2014 American Urological Association (AUA) Early Investigators Workshop

描述（由申请人提供）：2014年美国泌尿外科协会（AUA）早期研究者研讨会将于2014年12月5日至7日在马里兰州Linthicum的美国泌尿外科协会（AUA）总部举行，靠近Thurgood马歇尔- BWI机场。该会议旨在为一小群不超过20名MD和PhD的新研究人员提供密集和个性化的指导，这些新研究人员正在进行良性和恶性泌尿系统疾病的研究，以了解如何准备创新和有竞争力的NIH研究资助申请。该计划是专门设计的，以允许1对1和小组指令，将由高级科学家和其他顾问提供，并将定制，以最适合个人申请人的需求，以及将在会议上提出的拟议研究应用的范围。本次会议将提供一个催化剂，以提高提交给国家糖尿病、消化和肾脏疾病研究所（NIDDK）和国家癌症研究所（NCI）的研究资助提案的质量。据估计，60%的与会者将在与非癌症泌尿学研究相关的领域工作，40%将是泌尿肿瘤学的研究者。该研讨会继续AUA的长期战略愿景，提供一系列研讨会，致力于资助写作，职业发展和发展泌尿科研究者的综合社区，以支持跨学科研究。它旨在补充每年在AUA年会期间举行的赠款写作研讨会。主要研究者Leo Giambarresi博士是AUA的研究主任。指导委员会由泌尿外科研究的领导者组成，其中一些人是NIDDK多学科K12泌尿外科研究（KURe）职业发展计划的主要研究者：Peter Clark，MD（主席），Toby Chai，MD; Firouz Daneshgari，MD; Dolores Lamb，PhD; Wade Bushman，MD，PhD; Laurence巴斯金，MD; Stephen Freedland，MD;和Johannes Vieweg，MD。所有委员会成员和会议教员拥有在校外研究资金和居民和博士前和博士后研究员培训的模范记录。早期职业调查员研讨会将在三天内举行。会议的一个关键会议将在第二天举行，届时教师顾问将单独会见每一位与会者，并对他们的可持续发展建议进行批判性评估。与每位与会者会面的顾问团队将根据拟议研究的科学领域、具体目标和方法进行定制。除了一名高级科学顾问外，还需要一名病理学家、流行病学家、生物统计学家或来自 必要时，其他专业领域可协助评估，提供批评和指导，指导受邀者在讲习班期间改进提案。星期六下午的课程将主要包括一个工作会议，受邀者可以独立工作或根据需要与教师顾问会面。该方案将包括：一个关于“建立一个研究-文化环境”的主题演讲;一个关于撰写资助申请的关键方面之一的演讲，“确定和撰写研究资助申请书”;以及关于成功的中期职业调查人员的指导和职业发展的演讲。从过去的研讨会上最有价值的会议之一一直是模拟学习会议，其中具有丰富经验的NIH研究部门的高级顾问将进行实际的研究建议的批评。该小组将审查在同行评审中排名很高的实际提案和排名很低的提案，以更明确地展示与赠款写作相关的“做”“不做”。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 2014 American Urological Association (AUA) Early Investigators Workshop will be held December 5-7, 2014 at the headquarters of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Linthicum, Maryland, near the Thurgood Marshall - BWI Airport. The meeting is intended to provide intense and personalized instruction for a small group of no more than 20 MD and PhD new investigators conducting research in benign and malignant urologic conditions on how to prepare innovative and competitive NIH research grant applications. The program is specifically designed to allow 1-on-1 and small group instruction that will be provided by senior scientists and other advisors and will be customized to best fit th needs of the individual applicant, and the range of proposed research applications that will be presented at the meeting. This meeting will provide a catalyst to increase the quality of research grant proposals submitted to the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is estimated that 60% of the attendees will work in areas associated with non-cancer urology research, and 40% will be investigators in urologic oncology. The workshop continues the long-range strategic vision of the AUA to provide a series of workshops that will be devoted to grant writing, career development and developing an integrated community of urologic investigators to support interdisciplinary research. It is designed to complement the Grantwriting Workshop that is held each year during the AUA Annual Meeting. The primary investigator, Leo Giambarresi, PhD, is the Director of Research for the AUA. The Steering Committee consists of leaders in urologic research, some of whom are Primary Investigators on NIDDK Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research (KURe) Career Development Programs: Peter Clark, MD (Chair), Toby Chai, MD; Firouz Daneshgari, MD; Dolores Lamb, PhD; Wade Bushman, MD, PhD; Laurence Baskin, MD; Stephen Freedland, MD; and Johannes Vieweg, MD. All committee members and meeting faculty possess exemplary records in extramural research funding and training of residents and pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows. The Early Career Investigators Workshop will take place over three days. A key session of the meeting will take place on day two when the faculty advisors will meet individually with each of the participants and conduct critical evaluations of their gran proposals. The team of advisors that will meet with each attendee will be customized based on the scientific area, specific aims and methodologies of the proposed research. In addition to a senior scientific advisor, a pathologist, epidemiologist, biostatistician or other individuals from additional specialized areas as needed may assist in the evaluation to provide critiques and instruction that will guide the invitees as they work to improve the proposal over the duration of the workshop. Saturday afternoon's program will primarily consist of a working session where the invitees can work independently or meet with faculty advisors as needed. The program will include: a keynote address on "Building A Research- Cultured Environment;" a presentation on one of the key facets of grant writing, "Identifying & Composing the Pieces of the Research Grant Proposal;" and talks on mentoring and career development from successful mid-career investigators. One of the most valued sessions from past workshop has been the mock study session, in which senior advisors with substantial experience on NIH study sections will conduct actual critiques on research proposals. The panel will review actual proposals that were highly ranked in peer review and those that were poorly ranked to more explicitly demonstrate "Do's" "Don'ts" associated with grant writing.