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Grantsmanship and Research Development Seminar Series

Past Seminar Series

  • AI for Discovery – Accelerating UAMS Research
  • NIH Simplified Peer Review Framework:  Antiño R. Allen, Ph.D., and Jesús Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.
  • Essentials of Grant Writing – A National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week Workshop: Peggy Epes, Ph.D., ELS.
  • K12 and the Path 2K grant writing program: Mario Schootman, Ph.D
  • DLAM Forward: Transition to Animal Operations and Biomed 1 Renovation Updates: Christy Simecka, DVM, DACLAM
  • SciCom: Working with an Editor: Kerry Evans, Ph.D., ELS
  • Bridging the Gap: Translational Research and the Role of Technology Transfer: Eric Peterson, Ph.D.

  • Funding Opportunities at NIGMS – From Fellowships to Team Science: Oleg Barski, Ph.D.
  • How to Write an Outstanding K99/R00 Grant Application to Transition to a Faculty Position: Mario Schootman, Ph.D.

        Presentation Slides

  • NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans –Experience So Far: Fred Prior, Ph.D.

        Presentation slides

  • 3 Ways Entrepreneurship Can Help Your Lab, Lessons from UAMS Technologies: Kevin Sexton, M.D.
  • NIH Grants Process and Finding Funding Opportunities, and The Program Officer Career Path: Glen C. McGugan, Jr., Ph.D.
  • NIGMS Collaborative Program Grants for Multidisciplinary Team (RM1): Oleg A. Barski, PhD.
  • Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA, R35): Zhongzhen Nie, Ph.D      Presentation Slide
  • Anatomy of an impactful Specific Aims page: Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D.
  • How to address the main review criteria in your research strategy? Marjan Boerma, Ph.D.
  • How do study sections review your proposal? Alan Tackett, Ph.D.
  • How to address reviewers’ comments?  Charles O’Brien, Ph.D.
  • Inclusion of human subjects in your research: Wendy Nembhard, Ph.D.
  • Writing a Successful DoD Grant Application – How is it different from an NIH application? Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D.
  • Tips and Tricks for Productive Scholarly Writing: Amy Franks, PharmD
  • Managing Multiple Projects: Hari Eswaran, Ph.D.
  • Mentoring as a Key Component to Research Productivity: Clint Kilts, Ph.D.

If there are any questions, please contact Eileen Mok at eileen.mok@uams.edu

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