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Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) (PA-09-042)

Contacts, Submission Dates and Special Interests/Instructions

Release Date: December 11, 2008
Expiration Date: January 8, 2012

NIH Institute/Center	Scientific/Research Contact	Financial or Grants Management Contact	Salary Support	Research Support
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	Cancer Training Branch: Dorkina Myrick, M.D., Ph.D. Cancer Training Branch Office of Centers, Training and Resources, Suite 7033, MSC 8346 Phone: (301) 496-8580 Email: myrickd@mail.nih.gov Diversity Research Branch: LeeAnn Bailey, Ph.D. Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities Suite 602, MSC 8341 Phone: (301) 496-7344 Email: baileyl@mail.nih.gov NCI Address: 6116 Executive Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20892-8346	Ms. Kimery B. Griffin Grants Administration Branch 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Room 243, MSC 7150 Bethesda , MD 20892-7150 Phone: (301) 496-3196 Email: griffink3@mail.nih.gov	Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $30,000 per year.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	NCI Specific Information: None.
National Eye Institute (NEI)	Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D. NEI Training Director 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 1300 Rockville, MD 20892-9300 Phone: (301) 451-2020 Email: agarwalnee@mail.nih.gov	William W. Darby Grants Management Branch Division of Extramural Research 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 1300,Rockville, MD 20892-9300 Phone: (301) 451-2020 Email: wwd@nei.nih.gov	See below.	Up to $25,000 per year.
National Eye Institute (NEI)	NEI Specific Information: Salary Support: The NEI does not impose any salary restriction beyond that imposed legislatively. The total salary requested must be based on a full-time, 12 month staff appointment for at least 75% effort.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	Lorraine Silsbee, M.H.S. Scientific Program Specialist Two Rockledge Center, Room 10018 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7936 Bethesda, MD 20892-7936 Phone: (301) 435-0709 Email: silsbeeL@nhlbi.nih.gov	Mr. Howard Moore Division of Extramural Research Activities Two Rockledge Centre, Room 7165 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7926 Bethesda, MD 20892-7926 Phone: (301) 435-5081 Email: mooreh@nhlbi.nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $25,000 per year.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	NHLBI Specific Information: NHLBI will provide up to a maximum of 6 years of combined K12 plus K08 support. NHLBI Helpful Hints for K08 Candidates can be found at: Helpful Hints for NHLBI Mentored Clinical Scientist . NHLBI Model K08 Application can be found at: Model K08 Application. Eligibility: Candidates must have a health professional doctoral degree, such as the M.D., D.O., D.V.M., or equivalent degree, and a professional license to practice in the United States. Documentation of active licensure should be included in the application. Advisory Committee: NHLBI strongly encourages K08 candidates to include an Advisory Committee composed of the candidate’s mentor(s) and two or three other senior faculty members. If the candidate does not propose an Advisory Committee, she/he should document which individuals are available to cover all areas of expertise that are required for the research plan and career development. Concurrent Competing Applications: K08 applicants may not hold any other Federal or non-Federal equivalent salary award, such as the American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant. NHLBI suggests that K08 applications include biographical sketches of the collaborators and consultants.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	Chyren Hunter, Ph.D. Division of Extramural Activities Gateway Building, Room 2C218 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205 Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Phone (301) 496-9322 E-mail: Hunterc@nia.nih.gov	Linda Whipp Grants Management Branch Gateway Building , Suite 2N212 Bethesda , MD 20892-2292 Phone: (301) 496-1472 Email: whippL@mail.nih.gov	Up to 75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $20,000 per year.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	NIA Specific Information: http://www.nia.nih.gov/GrantsAndTraining/TrainingSupport.htm#research.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)	Mariela Shirley, Ph.D. Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research 5635 Fishers Lane Bethesda, MD 20892 -9304Phone: 301-443-9787 Email: shirleym@mail.nih.gov	Judy Fox Chief, Grants Management Branch 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 3023 Bethesda , MD 20892-9304 Phone: (301) 443-4704 Email: jfox@mail.nih.gov	Up to 75 percent of base salary plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $50,000 per year.
	NIAAA Specific Information: NIAAA sponsors a variety of fellowships and career development programs to ensure the training of highly qualified new investigators in alcohol-related research. Training opportunities under this announcement include mentored research in the social, behavioral, biological and mathematical sciences as related to alcohol abuse and alcoholism. For more information see http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralResearch/#Training.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)	Milton J. Hernandez, Ph.D. Director, Office of Special Populations and Research Training 6700B Rockledge Dr, Rm 2149 Bethesda , MD 20886 Phone: (301) 496-3775 Email: mh35c@nih.gov	Julie Waugh Grants Management Branch 6700B Rockledge Dr, Room 2119 Bethesda , MD 20886 Phone: (301) 451-7381 Email: jw656v@nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $25,000 per year.
