PW03 - Research Training Programs, Careers and Grant Writing Strategies for ID Physician-Scientists

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM US ET

Location: 109 AB

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Workshop Moderator(s)

Liise-anne Pirofski, MD

Mitrani Professor of Biomedical Research and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York, United States
Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

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Faculty(s)

LeShawndra Price, PhD (she/her/hers)

Director, Office of Research Training and Special Programs
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, United States

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Senu Apewokin, MBChB

Assoc Prof
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH, United States
Talia Swartz, MD, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for MD-PhD Education, Associate Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, United States
Jay Butler, MD (he/him/his)

Senior Advisor for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States

Slides
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Paige Waterman, MD

Asst. Dir. Biological Threats/Asst. Dir. Center for Enabling Capabilities
OSTP/WRAIR
Bethesda, MD, United States
Iona Munjal, MD (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Pfizer Inc, United States
Cevita Webb, MPH

Administrative Director for Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY, United States

Disclosure(s):

Liise-anne Pirofski, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA: Moderna, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Tarsus: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

CME Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of ANCC Credit

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

apply grant writing strategies to create strong grants and funding applications;
recognize private and public funding opportunities to bolster their career in ID;
advise on how to successfully obtain K awards and other funding awards applicable to early career ID.

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM US ET

NIH Funding Opportunities for Early Stage Investigators and Q&A
Workshop Speaker: LeShawndra N. Price, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM US ET

All About K Awards
Workshop Speaker: Senu Apewokin, MBChB – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Workshop Speaker: Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Tufts University School of Medicine
Workshop Speaker: Talia H. Swartz, MD, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM US ET

Careers and Funding Outside of NIH With Q&A
Workshop Speaker: Jay Butler, MD (he/him/his) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Workshop Speaker: Paige Waterman, MD – OSTP/WRAIR
Workshop Speaker: Iona Munjal, MD (she/her/hers) – Pfizer Inc
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM US ET

Managing Time Between Funding From a Division Chief Perspective
Workshop Speaker: Liise-anne Pirofski, MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Workshop Speaker: Cevita Webb, MPH – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM US ET

Mentored Awards: How to Choose the Right Award and Tricks for Getting F and K Grants
Workshop Speaker: Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Tufts University School of Medicine