NIH Regional Seminar Program Schedule

NIH REGIONAL SEMINAR ON PROGRAM FUNDING AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATION
SALT LAKE CITY 2007 PROGRAM

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2007
7:00-8:00a.m.	REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00-8:15a.m.	Room TBD	Welcome/Introduction of Program and Seminar Faculty Joe Ellis & Local Officials
	PLENARY SESSIONS
8:15-9:45a.m.	Room TBD	NIH Fundamentals Eileen Natoli & Harold Perl Starting with the basics: NIH structure, budget plans, council activities, NIH staff roles and responsibilities, mechanisms of support. Includes fundamentals of regulations, policy and grants administration. An overview for all attendees.
9:45-10:00a.m.	BREAK	Mock Study Section Video Watch the NIH peer review process in action! Informative for anyone involved in the grant process.
	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.	Room TBD	Current Issues at NIH (To be Repeated) Joe Ellis & Carol Wigglesworth An overview of administrative and policy changes affecting NIH and its grantees. Targeted towards administrators and investigators with NIH experience.
	Room TBD	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the NIH Electronic Application Process Megan Columbus & George Gardner NIH is in the process of converting from the PHS 398 to the SF424 (R&R) (Research and Related) grant application. This talk will provide updates on the transition process and includes an overview of submitting the SF424 (R&R) electronically to NIH through Grants.gov and ways to interact with NIH electronically. This session will also provide an overview of investigators’ and administrator’s roles when submitting an application electronically to NIH and when to use the NIH Commons to interact with NIH electronically post-award. For all attendees.
12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.	LUNCH	Join a faculty member’s table for lunch or take a few moments to stop by NIH’s electronic Research Administration (eRA) booth. This is a great time to get questions answered!
1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2
	Room TBD	All About Costs Diane Dean & Kathy Hancock A discussion of pre- and post-award costing issues, including pointers and pitfalls of preparing business requests, expenditure and reporting of grant funds and other important topics. For investigators and administrators.
		eRA Commons (To be Repeated) Scarlett Gibb What is it? How can it help the grantee manage an application/award? Who can access it?
	Room TBD	Scientific Peer Review Joyce Hunter Understanding the NIH peer review process can improve your chance of getting funded. Learn how to use the peer review process to your advantage. Intended for investigators.
	Room TBD	NIH Mini’s: 25 minutes each (session repeated at a later time) OHRP Lynda Lahl Human Subjects Protections, Institutional Review Boards, assurances, compliance, informed consent, and reporting adverse events. OLAW Eileen Morgan Animal Subjects Protections, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, assurances, and compliance. Data & Model Organism Sharing JP Kim Sharing data, preparing data sharing plans in applications asking for $500K or more in direct costs, and preparing plans for sharing Model Organisms in all funded applications that develop them. SBIR/STTR Kay Etzler Overview of the SBIR/STTR Programs including ways industry and academia can develop mutually beneficial partnerships with small business firms to undertake early stage, high tech projects.
3:00-3:15p.m.	BREAK	Mock Study Section Video Watch the NIH peer review process in action! Informative for anyone involved in the grant process.
3:15p.m. – 5:15p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3
	Room TBD	eRA Commons (Repeat Session) Scarlett Gibb What is it? How can it help the grantee manage an application/award? Who can access it?
	Room TBD	Advanced Administrative Topics (To be Repeated) Joe Ellis & Eileen Natoli Oversight and coordination of complex award mechanisms, including clinical trials, multi-site projects, program projects, etc. adds additional responsibilities for PIs, administrators and NIH Staff. Come learn the ins and outs of managing research grants in an increasingly complex environment, and how to handle less common situations such as changes in PI, scope, institution; sabbaticals, etc. For administrators.
	Room TBD	Grant Writing For Success Michael Sesma & Roger Sorensen Insights and helpful hints on preparing an application for submission. Mainly for junior investigators, yet of interest to anyone involved with preparation of the scientific portion of the application.
	Room TBD	After the Award is Made...Then What? (To be Repeated) Rebecca Claycamp & Harold Perl What happens in your institution and at the NIH between grant award and closeout? Emphasis will be on business issues.
	Lobby	Mini-Session Kiosks Open
6:00-8:00p.m.		RECEPTION Join the faculty for informal discussion in a relaxed, after-hours setting.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007
7:15a.m. - 8:00a.m.	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00a.m. – 10.00a.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4
	Room TBD	Current Issues at NIH Joe Ellis & Carol Wigglesworth An overview of administrative and policy changes affecting NIH and its grantees. Targeted towards administrators and investigators with NIH experience.
	Room TBD	How the NIH Program Official Works with Investigators Michael Sesma & Roger Sorensen Come hear how NIH Program Officials can assist investigators at all steps in the granting process, from developing ideas and preparing a grant application, to helping with issues that may arise before and after the grant review meeting, as well as after an award has been made. This session will address how and why NIH holds scientific workshops, and why NIH sponsors research initiatives (i.e. RFAs).
