TIGRR Workshop Schedule

Workshop Schedule

Monday, January 6, 2025

Introductions

1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Check-in at The Boardwalk at Wild Dunes and Registration in the Palms Foyer

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Mentors and consultants meet to review what will occur over the 4 days

4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Welcome all attendees, faculty and mentees briefly introduce themselves

4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Overview of what to expect during the week is given to mentees

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Kick-off Reception & Dinner

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Pods meet: Initial "Panel Review" of mentee specific aims

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Basics of Grant Applications

7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast and Announcements

8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Basic structure and approach to writing NIH Research grant applications including overview of aims and hypotheses

9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Break

9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
How to use statistical consultation - Biostatistics in Rehabilitation Research

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Discussion of Research Ethics

11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Get your lunch and bring back to Palms Rooms 1, 2, and 3

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Luncheon Diversity Session: Perspectives and experience related to diversity and inclusion, recruiting diverse graduate students, and research participants

3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Options:

• Meet with mentors/consultants individually and/or work on proposals
• Breakout Session: on Hypotheses and Specifics Aims
  

5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Free time and/or work on proposals

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dinner with Pod Groups

8 p.m. onward
Work on proposals and/or have informal discussions with fellow mentees or faculty

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Funding Agency Organization & Programs; How to Approach Funding Agencies; Clinical Trials

7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast and announcements

8 a.m. to 8:05 a.m.
Introduction to Funding Representative Session

8:05 a.m. to 8:35 a.m.
Overview of the NIH in general and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) in particular

8:35 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
What is classified as a clinical trial by NIH?

9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Non-Clinical Trial programs at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Research Opportunities at National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Research Opportunities at National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Research Programs from Veteran's Affairs (VA)

10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Research Programs at National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Research programs from National Science Foundation

11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Research Programs at Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI)

11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Research Opportunities at National Institute on Aging (NIA)

11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Research Programs from CDMRP, Department of Defense

11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Break

12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.
Funding Representative "Fair" - Mentees go in small groups

12:50 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch Buffet and start meetings

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Meet with mentors/consultants and/or work on proposals

3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Break

5 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.
Free time and/or work on proposals

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dinner

8 p.m. onward

• Work on proposals and/or have informal discussions with fellow mentees or faculty
• Open discussion on clinical trials

Thursday, January 9, 2025

What Reviewers, Funding Agencies, & Study Sections are Looking for: Grantsmanship

7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast and Announcements

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Study Section Video: NIH tips and what happens to your grant application. (Other Agencies will comment on their process if not already covered in earlier presentations.)

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: What Reviewers and Study Sections are Looking For

10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m. to 12:15 a.m.
Meet with mentors/consultants individually and/or work on proposals

12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Options:

• 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to Meet with mentors/consultants individually and/or work on proposals
• 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to Breakout Session: conversation round table for women mentees with women mentors
  

2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Final Pod Group review panel
(Fill out and review report to home institution mentorship team, and set up next steps)

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cocktail Reception

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Gala Dinner

Friday, January 10, 2025

Closure (Travel Day)

6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast and Depart

Wednesdays, March 26, May 28, July 23

Peer-review Panels