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ForwardEarly Career Investigator Workshop (2022)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Nurturing the success of early-career urologist-scientists is a major goal of the AUA Office of Research and the AUA Research Council. In particular, when the skills needed to be successful in research are well-developed in urology physician-scientists (researchers), they have enhanced abilities to more effectively communicate with their patients on the latest research relevant to the patients’ diseases or conditions, engender greater patient confidence in evidence-based clinical decision-making, and better ensure delivery of the highest quality of patient care through the ability to understand, engage in, and employ in their practice new knowledge from urologic research. The ability to successfully compete for funding for a physician’s own research program is an integral part of the skillset needed to be successful in research. The collaborative Early-Career Investigators Workshop (ECIW) provides an opportunity for promising junior researchers to receive individualized mentoring, insights into the scientific review process, information about independent funding sources, and grant writing guidance. The goal of the workshop is to motivate and support researchers in the early stages of their careers by providing an outstanding program led by established, well-funded investigators (both researchers and other investigators) in urologic research. This 2.5-day workshop and its activities are geared for individuals planning to submit competitive research proposals to the major funders of urologic research.
CURRICULUM: The workshop agenda fosters research career success by providing participants with a solid foundation for successful grant writing. The workshop and activities include interaction with senior scientific advisors in small group and individual sessions. The program consists of four major components:
- Didactic Instruction
- Individual Proposal Review and Critique
- Grant Review/ Revision
- Mock Study Section
Target Audience
Urologist
Resident
Research/Scientist
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this workshop is to educate urologists working in urologic research on skills needed to be successful in research, which will, in turn, enhance their abilities to more effectively communicate with their patients on the latest research relevant to the patients’ diseases or conditions, engender greater patient confidence in evidence-based clinical decision-making, and better ensure delivery of the highest quality of patient care through the ability to understand, engage in, and employ in their practice new knowledge from urologic research. The research skill of focus for this meeting is successful grant writing. The education will be achieved through classroom-style presentations and interactions with senior investigators serving as scientific advisors. Participating scientific advisors will be chosen based on their successful history of funding in urologic research and track record of training pre-doctoral and post-doctoral researchers.
At the conclusion of the workshop, participating researchers will be able to:
- Describe the cutting-edge and developing areas in basic and translational research, and identify components of their research efforts that intersect with or expand upon these;
- Develop and refine a compelling, innovative, and testable hypothesis;
- Develop a reasonable and ‘do-able’ experimental plan that adequately tests the stated hypothesis;
- Identify potential limitations of the proposed experimental plan and alternative experimental outcomes, and develop responsive alternative experimental approaches;
- Expand the initial concepts presented in the application to optimally project future directions, concepts, and studies;
- Avoid common pitfalls that typically dampen the enthusiasm of grant reviewers; and
- Describe the necessary administrative (nuts-and-bolts) components of NIH grant applications.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 2022 In Person ECIW Agenda.pdf | 169.99 KB |
| Mock Peer Review Study Section documents.pdf | 14.82 MB |
| Mentor Maps 101 Handout.pdf | 229.09 KB |
| 2022 ECIW Syllabus_No Specific Aims_Final.pdf | 313.46 KB |
Day One: Thursday, October 13, 2022 | ||
12:00 PM | Attendee Arrival (light lunch available) |
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1:00 PM | Welcome and Introductions of Faculty and Participants | Christine Riordan, PhD
Larissa Rodriguez, MD Weill Cornell Medicine |
1:20 PM | NIDDK Grant Mechanisms | Tracy Rankin, PhD, MPH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH |
1:45 PM | NCI Career Development Grant Mechanisms | Susan Lim, PhD National Cancer Institute, NIH |
2:10 PM | VA Research Funding Opportunities | Eric Schwinder US Department of Veterans Affairs |
2:35 PM | NIA Urologic Research Portfolio | Marcel Salive, MD, MPH National Institute on Aging, NIH |
3:00 PM | Break |
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3:20 PM | DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs: Funding Opportunities and Application Review | Theresa Miller, PhD DoD Congressionally Directed |
