New PIs Workshop

Event Details

Meeting Objectives

The purpose of this meeting is to provide our first-time R01 investigators with the information they will need to be successful in securing continued support for their research programs at a very critical juncture in their career. It also provides a networking forum for the new investigators to interact with NIDDK program and review staff and with each other.

Participation in this meeting is by invitation only to those investigators in a position to renew their R01s within the next year or two. We hold this workshop on a regular basis, so those who do not receive an invitation to the 2014 meeting will be included in future meeting invitations. Because space at the workshop is limited, "New PIs" invited to attend this workshop are encouraged to register as soon as possible if they want to participate.

Program Committee

• Andrew Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
• John Connaughton, Ph.D., Review Branch
• Michael Grey, Ph.D., Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
• Carol Haft, Ph.D., Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Co-Chair
• James Hyde, Ph.D., Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Co-Chair
• Ziya Kirkali, M.D., Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
• Yan Li, Ph.D., Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
• Aaron Pawlyk, Ph.D., Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
• Peter Perrin, Ph.D., Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
• Krystyna Rys-Sikora, Ph.D., Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases

Agenda

December 2, 2014

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Meeting Registration and Check-in

8:00 – 8:10 a.m.

Welcome to the Workshop
Gregory Germino, M.D., Deputy Director, NIDDK

Session I: Spotlight on the NIH Grant Application Process

8:10 – 8:30 a.m.

Overview of the NIDDK New PI Workshop
Aaron Pawlyk, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Submission, Receipt, and Referral Assignments of NIH Grant Applications
Cathleen Cooper, Ph.D., Director, Division of Receipt and Referral, Center for Scientific Review, NIH

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Roles of the Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review
Robert Garofalo, Ph.D., Chief, Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive Sciences (EMNR) Integrated Review Group, Center for Scientific Review, NIH

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Roles of the Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
John Connaughton, Ph.D., Chief, Training and Mentored Research Section, Review Branch, NIDDK

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Aaron Pawlyk

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Mock Study Session: Peering into the Black Box of Peer Review
John Connaughton

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.

How to Interpret Your Summary Statement
Peter Perrin, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, NIDDK

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Discussion
Moderators: John Connaughton and Peter Perrin

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch with NIDDK Program Officers

Session II: Managing Your R01—Pathway to a Successful Renewal Application

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Introductions
Krystyna Rys-Sikora, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, NIDDK

Roles of the Program Officer
Tracy L. Rankin, Ph.D., Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, NIDDK

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Roles of the Grants Management Specialist
Amanda Linehan, Grants Management Specialist, NIDDK

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.

Discussion
Moderator: Krystyna Rys-Sikora

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

New PI perspectives
Diva De Leon, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Declan McCole, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside
Paula Fraenkel, M.D., Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.

Discussion
Moderator: Krystyna Rys-Sikora

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Breakout Sessions/Small Groups
Program Staff, Review Staff, and Participants

5:15 p.m.

Adjournment (dinner on your own)

December 3, 2014

Session III: NIDDK—Mission, Funding Opportunities, and Resources

8:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Introductions
Michael J. Grey, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, NIDDK

Introduction to the NIDDK—Its Budget and Mission
Gregory Germino

NIDDK Funding Opportunities and Resources

• Support for Trainees in your Research Program
  Carol R. Haft, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
• Programs to Support Research for Therapeutic Discovery and Development
  Michael J. Grey
• Collaborative Team Science Programs
  Corinne M. Silva, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael J. Grey

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Break

Session IV: Building a Research Program—Insights to a Successful Career in Research

9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

Introductions
Carol R. Haft Juanita Merchant, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Integrative and Molecular Physiology, University of Michigan
Paul Palevsky, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Rosalind Coleman, M.D., Professor, Departments of Nutrition and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Carol R. Haft

12:00 p.m.

Workshop Wrap-up and Adjournment