IHSI’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Writing Series wrapped up six weeks of open seminars on March 8, 2022. The 2022 program was the first in its seven-year history to be offered in the spring, attracting researchers from 41 departments and 11 colleges across campus.
Seminars and discussion sessions were led each week by a unique line-up of faculty who have a demonstrated history of success with NIH proposals. A recording for each session is available to view below, or by visiting the IHSI NIH Grant Writing Series web page.
Session 1: Introduction to the NIH
Catharine Fairbairn, Associate Professor, Psychology
Thomas Kehl-Fie, Associate Professor, Microbiology
Session 2: The Peer Review Process
Jodi Flaws, Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Alison Bell, Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Jonathan Sweedler, Professor, Chemistry
Session 3: Specific Aims Development
Sharon Donovan, Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition
Brian Cunningham, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Session 4: Building a Successful Proposal, Part 1
Research strategy, abstract and project narrative sections, rigor and transparency
James Slauch, Professor and Head, Microbiology
Andrew Smith, Professor, Bioengineering
Sepideh Sadaghiani, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Session 5: Building a Successful Proposal, Part 2
Administrative and compliance sections
Daniel Llano, Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Patty Jones, Associate Director for Research, Beckman Institute
Naiman Khan, Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
Session 6: Responding to Reviews
Liliane Windsor, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Social Work
Catherine Christian-Hinman, Associate Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Gee Lau, Professor, Pathobiology
The NIH Grant Writing Series prepares faculty to submit their first R01 or other individual investigator proposals to the NIH. In addition to the seminar series, a small cohort of selected faculty participate in a peer review workshop and receive mentorship from a faculty member who has a history of NIH proposal success. Since 2015, 64 junior faculty have been nominated by their departments and selected to complete the full program. These faculty have been awarded more than $57 million from the NIH to date.
For more information, visit healthinstitute.illinois.edu/education-training/grant-seeking-programs/nih-grant-writing-series.