National Institutes of Health (NIH) Training Opportunities to

Develop Scientists

Jane D. Scott, ScD, MSN, FAHADirector, Office of Research Training & Career Development

Division of Cardiovascular SciencesNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institutes of Health

Cleveland State University

Colleges of Sciences and Health Professions

April 11, 2013

NIH’s role in research & research training Identify research training opportunities for

individuals interested in pursuing a research career.

Identify programs for PhDs and clinician scientists

Provide links to NIH resources

Goals for today

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National Institutes of Health

The NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest source of funding for biomedical research in the world, making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives.

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What is Biomedical Research?

Biomedical research advances knowledge in biology and medicine and related fields.

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National Institutes of Health

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NIH Funding: 27 Institutes and Centers

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Most NIH Funds Are Spent Beyond Bethesda

NIH Budget

FY 2010:

$30.759 B

At NIH (intramural):

$3.22 (11%)

Outside NIH (extramural):

$26.3 B (89%)

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NIH Research FundingCleveland State University Today

5 R01 AG039547 02 CIRCADIAN CLOCK AND DIETARY RESTRICTION KONDRATOV, ROMAN V CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 NIA $291,100

5 R01 AI066095 07 CHARACTERIZE FUNCTIONS OF T. BRUCEI RAP1 AND TRF IN ANTIGENIC VARIATION AND TELOM LI, BIBO CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 NIAID $319,500

5 R01 HL079164 08 TRANSLATIONAL SILENCING IN MONOCYTES: ROLE OF L13A MAZUMDER, BARSANJIT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 NHLBI $351,464

5 R01 HL102604 04 RECOMBINANT AND CHEMO-/BIO-ORTHOGONAL SYNTHESIS OF LIPOSOMAL THROMBOMODULIN SUN, XUE-LONG CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 NHLBI $284,675

1 R01 NS081710 01 RESTORING UPPER LIMB MOVEMENT SENSE TO AMPUTEES; A MOVE TOWARDS NATURAL CONTROL O MARASCO, PAUL CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL RESEARCH/ED/FDN 2012 NINDS OD $327,033

NIH funding at Cleveland State University

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 1 R03 CA159906 01A1 THE CONTEXT OF CAREGIVING AND BEREAVEMENT ADJUSTMENT IN LATE-STAGE CANCER FRANCIS, LINDA E CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 NCI $71,000

1 R15 AI103889 01 DRUG DEVELOPMENT OF ORALLY ACTIVE ANTI-TRYPANOSOMIASIS AGENTS SU, BIN CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 NIAID $436,500

1 R15 DK092716 01 FLUID FLOW MAY BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFIER OF ADPKD DISEASE PROGRESSION RESNICK, ANDREW CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2011 NIDDK $332,344

1 R15 GM099056 01 CONTROL OF PAIRING AND RECOMBINATION DURING MEIOSIS BOERNER, VALENTIN CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2011 NIGMS $284,000

1 S10 OD010381 01 NIKON A1RSI CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE BARIK, SAILEN

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 OD $590,931

NIH funding at Cleveland State University

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Are you interested in a research career?

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Awards for individuals with a Health-Professional Doctorate

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Mentored Patient-Oriented Research CDA (K23)

Institutional T32 Training Programs for pre & post-docs

Individual Fellowship Grants (F awards) Institutional Career Development Awards (K) Individual Career Development Awards

NIH Research Training: 4 key programs

Research Training: T32

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Research Training: T32

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NIH Training (T) grants, Midwest356 programs for 101M

Individual pre and post doctoral awards Generally after T32 training 2-3 years of additional research F31 F32 F30

Fellowship Awards

Please note, there can be big difference between NIH and Institute specific programs

NHLBI F31 individual predoctoral fellowships are to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research

For individuals with disabilities, or from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, or individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds pursuing

advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences.

Up to 5 years support, must have US citizenship For pursuit of PhD or comparable degree

F31 Fellowship

Individual award Postdoctoral support Up to 3 years full-time support Frequently transition from T32 to F32 Includes stipends, tuition and fees, more

F32 Fellowship

Individual award Combined MD/PhD program Up to 6 years of support Only training award that supports tuition for

medical school Citizenship required Extremely competitive award

F30 Fellowship

Individual K Awards (early faculty):

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Individual K awards:

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Joint K/R program Mentored career development (K99) 2 years Independent research (R00) 3 years Must be a post-doc Rules are changing (<5 yrs chg to <4 yrs) Overwhelmingly utilized by PhDs No citizenship requirements Current discussion for broad expansion across

NIH

K99/R00 grant

Supplements are available for some research awards, & each institute different

HS, undergrad, pre, post, early faculty Requested by the R01 Principal Investigator Supports the conduct of research by

supplement awardees for 2-3 years. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/guid-app.htm

NIH Diversity Supplement Awards

NIH Loan Repayment Programs

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NIH Loan Repayment Programs

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Getting started:

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Getting started:

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RePORT & RePorter: http://report.nih.gov

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Am Heart J 2011;161:13-67

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K08 and K99 Cardiovascular Training : Comparisons and Trends Among Current

Awardees

Authors Jane Scott & Drew Carlson

Analyzed 150 K08 & K99 awards

Includes tips on writing a competitive K award

Circ Res. 2012;110:910-914

For more information

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http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm

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

www.nih.gov

www.nhlbi.nih.gov

For more information

Office of Research Training & Career Development, Division of Cardiovascular

Sciences, NHLBI, NIH: 301.435.0545

Jane Scott, ScD, MSN

Drew Carlson, PhD

Tawanna Meadows, BS

Questions???

NIH Research Training Opportunities

NHLBI: People…Science…Health

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