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SEPTEMBER EVENTS Developing NIH Grant Applications Steven Moldin, Executive Director, Research Advancement, Washington D.C. Course is designed to educate new and established USC investigators in the complete process of conceptualizing a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposal, structuring the application, submitting it for peer review, and working with Institute staff to get the application funded. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs September 5, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 Writing Compelling NSF Proposals Paul Ronney, Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Learn about the proposal writing and reviewing processes, emphasizing techniques for writing compelling proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other science-oriented funding agencies. ere will also be discussion of the social dynamics of the panel review process and how to position your proposals to maximize their chances of being funded. Target Audience: Junior faculty & postdocs September 12, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 How to be a Successful Mentee and Mentor Christopher J. Russell, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Learn how to maximize mentor-mentee relationships through a personal assessment of your current and anticipated future mentorship needs, a panel discussion from successful mentor-mentee pairings about best practices, and a talk about challenging mentoring case scenarios. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs September 14, 2018 | 11 - 1 PM | CHLA John Stauffer A+B Obtaining Funding from Foundations and the USC Process Hossein Pourmand, Senior Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations is workshop focuses on developing a relationship with foundations for funding and support of research. Learn about the USC process and resources. Target Audience: Junior faculty & postdocs September 21, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 From Bench to Clinical Applications: Taking a Step Forward Denis Evseenko, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine Jack Whalen, Assistant Professor of Research, Ophthalmology Michael Selsted, Chair and Professor, Pathology Moumita Chakraborty, Licensing Associate, USC Stevens USC faculty who have translated a discovery to the clinic will share the lessons they learned during this process. e entire licensing process will be presented by a representative from USC Stevens. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs September 26, 2018 | 12:30 - 2 PM | HSC NRT LG 503/504 OCTOBER EVENTS Building Undergraduate Research Labs in the Social Sciences Benjamin A.T. Graham, Assistant Professor of International Relations Megan Becker, Director, International Relations Undergraduate Research Program Kelebogile Zvobgo, Director, Security and Political Economy (SPEC) Lab Michael Tierney, Co-Director, Institute for the eory and Practice of International Relations, William & Mary Half-day workshop for social sciences faculty on how to leverage a laboratory structure to enhance research portfolios and stretch scarce research funds, as well as best practices from other institutions. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 1, 2018 | 9 AM - 1 PM | UPC CUB 329 USC Awards to Fund Your Research Michael Arciero, Director, Licensing, USC Stevens Center for Innovation Silvia da Costa, Director of Faculty Research Relations, Office of Research Aileen Dinkjian, RD & Team Building Program Administrator, SC CTSI, KSOM, Research Advancement Juli Wu, Sr. RD & Team Building Program Administrator, SC CTSI Workshop about the internal funding opportunities available to USC researchers. Awards for faculty range from $10-300K and support research, technology development and equipment purchases. Guidelines and tips on how to be successful will be discussed. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 3, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | HSC NML East October 10, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 October 26, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | CHLA Saban Auditorium Writing Winning Proposals Bonnie Lund, Professional Grant Writer, e Writing Company is 3-session workshop focuses on a step-by-step process for developing proposals: analyzing the announcement, planning the conceptual framework, draſting and organizing content for persuasive appeal. You’ll develop a proposal draſt and participate in peer reviews to refine the draſt for submission. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 4, 2018 | 4 - 6 PM | HSC NML East October 18, 2018 | 4 - 6 PM | HSC NML East November 1, 2018 | 4 - 6 PM | HSC NML East Women in Science and Health: Speed Dating Mentoring Event Shannon Mumenthaler, Assistant Professor of Medicine Christina Dieli-Conwright, Assistant Professor of Research, Biokinesiology & Physical erapy In a “speed dating” style format, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the challenges and rewards facing women scientists at all career levels. In addition, attendees will share their ongoing research efforts to identify synergy and potential collaborations. e goal of this event is to offer an informal setting for women faculty at HSC to identify career mentors. Target Audience: Faculty October 5, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | Sullivan Technology Center (CHP 157) Rigor, Transparency and Reproducibility in the Conduct of Research Yves DeClerck, Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine is workshop will review the most recent policies from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the National Institutes of Health on reproducibility and their implications for faculty and trainees involved in basic, translational and clinical research. e importance of research integrity as a value in our academic world will also be discussed by a panel. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 12, 2018 | 12 - 1 PM | CHLA Saban Auditorium From Bench to Clinical Applications: Money Talks Molly Schmid, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship Silvia da Costa, Director of Faculty Research Relations, Office of Research Donaldson Santos, Assistant Director, Licensing, Life Sciences Alan Epstein, Professor of Pathology Tiger Zhang, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences We will introduce the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant mechanisms that provide non- dilutive funding to startup companies and the funding available at USC that supports invention and therapeutic innovation research. