DCP New Grantee Workshop (Agenda)

Agenda

The following times listed are all indicated in Eastern Time (ET).

Monday, March 11, 2024 (all times ET) \| Virtual Meeting via WebEx
11:45 am	Join WebEx
12:00 - 12:15 pm	Welcome Goli Samimi, PhD, MPH Program Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
12:15 - 12:35 pm	DCP Directors' Opening Remarks Philip Castle, PhD, MPH Division Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
Session I:	The NCI, Your Grant and Your Responsibilities Moderator: Goli Samimi, PhD, MPH
12:35 - 12:50 pm	Role of the Program Director Goli Samimi, PhD, MPH Program Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
12:50 - 1:15 pm	Post-Award Administration: An Overview for New Investigators Amy Bartosch Branch Chief, Office of Grants Administration, NCI
1:15 - 1:35 pm	My Journey in Transitioning from the First R01 to Additional Funding Yazhen Zhu, MD, PhD Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
1:35 - 1:55 pm	Building a research program in the era of molecular prevention: advice from a physician-scientist Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Ad Iterim Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, MD Anderson Cancer Center
1:55 - 2:10 pm	BREAK
Session II:	NCI Resources for Success Moderator: Brennan Streck, PhD, RN, MPH
2:10 - 2:30 pm	Research Resources for New Investigators Asad Umar, DVM, PhD Chief, Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
2:30 - 2:40 pm	NCI Opportunities for Early Career Cancer Research Nastaran Zahir, PhD Chief, Cancer Training Branch, Center for Cancer Training, NCI
2:40 - 2:50 pm	NCI Funding Opportunities for Diversity Training and Workforce Development Behrous Davani, PhD Chief, Diversity Training Branch, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, NCI
2:50 - 3:00 pm	How NCI Prioritizes and Promotes Health Equity Tiffany Wallace, PhD Program Director, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, NCI
3:00 - 3:10 pm	Breakout: R37 Grants (BREAK for others) Goli Samimi, PhD, MPH and Jessica Faupel-Badger, PhD, MPH Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
Session III:	Study Conduct Moderator: Sidney Fu, MD
3:10 - 3:30 pm	Statistical Rigor and Reproducibility Kevin Dodd, PhD Statistician Program Officer, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
3:30 - 3:45 pm	Clinical Trials in NCI Grants Eileen Dimond, RN, MS Nurse Consultant, Program Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI
Session IV:	Networking Session Moderator: Goli Samimi, PhD, MPH
3:45 - 4:15 pm	New Grantee Introductions (1 min each) New Grantees
4:15 - 5:00 pm	Virtual Networking (Breakout Rooms) Interception/Prevention Screening/Early Detection/Biomarkers Symptom Science Nutrition
5:00 pm	Closing Remarks Goli Samimi, PhD, MPH Program Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI