Faculty Grant Writing Workshop

William S. Messer, Jr., Ph.D. Vice President for Research

Welcome!

•  Growing research is a priority for President Gaber •  Will depend on faculty efforts, but we are here to

help •  Funding is available

–  NIH budget $31.3B in FY2016, up 3.3% from FY2015

•  Growing research requires a plan –  Look at areas where NIH is investing

NIH Research Priorities FY2016

•  http://www.hhs.gov/about/budget/budget-in-brief/nih/index.html

•  Basic Research ~54% – Brain Research through Advancing Innovative

Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative •  $135M, up $70M over FY2015

NIH Research Priorities FY2016 •  Translating Discovery into Health

–  Antimicrobial Resistance •  $461M in FY 2016, up by $100M

–  Alzheimer’s Disease •  $638M, up by $51M

–  Vaccine Development •  Up $51M

–  Accelerating Medicines Partnership •  $23M for partnerships with Pharma, foundations

NIH Research Priorities FY2016

•  Harnessing Data and Technology to Improve Health –  Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K)

•  $120M in FY 2016, up by $20M

–  Preparing a Diverse and Talented Workforce •  High risk, high reward programs (e.g., Pioneer Research

Awards, New Innovator Awards) •  $785M for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service

Awards program

NIH Research Priorities FY2016 •  HIV/AIDS

–  $3.1B in FY 2016, up by $100M •  Pediatric Research

–  $3.6B, up by $75M •  Precision Medicine Initiative

–  Cancer Genomics •  $70M in FY 2016

–  National Research Cohort •  $130M in FY 2016

Be Intentional •  Look for opportunities

–  Explore grants.nih.gov •  Subscribe to email lists

–  Weekly NIH funding opportunities •  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm

–  Extramural News •  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

–  Open Mike (Mike Lauer, Executive Deputy Director of Extramural Research)

•  http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/category/open-mike/

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

Faculty Panel •  Jeffrey Blumer

–  Clinical research and building a team •  Kate Eisenmann

–  Starting a research career •  Bill Messer

–  Reviewer perspectives, SBIR/STTR funding, I-Corps •  Jason Huntley

–  Non-NIH sources of life science research funding (will arrive after 4 pm) •  Marthe Howard

–  Unable to make it due to illness

Reviewer Perspective •  Elements of the proposal

–  Focus on the abstract (letter to grandmother) •  Why is it important? Why should it be you doing it? •  Include specific aims

–  Specific aims should follow from abstract •  Include hypotheses to address

–  Know the criteria for evaluation (significance, investigator, innovation, approach and environment)

•  Address them, and provide points for reviewers to base their evaluation

Networking

•  Be a good colleague – Meet scientists in your field, including reviewers – Develop collaborations (understand what you have

to offer others)

•  Get to know program officers –  Identify their priorities and find how you can help

them meet their goals

I-Corps Program •  Ohio I-Corps

–  Modeled after NSF Innovations Corps –  Uses Lean Launchpad Business Model Canvas process to

evaluate market need and commercial potential of technology –  Identifying teams of investigators (faculty, student and

mentor) for state and national program •  Rocket Innovations

–  New executive director, Dr. Norm Rapino –  Worked with NSF I-Corps program at University of

Michigan

Questions and Contact Info

n  Questions?

n  Contact information: n  William S. Messer, Jr., Ph.D. n  Email: william.messer@utoledo.edu n  Main Campus phone: (419) 530-2291 n  Health Science Campus phone: (419) 383-4245