Research groups
An expert-led team with its own research agenda. Explore a group or propose one around your expertise.
For scientific leaders and team membersExplore research groupsRESEARCH AT MICROSCOPIA
Your expertise. A team to advance it.
Lead a research line, join an observatory or contribute to a project. microscopIA connects your expertise with an agreed team, methods, data science, engineering and publication support.
THREE WAYS TO TAKE PART
Choose where you want to contribute.
Initiatives & observatories
A shared mission across studies: connect clinical evidence, policy, innovation and health-system decisions.
For specialists, institutions and collaboratorsFind an initiativeResearch projects
A defined scientific question, accountable investigator and work plan. Check the stage and participation requirements.
For clinicians, students and investigatorsFind a projectHow groups, observatories and projects connect
A group develops a research agenda. An observatory brings studies together around a sustained mission. Each project has an accountable investigator and may contribute to both; listing it in another portfolio does not change its leadership, data permissions or existing agreements.
EXPERTISE AND EXECUTION
Clear roles from the beginning.
You bring the leadership
- A relevant scientific question.
- Clinical or technical expertise.
- Active supervision and scientific decisions.
microscopIA coordinates the capacity
- An agreed team and work plan.
- Methods, analysis, data science, AI or engineering as needed.
- Approved financial and publication support.
Staff, funding and publication fees are agreed in writing for a feasible scope and available resources.
Can I propose a group without institutional backing?
Yes. Clinicians, investigators and innovators with relevant expertise and leadership capacity may propose a group. A specific study may still require a host institution, clinical permissions or regulatory sponsor, identified before execution.
FROM PROPOSAL TO WORK
Four steps to a responsible start.
Present the question
Describe your expertise, aim, population, proposed methods and expected outputs.
Obtain scientific approval
New research, case reports, case series and innovation require written approval from the Observatory Executive Director or research group principal investigator.
Coordinate execution
The approving Director or PI notifies microscopIA. Agree the team, budget, milestones, contributions, data and IP terms.
Begin with the required permissions
Confirm ethics, institutional and regulatory permissions before the relevant activities. Train the team and review progress.
Membership admission and project approval are separate. If leadership is vacant, execution awaits a formally designated scientific approver.
Review protocols, data, authorship and agreementsExplore the work and the support behind it.
Find a project
Compare topics, stages and participation requirements.
Explore projectsRead the evidence
Review methods, findings, authors and original sources.
Explore evidenceIdentify the support you need
From study design and analysis to engineering and implementation.
Explore capabilitiesBUILD YOUR RESEARCH GROUP
An agenda you lead. A proposal we can evaluate.
Email your group proposal to Jorge Racedo, Managing Director. Include all five elements below and attach the proposed director’s updated CV.
The group
Proposed name, scientific focus, aim and the health or research need it addresses.
The proposed director + CV
Name, role, institution/country, relevant expertise, leadership experience and availability to supervise. Attach an updated CV. You may propose yourself.
The research program
Research lines, priorities, intended impact and an initial work plan. State the team, technical support and funding you need.
At least 3 distinct projects
Each should address a distinct question. Include title, aim, design, population/data source, stage, outputs, proposed PI and roles, timeline, permissions and resources needed. Planned projects are welcome.
The member-recruitment plan
Propose roles, places, qualifications, location restrictions if applicable, language, weekly availability and transparent selection criteria. Explain training, supervision and proposed call dates.
When can calls for group members open?
After microscopIA approves the group’s structure in writing and agrees the recruitment plan with its proposed director. Calls must define who can apply, available roles, selection criteria, expected commitment and how applications are reviewed.
- An accountable director, supervision and training capacity.
- Defined project roles, feasible workload, agreed resources and a selection process.
- Any participation or membership terms disclosed before enrollment; authorship follows actual contributions.
- Project-specific scientific approval and applicable ethics, institutional and data permissions before the corresponding research activities.
Email the group proposal
Jorge Racedo · Managing Directorjorge.racedo@microscopiatech.com
The button opens an editable email template. Attach the CV before sending. If your email app does not open, use the address and checklist above. Send a non-identifiable summary; keep confidential records out of the initial email.
Next: Jorge reviews the proposal with you. Group structure, director responsibilities, recruitment, resources and agreements are confirmed before launch. Each project follows its own approval pathway.
Review the research collaboration framework