3:45 PM | American Cancer Society Research Programs | Ellie Daniels, MD, MPH American Cancer Society |
4:10 PM | AUA, Urology Care Foundation, and Other Grant Mechanisms | W. Taylor Monson, MA American Urological Association and Urology Care Foundation |
4:35 PM | Composing a Successful Research Proposal | Dolores J. Lamb, PhD, HCLD (ABB) Weill Cornell Medical College |
5:05 PM | Networking Reception and Tour of the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History Museum | Tupper Stevens |
6:00 PM | Dinner |
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7:00 PM | Adjourn for the day |
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Day Two: Friday, October 14, 2022 | |||
7:30 AM | Attendee Arrival (breakfast available) |
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8:00 AM | Welcome and Faculty Mentors and Participant Introductions | Larissa Rodriguez, MD Weill Cornell Medicine | |
8:15 AM | Goals for Day 2 | Steven A. Kaplan, MD, FACS Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, AUA Chair of Research | |
8:30 AM | Common Grant Writing Pitfalls | Dolores J. Lamb, PhD, HCLD (ABB) Weill Cornell Medical College | |
9:00 AM | How to Start a Lab as a Junior Faculty | Ranjith Ramasamy, MD University of Miami Health System | |
9:30 AM | Importance of Social Networks and Serendipity in Scientific Discovery | Michael Hsieh, MD. PhD Children’s National Hospital | |
10:00 AM | Perspectives from a Senior Investigator | Dolores J. Lamb, PhD, HCLD (ABB) | |
10:30 AM | Break |
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10:40 AM | Concurrent Training Tracks – Session One |
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| ADVANCED Grant Development Group | 1st floor conference room, Library, and Exhibit Room | |
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| Mentor | Advanced Group Mentees |
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| Dr. Rosalyn Adam | Drs. Gessner, Wen, Kohaar |
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| Dr. John Gore | Drs. Lane, Davuluri |
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| Dr. Michael Hsieh | Drs. De, Doiron, Yang |
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| Dr. Andrew Hung | Drs. Jiang, Friedlander |
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| Dr. Dolores Lamb | Drs. Singh, Clark |
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| Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy | Drs. Lundy, Uz |
| EARLY Grant Development Group | Auditorium | |
| 10:40 | TBD | Dr. Larissa Rodriguez |
| 11:10 | Early Stage Career Development Applying Kleiner’s Laws | Dr. Steven Zderic |
| 11:40 | Research Council Chair Update | Dr. Steven Kaplan |
12:10 PM | Lunch (assigned seating by research interest with faculty) | See sticker on back of badge | |
1:10 PM | Introduction to Peer Review | Larissa Rodriguez, MD Weill Cornell Medicine | |
1:15 PM | Mock Peer Review Study Section | Dolores J. Lamb, PhD, HCLD (ABB) Weill Cornell Medical College | |
| 1) Funded K08 Application (PI redacted): “A Patient-Centered Approach to Integration of Life Expectancy into Treatment Decision-Making for Patients with Genitourinary Malignancy” | Primary Reviewer: John Gore, MD, MS Secondary Reviewer: Rosalyn Adam, PhD | |
| 2) NOT Funded K01 Application (PI redacted): “Mechanisms of Fatty Acid Metabolism in Prostate Differentiation and Disease” | Primary Reviewer: Rosalyn Adam, PhD Secondary Reviewer: Michael Hsieh, MD, PhD | |
| 3) Funded R01 Application (PI redacted): | Primary Reviewer: Secondary Reviewer: John Gore, MD, MS | |
3:15PM | Break and Transition Time |
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3:30 PM | Concurrent Training Tracks – Session Two |
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| ADVANCED Grant Development Group Independent Work Time (proposal writing and editing) | 1st floor conference room, Library, and Exhibit Room | |
| EARLY Grant Development Group | Auditorium | |
| Table | Mentor | Early Group Mentees |
| Table 1 | Dr. Rosalyn Adam | Drs. Davaro, Patel |
| Table 2 | Dr. John Gore | Drs. Truong, Wang |
| Table 3 | Dr. Michael Hsieh | Drs. Alsyouf, Zhang |
| Table 4 | Dr. Andrew Hung | Drs. Shapiro, Sharma |
| Table 5 | Dr. Dolores Lamb | Dr. Tosoian |
| Table 6 | Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy | Dr. Berends |
| Table 7 | Dr. Steve Zderic | Drs. Al-Naggar, Cai |
| Table 8 | Dr. Steven Kaplan | Drs. Mota, Weiner |
| Table 9 | Dr. Larissa Rodriguez | Drs. Abrahimi, Talwar |
5:00 PM | Independent Work Time (Early and Advanced Groups, Specific Aims writing and editing) | All faculty available | |
5:45 PM | Networking Dinner | Auditorium | |
7:00 PM | Adjourn for the day |
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Day Three: Saturday, October 15, 2022 | ||
7:30 AM | Faculty Meeting: Briefing to prep for the day – All Faculty Attendee Arrival (breakfast available) | 1st Floor Conference Room
Auditorium |
8:00 AM | Welcome and Goals for Day 3 | Larissa Rodriguez, MD Weill Cornell Medicine |
8:15 AM | Transitioning from a K grant to an R01 as an Early-Stage Investigator | Andrew Hung, MD University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus |
