NCI announces a course for postdoctoral fellows:
Writing Cancer Grant Applications (WCGA).

Overview: The course will focus on how to write clear and persuasive grant applications.  The purpose of the course is to increase the quality of a scientist’s grant application by successfully communicating scientific data and ideas.  It will be emphasized how to use the title abstract and introduction sections to draw in reviewers.  It will be discussed how to write an organized and focused proposal using specific scientific aims. 
                                   
Location and Time: The course will be held at two different locations.         
August 20, 2008, 9:00 am to 12 noon, Bldg 549, Rm. B at NCI Frederick.
August 21, 2008, 9:00am to 12 noon, Bldg. 50, Rm. 1227, on the Bethesda campus.

In addition, individual tutorials will be held on:
Aug. 20, 2008, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Bldg. 549, Rm. B at NCI Frederick
Aug. 21, 2008, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Bldg. 31, Rm. 4A52 on the Bethesda campus.

Registration: Deadline: Aug. 15, 2008.
There is no fee to take the course.  The course is limited to 30 registrants.
Register Online!

Coordinator: Nora Osefo

Links and Related Training:
This course is part of a developing curriculum for training NCI clinical and postdoctoral fellows.  Each fall, a course in “Translational Research in Clinical Oncology” (TRACO) and “Redox Biology” is offered primarily for NIH postdoctoral fellows.  In February a two-day course is offered on the Statistical Analysis of Research Data” (SARD) hosted by Dr. Terry Moody that is offered for NIH clinical and postdoctoral fellows.   Also, “Demystifying Medicine for PhDs” has two hours of lectures each week from January-May, hosted by Dr. Irvin Arias (arias@mail.nih.gov).  For additional postdoctoral training at NIH view http://www.training.nih.gov/.

Organizing committee:
Terry Moody, Ph.D.
Jonathan Wiest, Ph.D.
Carol Winkelman, M.A.

Faculty:  Carol Winkelman, has an M.A. in English and American Literature and has taught Scientific and Grant Writing Courses at numerous universities, including Duke University, University of Cincinnati, and University of Pennsylvania.  She has written numerous articles on health and travel for the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Southern Exposure and The Cincinnati Enquirer.