	NIAID Specific Information: None.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)	Amanda Taylor Boyce, Ph.D. Muscle Development and Physiology Musculoskeletal Diseases Branch 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 854 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 594-5585 Email: boycea@mail.nih.gov	Yen Thach Grants Management Specialist 6701 Democracy Boulevard One Democracy Plaza, Suite 846 Bethesda, MD 20892-4872 Phone: (301) 594-3505 Email: thachy@mail.nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year. See below.	Up to $20,000 per year.
	NIAMS Specific Information: For physician surgeons whose research interests are within the mission interests of the NIAMS, effort may be reduced from 75% to 50%. Salary will be reduced from up to $75,000 to up to $50,000. There will be no changes in research supplies.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)	Zeynep Erim, Ph.D. Division of Interdisciplinary Training 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20892-5477 Phone: (301) 435-6686 Email: erimz@mail.nih.gov	Florence Turska Grants Management Branch 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 900 Bethesda , MD 20892 Phone: (301) 451-4782 Email: turskaf@mail.nih.gov	Up to $90,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $40,000 per year.
	NIBIB Specific Information: More information on NIBIB Career Awards can be found at http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Training/CareerLevel. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Program Director listed above to determine if their application is appropriate to NIBIB and to identify the most suitable training mechanism.
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)	Susan Taymans, Ph.D. 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 8B01 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-6517 Email: taymanss@mail.nih.gov	Bryan Clark, MBA Grants Management Branch 6100 Executive Blvd., 8A01A Bethesda, MD 20892-7510 Telephone: (301) 435-6975 Email Brian.Clark@nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $25,000 per year.
	NICHD Specific Information: NICHD has a 6 year limit of support on institutional and mentored Ks. The funds for the salary are based on the percent effort, with a maximum of $75K.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)	Daniel A. Sklare, Ph.D. Division of Scientific Programs Executive Plaza So., Rm. 400C 6120 Executive Blvd. , MSC-7180 Bethesda , MD 20892-7180 Phone: (301) 496-1804 Email: sklared@nidcd.nih.gov	Mr. Christopher Myers Grants Management Branch Division of Extramural Activities Executive Plaza So., Rm. 400B 6120 Executive Blvd. , MSC-7180 Bethesda , MD 20892-7180 Phone: (301) 402-0909 Email: myersc@mail.nih.gov	Up to $105,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $80,000 per year.
	NIDCD Specific Information: NIDCD K08 awards are intended to facilitate the research independence of individuals: seeking to integrate both clinical practice and research trajectories in their careers; having an aggregate of two or more years of prior research experience; holding or having secured positions of junior academic rank, or the equivalent in non-academic employment setting; individuals promoted to the rank of associate professor, or its equivalent, within the last two years may apply. The NIDCD encourages beginning clinician-scientists to consider applying for one year of support through an NIDCD R03 award (PAR-07-287), if needed, to demonstrate the feasibility of the research to be proposed in their K08 applications. The NIDCD has the following special requirements for its K08 applicants: To facilitate regular face-to-face contact within the mentoring relationship, the primary sponsor of the K08 shall be based at the applicant's home institution or at an institution within a reasonable distance (i.e., approximately 100 miles) of the applicant's institution. The career development plan must include a graduate-level didactic course in biostatistics and research design, to be completed during the first year of the award, or provide evidence that such training was previously completed by the applicant. An external advisory committee of two scientists with records of Federal research funding and of mentoring new investigators in the field of the proposed research career development, but are not mentors or collaborators of the applicant or the applicant's sponsor, shall be configured. The purpose of the external advisory committee is to: 1) advise the awardee in attaining the goals of the career development program; and 2) to help ensure that the institution's commitment's to the terms of the award are being met. These committee members shall commit to be available to the candidate for consultation on an as-needed basis and to site visit the awardee during Years Two and Four of the K08 award. A report of the external advisory committee shall be incorporated into the Application for Continuation Grant (PHS Form 2590) for Years Three and Five of the award.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)	Kevin S. Hardwick, D.D.S., M.P.H. Chief, Research Training and Career Development Branch 6701 Democracy, Room 690 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 594-2765 Email: kevin.hardwick@nih.gov	Dede Rutberg, MBA Grants Management Branch 6701 Democracy, Room 656 Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Phone: (301) 594-4798 Email: rutbergd@mail.nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $25,000 per year.
