writing Boot Camp

The PI's Business of Research Boot Camp

Ins and Outs of Budgets, Personnel and Project Management

Trainees will learn about personnel, project, time, and budget (NIH, NSF, DOD) management for effective research programs and efficient teamwork to maximize your impact.
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PI Crash Course

Skills for Future or New Lab Leaders

Doctoral students, postdocs and new PIs will learn about negotiating, staffing, leading, mentoring, networking and managing people, time and projects in order to run a successful lab.
PI Crash Course

Powerful Presentations Workshop

Designing and Delivering for Impact

Attendees will learn the key strategies to create, design, and deliver great presentations that communicate data and analysis more effectively.
Powerful Presentations Workshop

Python Data Analysis Boot Camp

Introduction to Data Analysis, Cleaning and Manipulation with the Python Programming Language

Researchers will learn to analyze biomedical data with Python using data visualizations and machine learning models, and will leave with functioning code.
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Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) Training

July 17-19 & July 24-26, 2026 | Hybrid training

Become a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and learn to implement a radiation protection program by taking this training requirement for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission type C license.
Radiation Safety Officer Training

Single Cell Analysis Boot Camp

Systems Biology Methods for Analysis of Single Cell RNA-Seq

Researchers will learn scRNASeq data analysis methods (gene expression, cluster, regulatory network, master regulator) used in health studies, emphasizing single cell data collection and analysis.
Single Cell Analysis Boot Camp

SQL Boot Camp

Building and Querying Databases

Researchers will learn to transition data storage from spreadsheets to databases in MySQL, including maintaining data integrity, building databases and querying data using SQL.
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Statistical Analysis with Missing Data Workshop

Methods and Applications in Health Studies

Researchers will learn statistical methods to deal with missing data in health studies to achieve valid statistical inference, including weighting, maximum likelihood, Bayes, etc.
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The Scientist and the Storyteller Workshop

Training for Scientists and Journalists to Effectively Communicate Science to the Public

Scientists will learn to be better communicators and journalists will learn to be better translators of scientific information, improving the distribution of health information to the public.
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