	Room TBD	Research Involving Human Subjects TBN Insights on addressing research involving Human Subjects in your grant application. Includes review of HHS regulations, NIH policies, and guidance for research involving human subjects. Introductory level. Targeted for investigators.
	Room TBD	NIH Mini’s: 25 minutes each (Repeat session) OHRP Lynda Lahl Human Subjects Protections, Institutional Review Boards, assurances, compliance, informed consent, and reporting adverse events. OLAW Eileen Morgan Animal Subjects Protections, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, assurances, and compliance. Data & Model Organism Sharing JP Kim Sharing data, preparing data sharing plans in applications asking for $500K or more in direct costs, and preparing plans for sharing Model Organisms in all funded applications that develop them. SBIR/STTR Kay Etzler Overview of the SBIR/STTR Programs including ways industry and academia can develop mutually beneficial partnerships with small business firms to undertake early stage, high tech projects.
10:00a.m. – 10:15a.m.	BREAK	Mock Study Section Video Watch the NIH peer review process in action! Informative for anyone involved in the grant process.
10:15a.m. – 12:00p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5
	Room TBD	Common Compliance Pitfalls and Strategies for Success: A Discussion Based on Case Studies Diane Dean & Kathy Hancock This session will provide an overview of compliance activities including an interactive discussion of specific case studies that illustrate common compliance issues. A primer for administrators and interested investigators.
	Room TBD	Research Integrity Chris Pascal How to avoid research conflicts of interest, how to recognize and avoid research misconduct, how to handle allegations of research misconduct. For investigators and administrative faculty.
	Room TBD	Open Format Question and Answer Session All Available Faculty Answering any and all questions. Intended for all audiences.
	Room TBD	Multiple Principal Investigators: Going Where No One Has Gone Before! Rebecca Claycamp Get an inside look at the Multiple PI pilot and plans for the future. Opportunity to discuss technical and administrative issues. Intended for all audiences.
12:00p.m. – 1:00p.m.	LUNCH	Join a faculty member’s table for lunch or take a few moments to stop by NIH’s electronic Research Administration (eRA) booth. This is a great time to get questions answered!
1:00p.m. – 2:45p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6
	Room TBD	After the Award is Made...Then What? (Repeat) Rebecca Claycamp & Harold Perl What happens in your institution and at the NIH between grant award and closeout? Emphasis will be on business issues.
	Room TBD	Advanced Administrative Topics (Repeat) Joe Ellis & Eileen Natoli Oversight and coordination of complex award mechanisms, including clinical trials, multi-site projects, program projects, etc. adds additional responsibilities for PIs and administrators. Come learn the ins and outs of managing research grants in an increasingly complex environment, and how to handle less common situations such as changes in PI, scope, institution; sabbaticals, etc. For administrators.
	Room TBD	Budget Basics for Investigators Michael Sesma, Roger Sorensen, & Kathy Hancock Tips on how to calculate and defend your budget request. For investigators.
	Room TBD	Research Training Awards Henry Khachaturian & George Gardner Issues specific to grants awarded under the auspices of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards, specifically Individual Fellowships and Institutional Training Grants. Administrative and programmatic aspects of training grants and fellowships will be discussed, including application preparation tips. For investigators and administrators.
2:45p.m. – 3:00p.m.	BREAK	Mock Study Section Video Watch the NIH peer review process in action! Informative for anyone involved in the grant process.
3:00p.m. – 4:45p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7
	Room TBD	Human Subject Issues for Experienced Investigators TBN Intended for investigators who have some experience with human subjects research and have specific questions.
	Room TBD	Career Development Opportunities Henry Khachaturian & Rebecca Claycamp NIH Career Development (K) awards provide research training opportunities for both research scientists and clinicians at various stages of their careers. The presentation will describe the various career award mechanisms and cover policies that apply to these awards. Targeted to administrators and investigators.
	Room TBD	Face to Face with the NIH: Q&A Faculty: To be Announced What haven’t we answered for you in the last two days? Here’s your chance to get a final answer!
	Room TBD	Research Contracts Darryl Grant What are they? How are they awarded? Should you try and get one?
4:45p.m. – 5:00p.m.	NO BREAK – Transition to Final Plenary
	PLENARY SESSION
5:00p.m. – 5:15p.m.	Room TBD	Mock Study Section Q&A & Closing Remarks

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007
8:00a.m. – 11:00p.m.	Room TBD	Electronic Research Administration (eRA) - Computer Lab (Pre-Registration Required) TBN
12:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.	Room TBD	Electronic Research Administration (eRA) - Computer Lab (Pre-Registration Required) TBN
The Computer Workshop will give institutional grant administrators and principal investigators hands-on-keyboard training on the NIH electronic grant application process. The emphasis will be on finding and using the correct application package including the SF424 (R&R) application form, following application instructions, checking submission status in the NIH eRA Commons system and reviewing the assembled application. Trainers will walk participants through the process as well as provide tips for avoiding common errors and advice from experience.