	NIDCR Specific Information: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) offers the K08 mechanism to encourage dentists or other clinicians to pursue training for a career in social, behavioral, biomedical, and biological science fields relevant to the NIDCR Strategic Plan. The prospective candidate must have a D.D.S./D.M.D., M.D. or other clinical doctoral degree. The award can be used by dentists who wish to pursue a program that includes didactic and supervised basic or behavioral science research experiences that result in the Ph.D. degree. Health professionals with a doctoral degree may use the award for a postdoctoral experience. The NIDCR will not provide support for clinical specialty training under this program. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to a career in oral health research, and funding priority will be given to applicants holding a dental degree.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)	Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases: James F. Hyde, Ph.D., Room 789 Phone: (301) 594-7692 Email: HydeJ@mail.nih.gov Digestive & Liver Diseases, Nutrition, and Obesity: Judith Podskalny, Ph.D., Room 667 Phone: (301) 594-8876 Email: PodskalnyJ@mail.nih.gov Kidney and Urologic Diseases: Tracy L. Rankin, Ph.D., Room 605 Phone: (301) 594-4748 Email: rankinl@mail.nih.gov Hematologic Disorders: Terry Rogers Bishop, Ph.D., Room 619 Phone: (301) 594-7717 Email: BishopT@mail.nih.gov NIDDK address: 6707 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20892-5458	Christine Gill Grants Management Specialist 6707 Democracy Blvd. Room 727 Phone: (301) 435-2816Email: gillc@mail.nih.gov	Up to $90,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $25,000 per year.
	NIDDK Specific Information: The NIDDK wishes to promote the training of clinical investigators who, in addition to being excellent physicians, are excellent researchers. The NIDDK supports up to five years of a mentored research experience, as well as related career development activities, in basic, clinical, or behavioral science areas appropriate to the NIDDK. Applicants should have completed all their clinical training and be board eligible by the time the award would begin. MD applicants who have trained in another country and who are not board eligible in the U.S. are not appropriate candidates for NIDDK K08 awards. Applicants with little or no research experience will require a more structured training program and therefore may want to incorporate courses that will lead to a master's degree into their K08 application. The research proposal from these individuals may incorporate an initial period of didactic coursework and training in laboratory techniques for the first two years of the K08 award, followed by a more laboratory-intensive research period of up to three years. Applicants with more research experience, such as those holding both the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, typically will have less need for didactic coursework and should propose a five year research project as well as career development plans that will build upon their past experience and position them for independent funding. All applicants for K08 awards are encouraged to take advantage of the mentors available to them at their institutions and have, in addition to a primary mentor, one or more co-mentors, as appropriate. The NIDDK will provide up to $90,000 for salary, the appropriate fringe benefits, and up to $25,000 for research support for each of five years for K08 awards. The NIDDK provides further information on all K-award programs on our training and career development web site.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	Mimi M. Ghim, Ph.D. Office of Science Policy and Communications, 6001 Executive Blvd., Rm 5232, MSC 9591 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 443-6071 Email: ghimm@mail.nih.gov	Carol Alderson Grants Management Branch 6101 Executive Boulevard, Suite 270 Bethesda, MD 20892-8403 Phone: (301) 594-5614 Email: ca10h@nih.gov	Up to $90,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $50,000 per year.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	NIDA Specific Information: Please see NOT-DA-06-013 for information regarding NIDA policies on K-series career development awards.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)	Carol Shreffler, Ph.D. Program Administrator, Training and Career Development P. O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Phone: (919) 541-1445 Email: Shreffl1@niehs.nih.gov	Lisa Edwards Division of Extramural Research and Training 530 Davis Drive, Room 3056 Durham, NC 27713 Phone: (919) 541-0751 Email: archer@niehs.nih.gov	75% of Institutional Salary Base, up to legislated cap, plus fringe benefits.	Up to $40,000 per year.
