About the All of Us Research Program
The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to collect and study data from at least one million people living in the United States.
The goal of All of Us is to speed up health research discoveries, enabling new kinds of individualized health care. To make this possible, the program is building one of the world’s largest and most diverse databases for health research. The program aims to reflect the diversity of the United States and to include participants from communities that have been underrepresented in health research in the past.
About the All of Us Researcher Academy
As part of a commitment to fostering diversity in health research, the All of Us Researcher Academy supports access to the Researcher Workbench for researchers from institutions that are underrepresented in biomedical research.
The All of Us Researcher Academy is a comprehensive program that provides training and technical assistance for researchers conducting research with the All of Us Researcher Workbench, the cloud-based analytics platform where registered researchers can access data from All of Us participants. The academy resources are available at no cost to all registered researchers based on availability. The academy also supports peer-to-peer learning and network-building among researchers from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical workforce.
FAQs
Who can participate in the Researcher Academy?
The All of Us Researcher Academy supports researchers using All of Us data to explore questions about health and wellbeing. Currently, the All of Us Researcher Academy is engaging with students, faculty, and post-docs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). HBCUs are institutions described in section 4(b) of Executive Order 14041, incorporating by reference the institutions listed in 34 C.F.R. 608.2. An HSI is defined as an institution of higher education that is an eligible institution and has an enrollment of an undergraduate full-time equivalent of students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application (20 U.S. Code §1101a).
How can I access the Researcher Workbench
Access to the Researcher Workbench is available to researchers whose institutions have Data Use and Registration Agreements (DURAs) in place with All of Us. To learn more about data access and use, please visit the All of Us Research Hub.
Who leads the Researcher Academy?
RTI International leads the All of Us Researcher Academy in collaboration with the All of Us Research Program’s Division of Engagement and Outreach. The division partners with community organizations nationwide to foster relationships with participants, researchers, and healthcare providers. The academy and other researcher engagement activities are central to building a diverse community of researchers.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, in partnership with RTI International, is utilizing our diverse network and partnerships of college and university affiliates to increase the engagement of Historically Black College and University students, faculty, staff, and researchers in the Researcher Academy and use of the Researcher Workbench.
Researcher Academy Institutional Champions
As part of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program, the academy provides capacity building, training, technical assistance, and peer-to-peer learning for health researchers using the All of Us Researcher Workbench.
The first phase of the All of Us Researcher Academy is focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have a historical commitment to educating students from groups that have been historically underrepresented in the biomedical workforce.
Awards are dispersed to support faculty and staff use of the All of Us Researcher Workbench, the cloud-based platform where researchers can access the All of Us dataset. Each institution will support researchers for a year and can welcome visiting students and faculty from other HBCUs to participate in activities that increase capacity to analyze the All of Us dataset.
News & Updates
Unraveling Immune Exhaustion Genes and Racial Disparities in Early-Onset Breast Cancer Using the All of Us Dataset
This webinar explores the role of immune exhaustion (IE) in early-onset breast cancer. Using the All of Us dataset, associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in 785 IE-related genes and early-onset breast cancer will be examined. .
Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research through the All of Us Researcher Workbench
This webinar highlights how educators and students can leverage the All of Us dataset to explore underrepresented communities, analyze health disparities, and promote health equity. The session focuses on navigating the Researcher Workbench, applying the dataset to real-world research projects, and encouraging innovative approaches in health-related academic work. It will also emphasize why the Workbench is a crucial tool for capstone projects and scholarly research.
Steps for Success: Planning Your Data Analysis on the All of Us Researcher Workbench
The New Directions in Health Research and Equity webinar series spotlights innovative scholarship leveraging publicly-available data from the All of Us Research Program.
Unlocking the Power of the All of Us Research Program and Precision Medicine for Health Equity
The All of Us HBCU Road Tour is coming to Los Angeles, California! Join us and our hosts, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, for this virtual event.
The All of Us Researcher Academy is supported by the Division of Engagement and Outreach, All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Award Number 1OT20D028395-01.
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