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