Mentored Career Development Award
2006-07 Workshop Schedule
General KNOW YOUR K Sessions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) primary grant
mechanism for supporting new and mid-career investigators is the
Mentored Career Development Award (a.k.a. K Award). This workshop
explores the range of K Award options available, provides an overview of
the K Award application process and review criteria, features a K Award
application review by a mock study section (that reveals what really
goes on behind those closed doors), and includes a step-by-step guide to
preparing an outstanding and successful application.
Select one
general session that fits your career path or schedule.
Presenters: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Academic Career Development
Executive Director, Office of Academic
Career Development
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education
Professor of Pharmacology
Robert Milner, PhD
Director of the Junior Faculty
Development Program
Professor of Neural and
Behavioral Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
For all Investigators:
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3-5 pm
S120 Biomedical Science Tower
Oakland Campus
Please note that the previously announced
March 20th session has been cancelled and
rescheduled for
March 13th.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3-5 pm
S120 Biomedical Science Tower
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 7-9 am
Magee Womens Research Institute
Conference Center 1st Floor
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7-9 am
S100 Biomedical Science Tower
Oakland Campus
For Basic Scientists:
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
11 am-1 pm
Room 202C Herberman Conference Center
UPMC Cancer Pavilion
Special K Award Topics
Pathway to Independence: K99/R00
Presenter: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Academic Career Development
Executive Director, Office of Academic
Career Development
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education
Professor of Pharmacology
Provides an overview of the NIH's innovative new program that
provides promising postdoctoral scientists the opportunity to receive both
mentored (K) and
independent research support (R) from the same award.
NIH Announcement »
Thursday, December 7, 2006 11:30 am-1 pm
2024 Herberman Conference Center
UPMC Cancer Pavilion, Shadyside
Tuesday February 6, 2007 11:30 am-1 pm
S120 Biomedical Science Tower
Mid-Career Investigator Awards in Patient Oriented Research: K24
Presenter: Clayton Wiley, M.D., PhD
Director, Division of Neuropathology
Director, University of Pittsburgh/
Carnegie Mellon University MD/PhD Program.
Professor of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Mentoring new investigators while pursuing your own patient-oriented research
provides unique challenges to mid-career investigators. This workshop includes an
overview of the K24 award specifications and provides strategies for established
investigators to craft competitive applications that advance their research and
mentoring endeavors.
NIH Announcement »
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
11 am-1 pm
Room: S120 Biomedical Science Tower
Oakland Campus
Life After Your K Award: Making Career Transitions
Presenters: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Academic Career Development
Executive Director, Office of Academic
Career Development
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education
Professor of Pharmacology
Robert Milner, PhD
Director of the Junior Faculty
Development Program
Professor of Neural and
Behavioral Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
Designed for individuals currently holding K awards, this workshop provides strategies to insure your productivity and prepare you for your next milestone to becoming an independent investigator - an R01 award.
Please note that the
previously announced
March 21st session has been cancelled and
rescheduled for
March 14th.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8-10 am
Lecture Room #1 Scaife hall
