Tehran University of Medical Sciences Basic & Clinical Cancer Research 2228-6527 15 3 2024 08 04 158 170 Rahim Akrami Department of epidemiology & biostatistics, School of public health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Abbas Badakhshan Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Masoumeh Hashemian Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Masoud Hiteh Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Bahareh Amin Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohammad Shafi Mojadadi Leishmaniasis Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. Mansoureh Feizabadi Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Maasoumeh Aran Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Najmeh Mahmoodabadi Leishmaniasis Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. Maryam Goudarzian Iranian research center on healthy Aging, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. Salehabadi Raha Iranian research center on healthy Aging, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. Alireza Darvishi Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Homeyra Vahdati Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Taibeh Nowrouzinejad Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Akbar Pejhan Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohsen Koushan Department of Nursing, Elderly Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Nasrin Fazel Department of Nursing, Elderly Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Ahmad Allahabadi Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Abolfazl Rahmani Sani Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Alireza Ghorbani Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohammad Hassan Rakhshani Department of epidemiology & biostatistics, School of public health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Moosaalreza Tadayonfar Department of Nursing, Elderly Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Forough Mortazavi Leishmaniasis Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. Akram Kooshki Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Roya Akbarzadeh Department of Nursing, Elderly Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mojtaba hadavifar Environmental Sciences Department, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran Ali Delbari Department of Anatomy, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Hafez Heydari Zarnagh Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Ghaffarirad Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Majid Fallahi Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Reza Frozen Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Behnaz Souizi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology, School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Jila Agah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology, School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Ramezan Ali Khamirchi Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohammad Shourideh Yazdi Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Hessam Ghassemof Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Houman Kamranian Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mehdi Molavi Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Hossein Assarzadeh Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Hassan Salehipour Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Nasrin Hashemian Nejad Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohammadreza Sadr Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Seyed Mehdi Mirhamidi Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Abolfazl Shakiba Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Seyed Mehdi Razavi Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mahdi Motakeffar Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Fatemeh Nodeh Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohammad Reza Shegarf Nakhaie Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Omid Gholami Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Freshteh Ghorat Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Mohammad Mohammad-Zadeh Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran Alireza Moslem Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Kazem Zendehdel Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 2023 11 28 2024 04 24 Background: Appropriate priority setting in public health and biomedical research is crucial to make decisions for resource allocation and prioritizing the projects. We studied the research gaps and identified priorities for biomedical research in Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences (SabUMS), located in Sabzevar city in the northeastern part of Iran.  Materials & Methods: we used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to determine the public health problems and health research priorities.The processes for priority setting included preparation, problem finding, idea generation, data cleaning and statement development, ranking, and dissemination. We used qualitative research and quantitative surveys for problem findings. We organized two workshops with researchers and public health authorities of Sabzevar city for idea generation, defining criteria for priority setting, and ranking of the research ideas. We used national and international recommendations to prepare a list of research priorities in the region for COVID-19. Results: The criteria for priority setting were concerns of the community, magnitude, and urgency of the problem. In addition, feasibility, the possibility of regional and international research collaboration, and the availability of the infrastructure and capacity to conduct research were used for ranking. The final list of priority areas for research in SabUMS included non-communicable diseases, mental health, drug abuse, accidents, and nutrition respectively. COVID-19 was considered a separate area for research. Conclusion: Experience from this study and follow-up reports would provide best practices in research development in low-resource areas and pave the way for evidence-based public health practice. https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/504