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The purpose of the NIDDK New PI Workshop is to provide first-time NIDDK R01 principal investigators with the information they will need to be successful in securing continued support for their research programs at this critical juncture in their career. The meeting also will provide a networking forum for the new investigators to interact with NIDDK Program staff, with mid-career NIDDK-funded investigators, and with each other (peer-to-peer).
Meeting Objectives
This conference supports the NIH mission to seek fundamental knowledge about health and disease, and specifically advances two NIH goals: to foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis for ultimately protecting and improving health; and to develop, maintain, and renew scientific human and physical resources that will ensure the Nation's capability to prevent disease. Toward that latter goal, the workshop will facilitate the career development, continued success and research productivity of first-time recipients of NIDDK R01 funding.
Registration Deadline
January 29, 2026
Agenda
Thursday, February 5, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Introduction and Workshop Overview
Terez Shea-Donohue, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Digestive Disorders and Nutrition (DDN), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
10:10 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
Welcome Message from the NIDDK Director
Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., MACP, Director, NIDDK, NIH
10:25 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Keynote: Building Your Research Group and Program
Sahib Khalsa, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Applying for NIH Funding After Your First R01
Joseph Hyser, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Supporting Your Trainees
Jennifer Pluznick, Ph.D., Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Coaching for Research Success
Kristy Townsend, Ph.D., Professor, The Ohio State University
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch: Meet with NIDDK Program Officers
NIDDK Program Staff
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
NIH Peer Review
NIDDK Program Staff
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Building Collaborations in Different Research Settings
Madhusudan Grover, M.B.B.S., Professor, Mayo Clinic
Jake McCauley, Ph.D., Professor, University of Miami
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
NIH and NIDDK Resources and Opportunities
NIDDK Program Staff
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
NIH and NIDDK Resources
4:05 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions by NIDDK Division
Division of Digestive Disorders and Nutrition (DDN)
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolic Diseases (DEM)
Division of Kidney, Urologic, & Hematologic Diseases (KUH)
4:45 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Day 1 Wrap-Up
Terez Shea-Donohue, Ph.D., Program Director, DDN, NIDDK, NIH
4:50 p.m.
Adjournment
Friday, February 6, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Coffee/Breakfast: Meet with NIDDK Program Officers
NIDDK Program Staff
9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Day 2 Introduction
Ludmila Pawlikowska, Ph.D., Program Director, DDN, NIDDK, NIH
This is a hybrid workshop. Virtual participation is available. For those attending virtually, the link will be distributed by email prior to the date of the event.
