New Investigator Development Program

Research Grants and Contracts: Opportunities, Submission & Review
Thursday, January 24, 2013

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Introduction
Kevin Morano, PhD, Associate Professor, Medical School

9:15 - 9:45 a.m.

The Grants Pathway at NIH
George M. Stancel, PhD, Executive Vice President for Academic & Research Affairs

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Break and Networking

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Research Grants, Contracts & Subcontracts
Jodi Ogden, Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Projects Administration
Krystal Toups, Assistant Director, Grants
Karen Niemeier, Assistant Director, Contracts 

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Grants Management
Victoria Briscoe, Assistant Director, Post-Award Finance (PAF)

11:30 – noon

Human Resources Management
Karen Motsinger, Senior Recruiter, Human Resources

"Nuts & Bolts" of Research at UTHealth
Friday, January 25, 2013

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Animal Research
Meredith Moore, PhD, Manager, Animal Welfare Committee (AWC)

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Human Subjects Research
Cynthia Edmonds, Director, Office of Research Support Committees

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Environmental Health and Safety
Bruce Brown, Director, Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break and Networking

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.

Research Conflicts of Interest
Loretta Davis, Manager, Compliance, Research Conflicts of Interest Committee (RCOI)

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Technology Transfer, Data Management, and Ownership
Christine Flynn, PhD, Associate Director, Office of Technology Management

11:45 - noon

Statistical Services
Erin Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor, Surgery
Faculty Member, Biostatistics/ Epidemiology/ Research Design (BERD) Core  

Wrap Up - Kevin Morano, PhD