	NIEHS Specific Information: Research projects proposed in response to this Announcement will be expected to have a defined impact on the environmental health sciences and be directly responsive to the mission of the NIEHS, which is distinguished from that of other Institutes by its focus on research programs seeking to link the effects of environmental exposures to the cause, mechanisms, moderation, or prevention of a human disease or disorder or relevant pathophysiologic process. Examples of environmentally relevant exposures include industrial chemicals or manufacturing byproducts, metals, pesticides, herbicides, air pollutants and other inhaled toxicants, particulates or fibers, fungal, bacterial, or biologically derived toxins. Agents considered non-responsive to this announcement include, but are not limited to: alcohol, chemotherapeutic agents, radiation which is not the result of an ambient environmental exposure, drugs of abuse, smoking , except when the exposure is the result of second-hand exposure in the context of the indoor environment (particularly in children) and infectious or parasitic agents. Ecologic, biomonitoring, biotransformation or biodegradation studies are also not responsive except when these are incidental to an epidemiologic study. Preference will be given to candidates whose mentor has NIEHS research grant support.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	Anesthesiology Alison Cole, Ph.D. Email: colea@nigms.nih.gov Clinical Pharmacology Richard Okita, Ph.D. Email: okitar@nigms.nih.gov Sepsis, Innate Immunity and Inflammation Sarah Dunsmore, Ph.D. Email: dunsmores@nigms.nih.gov Trauma and Burn Injury Scott Somers, Ph.D. Email: somerss@nigms.nih.gov Wound Healing Richard Ikeda, Ph.D. Email: ikedar@nigms.nih.gov NIGMS address: 45 Center Drive Room 2AS-49, MSC6200 Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 Phone: 301-594-3827 Fax: 301-480-2802	Lisa Moeller Grants Management Branch Division of Extramural Activities 45 Center Drive, Room 2AN.50C, MSC 6200 Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 Phone: (301) 594-3914 Email: Lm236j@nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $20,000 per year.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	NIGMS Specific Information: The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will accept applications for the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) in the areas of anesthesiology, clinical pharmacology, sepsis, innate immunity and inflammation, trauma and burn injury, and wound healing research. NIGMS offers the K08 award to support the development of academic physicians (or individuals with comparable clinical training) into independent scientists. The candidate must be in a tenure track or equivalent position at the time of award. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact one of the NIGMS staff listed above early in the preparation of an application. Link to the Career Development Awards section of the NIGMS web page: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/CareerDev/.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	Nancy L Desmond, Ph.D. Division of Neuroscience & Basic Behavioral Science 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 7197, MSC 9645 Bethesda, MD 20892-9645 Phone: (301) 443-3107 Email: ndesmond@nih.gov	Victoria C. Carper, MPA Supervisory Grants Management Officer 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 6118, MSC 9605 Bethesda, MD 20892-9605 Phone: (301) 443-3858 Email: carpervictoria@nih.gov	Up to $90,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $50,000 per year.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	NIMH Specific Information: The NIMH supports a broad spectrum of basic and translational research, including basic neuroscience and behavioral science, human genetics, adult and pediatric translational research, services and intervention research, and health and behavior and AIDS-related research (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/compon.cfm). Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Institute career development staff (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/training/training-development-contacts.pdf) before preparing an application to discuss the relevance of the proposed research to the Institute’s research priorities and for guidance on the proposed research and career development plans.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)	Stephen Korn, Ph.D. 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 2186 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-4188 Email: korns@ninds.nih.gov	Mutema Nyankale Grants Management Branch 6001 Executive Blvd., NSC/Rm. 3250 Bethesda, MD 20892-9537 Phone: (301) 496-6506 Email: nyankalem@mail.nih.gov	Up to $85,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $50,000 per year.
	NINDS Specific Information: This program is intended to support applicants with a clinical doctoral degree that are within 3 years of completing their clinical training (which is defined as sequential years of residency training and clinical fellowships). Applicants that are beyond 3 years post clinical training must obtain prior written approval from Director of Training and Career Development to be eligible for this program. For other Institute specific information regarding this program, applicants should consult the NINDS website at www.ninds.nih.gov.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCAAM)	Partap S. Khalsa, Ph.D. 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 401 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 594-3462 Email: khalsap@mail.nih.gov	George Tucker, M.B.A. Chief Grants Management Officer 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 401, MSC 5475 Bethesda, MD 20892-5475 Phone: (301) 594-9102 Email: gt35v@nih.gov	Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.	Up to $25,000 per year.
	NCCAM Specific Information: For research areas supported by NCCAM, please see the NCCAM website.
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)	Mary Frances Picciano, Ph.D. Senior Nutrition Research Specialist Office of Dietary Supplements 6100 Executive Blvd., Rm. 3B01 Bethesda , MD 20892-7517 Phone: (301) 435-3608 Email: piccianm@od.nih.gov	Tammy Dickinson 6100 Executive Blvd., Rm. 2B03 Bethesda , MD 20892-7517 Phone: (301) 402-2911 Email: dickinst@od.nih.gov	ODS Does Not Issue Awards.	N/A
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)	ODS Specific Information: ODS does not receive applications, and does not fund applications directly, but provides funds to other ICs to support areas aligned with the mission of ODS.