NIH REGIONAL SEMINAR IN PROGRAM FUNDING AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATION Release Date: March 23, 1999 P.T. National Institutes of Health A regional seminar covering topics related to the National Institutes of Health extramural program funding and grants administration has been scheduled for Thursday and Friday, April 22-23, 1999, in Gainesville, Florida. The seminar, hosted by the University of Florida, is designed to attract participants from the southern/southeastern region, although interested individuals from other regions are welcome to attend. Individuals from small and minority educational institutions, for-profit research organizations, hospitals, universities and medical centers are encouraged to attend. The two-day seminar will feature both plenary and break-out sessions in order to provide information of interest to academic researchers, scientists, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and both new and senior research administrators. Plenary session topics include: Scientific Peer Review; Development of Institute Program Priorities and Funding Plans; an Open Panel Session with University Participants; and Electronic Research Administration, which will additionally include on-going sessions both days at the Brain Institute on the campus of the University of Florida. Break-out sessions will be held on the following topics: Human Subjects/Animal Welfare; Compliance Issues; NIH Fundamentals; Modular Grants; Conflict of Interest; Funding Opportunities for New Investigators; Intellectual Property; Clinical Trials; Project Monitoring; Current Issues in Research Administration; NRSA; Research Administration for Faculty; a Mock Study Section Review; and an Open Session for Researchers. The following NIH officials will be leading the plenary and breakout sessions: Carol Alderson Assistant Grants Policy Officer Office of policy for Extramural Research Administration Wendy Baldwin, Ph.D. Deputy Director for Extramural Research Office of the Director, NIH Cecilia Bruce Grants Management Specialist National Institute of General Medical Sciences Neil Buckholtz Chief, Dementias of Aging Branch Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program National Institute on Aging Jeffrey Cohen, Ph.D. Associate Director for Education Office for Protection from Research Risks, NIH Diane Dean Assistant Grants Policy Officer Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration Ron G. Geller, Ph.D. Director, Office of Extramural Programs Office of Extramural Research Office of the Director, NIH Annette Hanopole Grants Management Specialist National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Diana Jaeger Acting Director Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration Office of the Director, NIH Gordon Johnson, Ph.D. Scientific Review Administrator Center for Scientific Review, NIH Mark Kirker Chief, Grants Management Branch National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Chris Lambert NIH Commons User Support Specialist OPERA Louis De Paolo, Ph.D. Program Director Reproductive Sciences Branch Center for Population Research National Institute of Child Health and Human Development George Stone, Chief Commons, Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources Branch, OPERA Gary Thompson Acting Chief Grants Policy Branch Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration Bob Weller, Ph.D. Scientific Review Administrator and Acting Chief Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods (SNEM) IRG Center for Scientific Review SEMINAR LOGISTICS: Seminar Leader: Diana Jaeger, Acting Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), NIH Tom Walsh, Director of Sponsored Research, University of Florida Seminar Coordinators (NIH): Annette Hanopole, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH Cecilia Bruce, Grants Management Specialist, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH Seminar Dates: Thursday and Friday, April 22-23, 1999 Location: Sheraton Hotel Gainesville 2900 SW 13th Street Gainesville, Florida 32608 Telephone: (352) 377-4000 Room Reservation should be made directly with the Sheraton Hotel Gainesville. A block of rooms has been reserved for seminar participants at a rate of $69 per night, single or double occupancy. Participants should reference the NIH Regional Seminar when you call. Reservations must be made by April 2, 1999 in order to receive the negotiated conference room rate. Registration Fee: $145 The registration fee will cover breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday, a reception on Thursday evening, and all seminar materials. Checks or purchase orders made out to the University of Florida Research Foundation will be accepted for payment. Registration and Inquiries: Individuals may request registration materials by sending a letter, fax, or electronic mail address, and anticipated number of registrants to: Mary Tetrault Division of Sponsored Research University of Florida 219 Grinter Hall P.O. Box 115500 Gainesville, Florida 32611 Telephone Number: (352) 392-1582 Fax Number: (352) 392-9605 Email: TETRAULT@UFL.EDU FUTURE SEMINARS Another NIH Regional Meeting Seminar is planned on July 15-16 of this year. The location of the seminar will be the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, Wisconsin. No separate mailing list is maintained for the regional seminars. Information on this upcoming regional seminar will be published in the NIH Guide on the NIH home page (grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm), as it becomes available.
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