Grants Development Seminars
The Research Development “Nuts and Bolts” series has been jointly developed by the COM Offices of Faculty Development & Faculty Affairs and Research. Its goal is to arm researchers at any stage of their careers with the knowhow to craft successful grant applications. The series will cover topics like funding agencies, Biosketches, structuring an R01, budgeting, the Specific Aims page, biostats, the NIH review process, clinical trials, research compliance, and others.
Sessions will be held by Zoom every other Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2024 | Funding Agencies and Grant Mechanisms | Christopher Davies, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| October 9, 2024 | Structure of an R01 | Christopher Davies, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| October 23, 2024 | Crafting Specific Aims | Mark Gillespie, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| November 6, 2024 | CCTS Overview | Jennifer Crocker, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medicine - Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| November 20, 2024 | Navigating the NIH | Emily Wilson, PhD, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| January 29, 2025 | Clinical Trials | Stefanie White, Director, Clinical Trials Office, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| February 12, 2025 | Funding through NSF | Glen Borchert, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| February 26, 2025 | Compliance (IRB/IACUC) | Dusty Layton, Executive Director, Research Compliance and Assurance, University of South Alabama |
| March 12, 2025 | Budgeting R01 applications | Christopher Davies, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| March 26, 2025 | Biostatistics | Madhuri Mulekar, PhD, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Whiddon College of Medicine |
| April 9, 2025 | Grant Writing | Jennifer Mills, MBA, CRA, Executive Director, Research Administration & Development, Whiddon College of Medicine |