Grant Writing Workshops: K99 and Specific Aims

K99 Workshop

Monday, July 21, 3:00PM - 6:00 PM | 📍Smilow MPR 1-03

Learn in depth about the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), which helps outstanding postdoctoral researchers complete needed mentored training and transition in a timely manner to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. This workshop will have a mock-review session, so you can learn more about the process!

Eligibility for K99/R00: U.S. citizen or non-citizen, with research or clinical doctoral degree, and no more than 4 years of Postdoc experience.

Agenda: 
3:00 PM - Introduction to the K99/R00 Award

5:00 PM - Mock K99/R00 Study Section 

Workshop Facilitators:

• Joan M. Lakoski, PhD Director of Proposal Development, West Virginia Clinical & Translational Science Institute

• Robert J. Milner, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Mock Reviewers: 

Moriah E. Thomason, PhD (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Population Health)

Robert C. Froemke, PhD (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Iannis Aifantis, PhD (Pathology)

Specific Aims Workshop

Tuesday, July 22, 9:00AM-12:00PM 📍Smilow MPR 1-03

Learn the ins and outs of the Specific Aims page, which is essentially the one-page "sales pitch" for your grant. The Specific Aims page is a key part of any grant being submitted to the NIH and elsewhere. 

Workshop Facilitators:

• Joan M. Lakoski, PhD Director of Proposal Development, West Virginia Clinical & Translational Science Institute

• Robert J. Milner, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California