K Awardees' Workshop

Event Details

Background

In an effort to facilitate the career development of National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)-supported investigators and help in their transition to independent research careers, the NIDDK is sponsoring a K Awardees' Workshop to be held April 22 – 23, 2021. Participation in the workshop is by invitation only.

Meeting Objectives

The purpose of the workshop is to offer NIDDK career development awardees as in-depth view of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIDDK and the grant review process. The workshop will provide an opportunity to become familiar with the roles of various staff, the types of grant support and resources available, and the inner workings of the peer review system. Senior investigators from the NIDDK research community will provide grant-writing tips and career advice. There will be ample time for questions and answers during the 2-day workshop. An abstract book will be provided to encourage networking among attendees, and to provide easy access to NIH staff contact information.

Registration Deadline

April 14, 2021

Agenda

April 22, 2021

10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Setup and Virtual Meeting Troubleshooting

10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Overview and Welcome
Dr. Lisa Spain, Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Message From the Director
Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director, NIDDK

SESSION 1—HOW THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WORKS

10:40 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.

Role of the Program Director (10 min)
Dr. Tracy Rankin, Deputy Director, Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, NIDDK

Role of the Scientific Review Officer (10 min)
Dr. Peter Kozel, Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, NIDDK

Role of the Grants Management Specialist (10 min)
Ms. Christina Coriz, Grants Management Branch, NIDDK

Panel Q&A (15 min)
Moderator: Dr. David Saslowsky, Deputy Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

11:25 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Break

SESSION 2—GETTING GRANTS, COLLABORATORS, AND MANAGING YOUR LABORATORY (DURING A PANDEMIC)

11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Overview of R01, etc., Grant Writing (30 min)
Dr. Ramesh Shivdasani (PDF, 113 KB) , Professor, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute

Reading a Summary Statement (30 min)
Dr. Sheela Magge (PDF, 77.64 KB) , Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

12:35 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:05 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

CLINICAL TRACK

Tips for Writing Your Clinical R01 (30 min)
Dr. Magge

Managing a Clinical Research Team (30 min)
Dr. Julia Scialla (PDF, 89.1 KB) , Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Navigating Scientific Collaborations—Clinical (30 min)
Dr. Carmella Evans-Molina (PDF, 119.7 KB) , Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine

BASIC TRACK

Tips for Writing Your Basic R01 (30 min)
Dr. Iqbal Hamza (PDF, 89.77 KB) , Professor, University of Maryland

Managing a Basic Laboratory Team (30 min)
Dr. Hamza

Navigating Scientific Collaborations—Basic (30 min)
Dr. Shivdasani

2:35 p.m.

Recess

April 23, 2021

10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

Setup and Virtual Meeting Troubleshooting

SESSION 3—TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE (DURING A PANDEMIC)

10:10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Managing the Transition to Independence and Maximizing Success, Part I (15 min)
Dr. David Hackam (PDF, 69.63 KB) , Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Managing the Transition to Independence and Maximizing Success, Part II (15 min)
Dr. Maike Sander, Professor of Pediatrics and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego

Full Panel Q&A (35 min)
Moderator: Dr. Hackam

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions (60 min each)

Panel 1: Negotiating Your First Job/Tenure, Work/Life Balance
Drs. Scialla, Magge, and Hackam

Panel 2: Work/Life Balance, Negotiating Your First Job/Tenure
Drs. Evans-Molina and Shivdasani

Panel 3: Negotiating Your First Job/Tenure, Work/Life Balance
Drs. Sander and Hamza

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Wrap-up

12:45 p.m.

Adjournment

Abstracts

No submissions are necessary.

Project Summary

To facilitate networking, the Project Summaries of participants in the 2021 K Awardees' Workshop (as found in Public Awards Database NIH Reporter
(https://reporter.nih.gov) will be collated and provided to all attendees, together with bios and contact information for NIH Staff and External Panelist/Presenters.

Project Summaries - Coming Soon