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NIH Mentored Career Development Award
2004-05 Workshop Schedule



General KNOW YOUR K Sessions

Presenters: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD; Robert Milner, PhD  

Tuesday, September 21, 2004
1-3 PM
S123 Biomedical Science Tower (BST)
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Wednesday, February 9, 2005
3-5 PM
S120 Biomedical Science Tower

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.
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Special KNOW YOUR K Topics

Presenters: Joan M. Lakoski, PhD; Robert Milner, PhD

Life After Your K Award: Getting to the Next Payline
Thursday, February 10, 2005
8-10 AM
S120 Biomedical Science Tower

This workshop is directed at postdoctoral and clinical fellows and junior faculty who currently have or are considering support for their career development through a NIH Career Development Award (K Award). Using the K Award as a foundation, the workshop is designed to enhance your success in achieving your research goals as an independent investigator. Interactive sessions will include a review of the goals of K Awards, discussion of how to use your K Award to maximize your preparation to be an independent investigator, definition of milestones needed to be accomplished during your K Award to keep your career on track, introduction to the range of research funding options for the next step to independence, and strategies for maintaining research progress while balancing clinical and/or teaching responsibilities.
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K Awards for Clinicians: Applying for K-08 and K-23 Awards
Thursday, May 5, 2005
7-9 AM
S120 Biomedical Science Tower