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 24, 2018 | 11:30 - 1 PM | HSC NRT LG 503/504 Developing and Submitting a Successful Mission Agency Grant James S. Murday, Director of Physical Sciences, Research Advancement, Washington DC Objectives are to educate investigators on identifying appropriate agencies, getting to know the program officers, developing the proposal and application structure, submitting for review, and working with agency officials to get the proposal funded. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 25, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 Research Strategies and Tools for Using Twitter Data and Other Social Media Andrzej Rutkowski, Visualization Specialist, VKC Library Stacy R. Williams, Head, Architecture and Fine Arts Library Social media has increasingly become part of the research process for a wide variety of academic disciplines. is workshop introduces researchers to the Andrew W. Mellon funded DocNow project to better understand how social media data, especially on Twitter, can be used for research. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs October 31, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC VKC Library Multi-Media Room NOVEMBER EVENTS Navigating the Grant Proposal Landscape for Junior Faculty Heidi Smith Parker, Program Administrator, Dornsife Business Office is workshop offers advice to junior faculty members on craſting applications, creating a grant application 5-year plan, and balancing time between getting projects off the ground as a principal investigator and finding funding to support those projects. Participants will leave with a roadmap of future grant applications and an understanding of the basics of proposal writing. Target Audience: Junior faculty & postdocs November 2, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 Photo Research Management using Tropy Stacy R. Williams, Head, Architecture and Fine Arts Library Andrzej Rutkowski, Visualization Specialist, VKC Library is workshop introduces researchers to Tropy, a free open-source desktop tool funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Tropy allows researchers to add metadata, annotate, tag, search, and export photos taken for research projects. Tropy gives researchers an opportunity to organize materials retrieved from archival/field research and effectively use them in their research. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocs November 7, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC AFA Library - Merendino Room Office of Research Email RSVP Required: [email protected]
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SEPTEMBER EVENTSDeveloping NIH Grant ApplicationsSteven Moldin, Executive Director, Research Advancement, Washington D.C.Course is designed to educate new and established USC investigators in the complete process of conceptualizing a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposal, structuring the application, submitting it for peer review, and working with Institute staff to get the application funded. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsSeptember 5, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329
Writing Compelling NSF ProposalsPaul Ronney, Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringLearn about the proposal writing and reviewing processes, emphasizing techniques for writing compelling proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other science-oriented funding agencies. There will also be discussion of the social dynamics of the panel review process and how to position your proposals to maximize their chances of being funded. Target Audience: Junior faculty & postdocsSeptember 12, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329
How to be a Successful Mentee and Mentor Christopher J. Russell, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Learn how to maximize mentor-mentee relationships through a personal assessment of your current and anticipated future mentorship needs, a panel discussion from successful mentor-mentee pairings about best practices, and a talk about challenging mentoring case scenarios. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsSeptember 14, 2018 | 11 - 1 PM | CHLA John Stauffer A+B
Obtaining Funding from Foundations and the USC ProcessHossein Pourmand, Senior Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations This workshop focuses on developing a relationship with foundations for funding and support of research. Learn about the USC process and resources. Target Audience: Junior faculty & postdocsSeptember 21, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329
From Bench to Clinical Applications: Taking a Step Forward Denis Evseenko, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine Jack Whalen, Assistant Professor of Research, Ophthalmology Michael Selsted, Chair and Professor, Pathology Moumita Chakraborty, Licensing Associate, USC Stevens USC faculty who have translated a discovery to the clinic will share the lessons they learned during this process. The entire licensing process will be presented by a representative from USC Stevens.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsSeptember 26, 2018 | 12:30 - 2 PM | HSC NRT LG 503/504
OCTOBER EVENTSBuilding Undergraduate Research Labs in the Social Sciences Benjamin A.T. Graham, Assistant Professor of International Relations Megan Becker, Director, International Relations Undergraduate Research Program Kelebogile Zvobgo, Director, Security and Political Economy (SPEC) Lab Michael Tierney, Co-Director, Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, William & Mary Half-day workshop for social sciences faculty on how to leverage a laboratory structure to enhance research portfolios and stretch scarce research funds, as well as best practices from other institutions.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 1, 2018 | 9 AM - 1 PM | UPC CUB 329
