New Investigators Workshop October 18-19, 2007
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Thursday, October 18

     
7:30 a.m.   Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
8:00 a.m.   Welcome and Introductions
Dr. James Hyde
   
8:05 a.m.   Session I: Overview of National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director, NIDDK
   
8:30 a.m.   Session II: Interactions with the NIH
  1. Introduction—Dr. James Hyde
  2. Role of the Program Director—Dr. Kristin Abraham, Program Director, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
  3. Role of the Scientific Review Administrator—Dr. Michele Barnard, Review Branch, NIDDK
  4. Role of the Grants Management Specialist—Mr. Robert Pike, Chief, Grants Management Branch, NIDDK
10:00 a.m.   Break
   
10:15 a.m.   Session III: Funding Mechanisms and Available Resources
Dr. Judith Podskalny
   
11:00 a.m.   Clinical Research Panel—or—Tour of NLM
Panel Members: Drs. Sandy Garfield, Mary Horlick, Christine Hunter, and Patricia Robuck
     
12:00 p.m.   Lunch with NIDDK Program Directors and Speakers
   
1:30 p.m.   Session IV: Center for Scientific Review — Referral Issues
Dr. Suzanne Fisher, Director, Division of Receipt and Referral, Center for Scientific Review, NIH
   
2:15 p.m.   Session V: Grant-Writing Tips from the Experts
  1. General Overview and Approach —
    Dr. Nicholas Davidson, Professor, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
3:30 p.m.   Break
   
3:45 p.m.   Session V, continued
  1. Tips for Basic Research Proposals —
    Dr. Susan Fried, Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
  2. Tips for Clinical Research Proposals —
    Dr. Frederick Brancati, Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
4:30 p.m.   Final Day 1 Q & A
   
5:00 p.m.   Dinner (on your own; see suggested listing)
     
     
     
Friday, October 19

   
7:30 a.m.   Continental Breakfast and Networking
   
8:00 a.m.   Session VI: Career Development Issues—Advice from the Mentors and Peers
  1. Reading Your Summary Statement and Revising an Application —
    Dr. Gail Hecht, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
  2. Developing Research Collaborations in Basic Research —
    Dr. Nicholas Davidson, Professor, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  3. Developing Research Collaborations in the Clinical Setting —
    Dr. James Lewis, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
9:15 a.m.   Panel Q & A
   
9:45 a.m.   Break
   
10:00 a.m.   Session VI, continued
  1. Managing Your Laboratory and Your Research Grant —
    Dr. Susan Fried, Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
  2. Managing Your Clinical Research Team and Your Research Grant —
    Dr. James Lewis, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  3. Maintaining Your Personal and Professional Lives —
    Dr. Gail Hecht, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
11:00 a.m.   Basic Research Panel—or—Tour of NLM
Panel Members: Drs. Frank Hamilton, Ron Margolis, Catherine McKeon, Jose Serrano, and Axel Wolff
   
12:00 p.m.   Lunch With NIDDK Program Directors and Speakers
   
1:30 p.m.   Mock Study Section
   
2:30 p.m.   Final Q & A
   
3:00 p.m.   Adjournment (NIH Campus tours TBD)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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