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Monday, April 24

     
7:45 a.m.   Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
8:30 a.m.   Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Judith Podskalny
   
8:45 a.m.   Session I: Overview of NIH and NIDDK
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Acting Director, NIDDK
   
9:00 a.m.   Session II: Interactions With the NIH
  1. Introduction - Dr. James Hyde
  2. Role of the Program Director -
    Dr. Kristin Abraham, Program Director, DEM, NIDDK
  3. Role of the Scientific Review Administrator -
    Dr. Michele Barnard, Review Branch, NIDDK
  4. Role of the Grants Management Specialist -
    Ms. Mary K. Rosenberg, Grants Management Branch, NIDDK
   
10:30 a.m.   Break
   
10:45 a.m.   Session III: Funding Mechanisms and Available Resources
Dr. Judith Podskalny
   
12:00 noon   Lunch with NIDDK Program Directors and Speakers
   
1:30 p.m.   Session IV: Center for Scientific Review - Referral Issues and Update on the SF 424 R&R
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
   
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. Henry Parkmanm, Professor, Temple University School of Medicine
   
4:30 p.m.   Final Day 1 Q & A
   
5:00 p.m.   Dinner (on your own; see suggested listing)
     
     
     
Tuesday, April 25

   
7:45 a.m.   Continental Breakfast, Networking
   
8:30 a.m.   Session VI: Career Development Issues - Advice From the Mentors and Peers
  1. Reading Your Summary Statement and Revising an Application -
    Dr. W. Allan Walker, Professor, Harvard Medical School
  2. Developing Research Collaborations in Basic Research -
    Dr. Nicholas Davidson, Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
  3. Developing Research Collaborations in the Clinical Setting -
    Dr. Lori Stark, Professor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
   
9:45 a.m.   Panel Questions and Answers
   
10:15 a.m.   Break
   
10:30 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. Carlos Grilo, Professor, Yale School of Medicine
  3. Maintaining Your Personal and Professional Lives -
    Dr. W. Allan Walker, Professor, Harvard Medical School
   
11:30 a.m.   Panel Questions and Answers
   
12:00 noon   Lunch With NIDDK Program Directors and Mentors
   
1:00 p.m.   Optional NLM Facilities Tour, Visit to NIH Visitors Center, or Continue With Lunch Discussions
   
1:30 p.m.   Session VII: Special Topics
  1. Human Subjects and INDs -
    Dr. Patricia Robuck, Program Director, DDN, NIDDK
  2. Animal Welfare Issues/Requirements -
    Dr. Axel Wolff, Director, Division of Compliance Oversight, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, OER, OD, NIH
   
2:45 p.m.   Mock Study Session
   
3:30 p.m.   Final Q & A
Evaluation Forms
   
4:00 p.m.   Adjournment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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