Spring 2021 ORDE e-Seminars

 As we embark on spring semester, I wanted to share the ORDE e-seminar schedule. All of our seminars are open to faculty and postdocs on the CU Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus. Please register here.

February

NIH K Award Grant Planning

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 12:00 – 2:15 pm

Faculty Experts: Amy Wachholtz, Associate Professor of Psychology; Sarah Clark, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology; Giuseppe Giannotti, Postdoctoral Fellow, Anethesiology; Seth Creasy, Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes; Stacey L. Simon, Associate Professor, Pediatrics

During this working seminar, you will learn about the NIH’s K award grant programs, as well as strategies for approaching these unique grants. You will learn tactics and experiences from past K awardees and have an opportunity to get feedback on your K plan from your peers and awardees.

Know Your Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Thursday, February 18, 2021, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Guest Expert: Judith Adkins, Program Officer, Division of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities

In the Know Your Agency e-seminars, we feature a specific agency and ask an agency insider to give an overview of the agency and offer some of the nuances that might not be readily available on the website or program announcement. These seminars also offer an opportunity for investigators interested in applying to the agency the chance to ask questions of someone more experienced with the agency.

NSF CAREER Award Grant Planning

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Faculty Experts: Chelsea Magin, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Engineering

During this e-seminar, you will learn about the NSF CAREER program and what it takes to develop a competitive proposal for this grant. A recent CAREER awardee will discuss their experience applying for the CAREER and offer strategies for applying.

March

Successful Research Collaborations

Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Faculty Expert: Brianne Bettcher, Associate Professor, School of Medicine; Hillary Lum, Associate Professor, School of Medicine

In this e-seminar, participants will learn best practices for building a collaborative research team and facilitating a productive and innovative collaborative research project. We’ll discuss ways to develop and manage trust, diversity, and communication within your research team.

Managing Your Biosketch with ORCID & SciENcv

Thursday, March 25, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Experts: Carol Achziger, Research Services Senior Personnel; Wladimir Labeikovski, Bioinformationist, Strauss Health Sciences Library; Kelly McCusker, Research Support Librarian, Auraria Library

To remain competitive in this research grants climate, it is important for PIs to put their best foot forward in every aspect of their proposal as well as their research profile. Using ORCID and SciENcv are tools that can help facilitate just this. Join us for this e-seminar to learn how to both setup and manage your ORCID account and use it with SciENcv (important in NSF, NIH, and other agency submissions). We’ll offer a tutorial and troubleshoot frequent hang ups in these systems.

April

Submitting Clear & Compelling Publications

Thursday, April 8, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00

Faculty Expert: Stephanie Santorico, Professor, Mathematics

In this e-seminar, you will learn strategies for conveying your research well in publications, along with selecting a journal, and moving through the review and resubmission process efficiently and successfully.

Know Your Agency: NIMHD

April TBD, 12:00 – 1:00

Faculty Expert: Spero Manson, Professor, Colorado School of Public Health

In this e-seminar, a seasoned PI, funded by the National Institute of Minority Health Disparities (NIMHD), will discuss NIMHD’s priorities, and offer strategies for applying to NIMHD.