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NIH Grantsmanship Workshops scheduled

Published: September 18, 2003

By SUE WUETCHER
Reporter Editor

Back by popular demand, the Office of the Vice President for Research again this semester will present NIH Grantsmanship Workshops, a series of lectures for investigators, fellows and students who want advice on how to interact with the National Institutes of Health and how to write and apply for an NIH grant.

The series will be led by Jaylan Turkkan, vice president for research, who will offer participants an insider's view of the workings of the NIH.

Before coming to UB in October 2000, Turkkan was a research administrator for NIH, one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers and the federal focal point for biomedical research in the United States. She was a grants associate in the office of the director of the NIH, and also served as chief of the Behavioral Sciences Research Branch of the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, and as chair of the Behavioral Science Working Group at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). In addition, Turkkan is chair and founder of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Interest Group at the NIH.

Moreover, during her tenure as a faculty member at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she was the recipient of numerous NIH grants.

The grantsmanship series will be offered weekly on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. from Oct. 21 through Nov. 11 in Room B-15 in the Health Sciences Library, South Campus. It will be in conducted in lecture format and feature opportunities for Q&A.

The schedule and topics:

  • Oct. 21, "Deconstructing the NIH as an Agency." This workshop will cover such topics as how to contact the NIH and offer tips on navigating the NIH Web site to find such documents as CRISP, NIH Guide and study section rosters,.

  • Oct. 28, "Grant Mechanisms." This workshop will examine such topics as career, training and research grant mechanisms, and supplements, and will reveal success rates for obtaining NIH grants.

  • Nov. 4, "How to Write a Winning Proposal." This workshop will dissect the grant-application process and offer suggestions on how to write a successful proposal, addressing such topics as the "idea," collaborations, pilot data and background/progress report, specific aims page and the research plan. Joining Turkkan in the discussion will be Kenneth E. Leonard, senior research scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions and research professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Noreen Williams, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the medical school, and Malcolm Slaughter, professor in the Department Physiology and Biophysics, also in the medical school.

  • Nov. 11, "How to do Business with Business." This workshop, which will be conducted in collaboration with UB's Office of Science, Techology and Economic Outreach (STOR), will address a variety of topics, including sponsored contracts, licensing/marketing; protecting intellectual property and materials transfer agreements.

The workshops are open to all members of the faculty and professional staff, as well as students and fellows. Registration is not required.

Any venue changes will be announced and supporting material made available at http://www.research.buffalo.edu; click on "research events" in the left-hand column. Streaming video of a mock study session held in 2001 can be viewed at http://www.research.buffalo.edu/events/nih/mock_study_dec5_video.asp.

For further information, contact Joseph Cusker at 645-3321 or cusker@research.buffalo.edu.