NICHD Scholars Workshop

November 13–14, 2014

Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s)

Office of Health Equity (OHE), Office of the Director (OD), NICHD; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIHMD); National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Agenda


November 13, 2014

8:00 a.m. Registration and Check In
   
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Reiko Toyama
Office of Health Equity (OHE), NICHD
   
8:25 a.m. Meeting Charge
Regina James
OHE, NICHD
   
9:00 a.m. Research Proposal Writing Part 1
The Rhetoric of the Grant Proposal (PDF - 405 KB)
Electronic Grant Submission: NSF Fastlane & Grants.gov (PDF - 1 MB)
Mary Farwell
East Carolina University and Council on Undergraduate Research
   
12:00 p.m. Lunch
   
1:00 p.m. Research Proposal Writing Part 2
Developing Grantsmanship Skills (PDF - 196 KB)
How to Critique a Proposal (PDF - 116 KB)
Mary Farwell
East Carolina University and Council on Undergraduate Research
   
4:00 p.m. Clinical Center Tour
Tara Mowery
Office of Communication and Public Liaison, Office of the Director, NIH
   
6:00 p.m. Working Dinner
   
8:00 p.m. Adjourn



November 14, 2014

8:00 a.m. Registration and Poster Setup
   
8:30 a.m. Funding Opportunities for Young Investigators (Career Development Awards [Ks] and Fellowships [Fs]) (PDF - 756 KB)
Dennis Twombly
Office of Extramural Policy, NICHD
   
9:00 a.m. Loan Repayment Program (PDF - 615 KB)
Jennifer Alvidrez
Office of Research Innovation and Program Coordination (ORIPC), Division of Scientific Programs (DSP), NIMHD
   
9:30 a.m. NIH Peer Review (PDF - 1 MB)
Jayalakshmi Raman
Scientific Review Branch, NIDCR
   
10:00 a.m. Working Break
   
10:15 a.m. Intramural Opportunities
  • Roland Owens (PDF - 1 MB)
    Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director, NIH

  • Yvette Pittman (PDF - 642 KB)
    Office of the Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), NICHD
   
11:15 a.m. Q & A with Intramural Scientists
  • Anirban Banerjee
    Unit on Structural and Chemical Biology of Membrane Proteins, DIR, NICHD

  • Mary Dasso
    Section on Cell Cycle Regulation, DIR, NICHD

  • Dan Sackett
    Section on Cell Biophysics, DIR, NICHD
   
12:00 p.m. Working Lunch
Stuart Washington
Georgetown University Medical Center
   
1:00 p.m. Poster Session
   
2:00 p.m. Break Out Sessions
Discussions leaders:
  • Layla Esposito
    Child Development and Behavior Branch, Division of Extramural Research (DER), NICHD

  • Susan Newcomer
    Population Dynamics Branch, DER, NICHD

  • Tina Urv
    Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch, DER, NICHD

  • Jennifer Alvidrez
    ORIPC, DSP, NIMHD

  • Lynn King
    Research Training and Career Development Branch, NIDCR
   
3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Catherine Spong
Deputy Director, NICHD
   
4:00 p.m. Adjourn


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