8:45 AM | Selling Yourself Through Your NIH Biosketch | Rosalyn Adam, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital |
9:15 AM | Workshop/Writing Time and Prep for Presentation | All Faculty Available |
11:10 AM | Lunch |
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12:10 PM | ADVANCED Grant Development Group: Presentations of Research Proposals (5 minutes per presentation, 1 minute transition) | Christine Riordan, PhD |
12:20 PM | Understanding the contribution of genetic mutations in the development of lethal prostate | Dr. Roderick Clark |
12:26 PM | Utilization of Pelvic Floor Exercises After Prostate Cancer Treatment | Dr. Meenakshi Davuluri |
12:32 PM | Photonic Nanoparticles for Kidney Stone Communication | Dr. Smita De |
12:38 PM | A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of a Mucosal-Based Vaccine Against Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Residents of Long-Term Care Homes. | Dr. R.Christopher Doiron |
12:44 PM | Using mixed-methods to define surgical episodes of care: a model for specialty value transformation | Dr. David Friedlander |
12:50 PM | Geospatial profiling of urothelial carcinoma in situ (CIS) to decipher cancer biology and enhance therapy | Dr. Kathryn Gessner |
12:56 PM | Porcine Bladder Replacement with a Bilayer Silk Fibroin Enhanced Prosthetic Reservoir | Dr. Pengbo Jiang |
1:02 PM | Genetic Determinants of Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African American Men | Dr. Indu Kohaar |
1:08 PM | Patient Tailored Decision Aid for Overactive Bladder | Dr. Giulia Lane |
1:14 PM | Dysbiosis of the Seminal Microbiome in Men with Vericocele | Dr. Scott Lundy |
1:20 PM | Targeting BCG-induced immunosuppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells to reprogram bladder tumor microenvironment in NMIBC | Dr. Alok Singh |
1:26 PM | Wireless mechano-electrical stimulation of pudendal nerve using piezoelectric platform for stress urinary incontinence | Dr. Metin Uz |
1:32 PM | Interrogating Siglec-sialic acid axis as immune checkpoints for prostate cancer | Dr. Ru Wen |
1:38 PM | The Role of Randall's plaque-associated macrophages in biomineralization | Dr. Heiko Hui Yang |
1:44 PM | Faculty Feedback, Q&A, Closing Remarks | Larissa Rodriguez, MD Weill Cornell Medicine |
2:30 PM | Adjourn | Shuttles will be available to take you to BWI Airport and Amtrak Train Station. |
Travel
Please contact Shira Rubin, srubin@auanet.org.
Course Director
| Larissa Rodriguez. MD | Weill Cornell Medical College |
Faculty
| Rosalyn Adam, PhD | Boston Children's Hospital |
| Ellie Daniels, MD, MPH | American Cancer Society |
| John Gore, MD, MS | University of Washington Medical Center |
| Michael Hsieh, MD, PhD | Children's National and the George Washington University |
| Andrew Hung, MD | University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus |
| Steven Kaplan, MD, FACS | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Dolores Lamb, PhD, HCLD (ABB) | Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Susan Lim, PhD | National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| Theresa Miller, PhD | DoD Congressionally Directed, Medical Research Programs |
| W. Taylor Monson, MA | American Urological Association |
| Ranjith Ramasamy, MD | University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine |
| Tracy Rankin, PhD, MPH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH |
| Christine Riordan, PhD | American Urological Association |
| Marcel Salive, MD, MPH | National Institute on Aging, NIH |
| Eric Schwinder | US Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Steve Zderic, MD | The Children's Hosp of Philadelphia |
Note: The educational content provided in this activity is non-clinical. In accordance with the ACMCE Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, the AUA is not required to identify, mitigate or disclose relevant financial relationships for activities that are non-clinical in nature.
AUA ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
Accreditation: The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Learners: The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
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- Peer review for valid, evidence-based content by the AUA COI Review Work Group.
- Attestation that clinical recommendations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias.
- Introduction of a debate format (point-counterpoint)
- Inclusion of moderated panel discussion with unbiased moderator
- Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
- Divestiture of the relationship by faculty
- Recusal from controlling relevant aspects of planning
- Selection of alternative faculty for specific topic
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Available Credit
- 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 16.00 Non-Physician Participation
Price
Member: $400.00
Non-member: $500.00
Please contact DTsuji@auanet.org if you do not receive the member rate as an AUA member.
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Laptop or tablet with Wi-Fi capabilities
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