Research Methodology Course for Ukraine
Help Ukraine Group – HUG in collaboration with ASTRO International Research and Scientific Innovation Committee organized the “Research Methodology Course for Ukraine” spanning 12 monthly sessions starting May 14th 2025 till April 2026 on 2nd Wednesdays of the month, 20:00 Kyiv time. 106 radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiologists, residents, and students signed up for the course.
Sessions are in English with simultaneous AI-generated captioning in Ukrainian. Ukrainian radiation oncology experts will also provide case review commentary on practice in Ukraine.
Many thanks to Professor Zachary Morris, a Chair of the ASTRO International Research and Scientific Innovation Committee for all the support of Ukrainian radiation oncology during the war.
Click on the entry in the table below to navigate to the Zoom recording of the lecture. The videos with Ukrainian subtitles are posted below.
| Lecture | Date | Kyiv Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 1 | 5/14/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Formulating a Research Question | Zachary Morris |
| 2 | 6/11/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Conducting a Comprehensive Literature Search | Kate Krause |
| 3 | 7/9/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Quality Assurance Study Designs | Indra Das |
| 4 | 8/13/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Evaluating New Technologies in Clinical Research | Indra Das |
| 5 | 9/10/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Designing a Prospective Study | Ugur Selek |
| 6 | 10/8/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs): Principles and Execution | Rebecca Wong |
| 7 | 11/12/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Data Management and Study Database Setup | Katherine Lajkosz |
| 8 | 12/10/25 Wednesday | 20:00 | Statistics in Clinical Research I | Kristin Sainani/Regina Nuzzo |
| 9 | 1/14/26 Wednesday | 20:00 | Statistics in Clinical Research II | Kristin Sainani/Regina Nuzzo |
| 10 | 2/11/26 Wednesday | 20:00 | Scientific Writing and Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals | Michael Goldstein |
| 11 | 3/11/26 Wednesday | 20:00 | Research Ethics and Regulatory Considerations | Nandan Shanbhag |
| 12 | 4/8/26 Wednesday | 20:00 | Grant Writing and Research Funding Strategies | Arta Monjazeb |