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NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15): What You Need to Know… And Recent Changes

Three Researchers in discussion.
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Time: 2:30PM ET - 4:00PM ET
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event
Hosted by: Office of Extramural Research (OER)
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Event Overview:

Description:

In this virtual event, participants will learn about the two NIH R15 programs. R15 research project grants are designed to provide support for meritorious research at institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support, to strengthen the research environment at these institutions, and to give students an opportunity to gain significant biomedical research experience. In addition, participants will gain insights into the application process and the review criteria with an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A with a panel of NIH experts.

·    AREA: Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions

·    REAP: Research Enhancement Award Program for Health Professional and Graduate Schools

Objective:

During this webinar, participants will gain insights into:

·    Eligibility details for both AREA and REAP R15 programs

·    Application Components

·    The NIH Simplified Review Framework (SRF) for R15s

·    Resources and Contacts

Audience:

Principal Investigators (PIs)

Research Administrators

Research Development Professionals

Foreign Eligibility:

·    Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.

·    Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

·    Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Level of Knowledge; From new to NIH to experienced.

Format:

-  Introduction

-  Overview of changes

-  Live Q&A with NIH Policy Experts

Event Resources

Presenter(s):

Charles Ansong, Ph.D
Program Director
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Charles Ansong
<p>Charles Ansong, Ph.D., is a program director in the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). He administers grants in the research areas of bioenergetics, trace metal transport and homeostasis, and redox reactions and oxidative stress. Dr. Ansong is a scientific/research contact for the NIGMS Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) R15 program. Before joining NIGMS, he served as Staff Scientist and Team Lead for Biostructure and Function at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. Dr. Ansong earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Rochester, New York.</p>
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Rebecca Burgess
Scientific Review Officer
Prokaryotic Cell Molecular Biology (PCMB)
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Rebecca Burgess
<p>Dr. Rebecca (Beck) Burgess has been at the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) for four years and is the Scientific Review Officer for the Prokaryotic Cell Molecular Biology (PCMB) study section. She serves as the R15 Point Person, as well as a member of the Outreach Committee at CSR, speaking at several conferences and workshops every year. Her background in undergraduate education roots from a faculty position at Stevenson University where she taught microbiology, molecular genetics, and cell biology using active learning and course-based research experiences. Her undergraduate-powered research lab focused on the impact of chromatin structure on the DNA damage response.</p>
Anne Gershenson, Ph.D
Program Director
Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Anne Gershenson
<p>Anne Gershenson, Ph.D., is a program director in the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). She oversees research projects and small business innovation research grants in the application of molecular modeling methods to specific biological problems. Dr. Gershenson received degrees in physics from Bryn Mawr College (A.B.) and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Ph.D.). Before joining NIH, she was a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she used biophysical methods to study protein folding and protein-membrane interactions amongst other systems. Dr. Gershenson is an NIGMS scientific/research contact for the R15 program.</p><p> </p>

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