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Professor, Division of Biological Sciences Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute University of California, San Diego
Host: Aaron Gitler, Ph.D.
PMI Seminar
Michael Rosen, PhD, Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center
"Actin regulation by WASP family proteins: From angstroms to microns"
March 12, 2012
2-3pm
John Morgan Building, Class of 62 Auditorium
NIH Grant Training Seminar
How to Obtain Peer-Reviewed NIH Research Grants
March 12, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
To be held at:
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored by: The Grant Training Center
This one-day seminar is geared for junior faculty, students, and administrators who are beginning the process of submitting grants to National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is also relevant for seasoned researchers who wish to refresh their knowledge of the new NIH requirements and the peer review process. Ultimately, the focus is to assist all who wish to submit winning research proposals to the NIH.
Those attending will learn how to:
• Find the Appropriate Program and Grant Mechanism for Your Idea
• Read and Interpret RFA’s
• Identify and Avoid Common Pitfalls of a Grant
• Develop an Irresistible Idea for Your Grant Application
• Address the Pieces of the Request for Proposal
• Maximize Your Application for Competitiveness
• Package the Proposal in the Requested Format
• Understand the New Scoring System and the Review Process
• Learn What Actually Happens in the Study Section
• Search for the Appropriate Study Sections For Submissions
• Decipher Pink Sheets: The Inevitable Resubmission
• Build an Airtight Case for Funding
• Discern the Art of the Budget
Presenter : Dr. Fatah Kashanchi trained under the supervision of Dr. Susumu Tonegawa (Nobel Laureate for Medicine, 1987) at MIT. Dr. Kashanchi further trained in Dr. John Brady’s lab at NIH/NCI from 1991-1998 and published more than 30 papers during his postdoc and senior investigator tenure. His research interests include both Genomics and Proteomics of HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infected cells. Research in Kashanchi’s lab has been funded by various internal and external sources including GW-REF, Selective Excellence, Keck, Snyder, Sinsheimer, Cyclacel, DOD, and more than 6 NIH grants, where he is the Principal investigator. Since his departure from NIH in 1998, Dr. Kashanchi has obtained $8.9 M of independent funding. He has 92 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, 7 book chapters, is an NIH study section member (5 independent study sections), as well as reviewer for 12 different journals.
To register:
Please visit our website
Or call us at 571-257-8864
Cost: (Including breakfast) $335.00
Can't make it?
Join us on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST for our
"NIH Grant Development Workshop" Online Webinar
To register click here and then on the Webinar from the workshop list.
Christopher Colwell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
UCLA Medical School
Monday, March 12, 2012
12:00pm
Translational Research Center Aud.
Yishi Jin, Ph.D.
Professor
University of California, San Diego
http://www-biology.ucsd.edu/faculty/jin.html
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Spring 2012 Special Seminar
Liang Feng, Ph.D
Postdoctural Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rockfeller University
"When Ion Channel Meets Transporter: Structure and Mechanism of a Eukaryotic CLC CI-/H+ Exchange Transporter"
12noon
March 12, 2012
Class of 62 Auditorium, John Morgan Building
Monday, March 12, 2012
12 -1:00pm, McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk, Room 286-7 (room between the elevators on the 2nd floor)
At this Question and Answer session/workshop, representatives from the Office of International Programs and Career Services will discuss visa considerations and job search strategies for international graduate students and postdocs who are hoping to find employment in the U.S. Most of the hour will be devoted to audience questions. If plan to attend this workshop, we ask that you register by filling out the form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/33NV2Q2 .
International students are also encouraged to access the Career Services' subscriptions GoinGlobal and Uniworld through the Career Services Library’s on line subscriptions.