USC Awards to Fund Your ResearchMichael Arciero, Director, Licensing, USC Stevens Center for Innovation Silvia da Costa, Director of Faculty Research Relations, Office of Research Aileen Dinkjian, RD & Team Building Program Administrator, SC CTSI, KSOM, Research Advancement Juli Wu, Sr. RD & Team Building Program Administrator, SC CTSIWorkshop about the internal funding opportunities available to USC researchers. Awards for faculty range from $10-300K and support research, technology development and equipment purchases. Guidelines and tips on how to be successful will be discussed.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 3, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | HSC NML East October 10, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329 October 26, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | CHLA Saban Auditorium
Writing Winning ProposalsBonnie Lund, Professional Grant Writer, The Writing CompanyThis 3-session workshop focuses on a step-by-step process for developing proposals: analyzing the announcement, planning the conceptual framework, drafting and organizing content for persuasive appeal. You’ll develop a proposal draft and participate in peer reviews to refine the draft for submission.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 4, 2018 | 4 - 6 PM | HSC NML East October 18, 2018 | 4 - 6 PM | HSC NML East November 1, 2018 | 4 - 6 PM | HSC NML East
Women in Science and Health: Speed Dating Mentoring EventShannon Mumenthaler, Assistant Professor of Medicine Christina Dieli-Conwright, Assistant Professor of Research, Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy In a “speed dating” style format, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the challenges and rewards facing women scientists at all career levels. In addition, attendees will share their ongoing research efforts to identify synergy and potential collaborations. The goal of this event is to offer an informal setting for women faculty at HSC to identify career mentors.Target Audience: FacultyOctober 5, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | Sullivan Technology Center (CHP 157)
Rigor, Transparency and Reproducibility in the Conduct of ResearchYves DeClerck, Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine This workshop will review the most recent policies from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the National Institutes of Health on reproducibility and their implications for faculty and trainees involved in basic, translational and clinical research. The importance of research integrity as a value in our academic world will also be discussed by a panel.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 12, 2018 | 12 - 1 PM | CHLA Saban Auditorium
From Bench to Clinical Applications: Money TalksMolly Schmid, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship Silvia da Costa, Director of Faculty Research Relations, Office of Research Donaldson Santos, Assistant Director, Licensing, Life Sciences Alan Epstein, Professor of Pathology Tiger Zhang, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical SciencesWe will introduce the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant mechanisms that provide non-dilutive funding to startup companies and the funding available at USC that supports invention and therapeutic innovation research.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 24, 2018 | 11:30 - 1 PM | HSC NRT LG 503/504
Developing and Submitting a Successful Mission Agency GrantJames S. Murday, Director of Physical Sciences, Research Advancement, Washington DC Objectives are to educate investigators on identifying appropriate agencies, getting to know the program officers, developing the proposal and application structure, submitting for review, and working with agency officials to get the proposal funded.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 25, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329
Research Strategies and Tools for Using Twitter Data and Other Social MediaAndrzej Rutkowski, Visualization Specialist, VKC Library Stacy R. Williams, Head, Architecture and Fine Arts LibrarySocial media has increasingly become part of the research process for a wide variety of academic disciplines. This workshop introduces researchers to the Andrew W. Mellon funded DocNow project to better understand how social media data, especially on Twitter, can be used for research.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsOctober 31, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC VKC Library Multi-Media Room
NOVEMBER EVENTSNavigating the Grant Proposal Landscape for Junior FacultyHeidi Smith Parker, Program Administrator, Dornsife Business OfficeThis workshop offers advice to junior faculty members on crafting applications, creating a grant application 5-year plan, and balancing time between getting projects off the ground as a principal investigator and finding funding to support those projects. Participants will leave with a roadmap of future grant applications and an understanding of the basics of proposal writing.Target Audience: Junior faculty & postdocsNovember 2, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329
Photo Research Management using Tropy Stacy R. Williams, Head, Architecture and Fine Arts Library Andrzej Rutkowski, Visualization Specialist, VKC LibraryThis workshop introduces researchers to Tropy, a free open-source desktop tool funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Tropy allows researchers to add metadata, annotate, tag, search, and export photos taken for research projects. Tropy gives researchers an opportunity to organize materials retrieved from archival/field research and effectively use them in their research.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsNovember 7, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC AFA Library - Merendino Room
Office of Research Email RSVP Required: [email protected]
From Bench to Clinical Applications: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur Ben Vollrath, Co-Founder of Troy Therapeutics, COO of Amprion Inc. An experienced serial entrepreneur in the biotech space will discuss examples of successes and failures, as well as the biggest challenges facing academic researchers interested in translation. Format will be an intimate “fireside chat” with USC faculty and postdocs.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsNovember 8, 2018 | 11:30 - 1 PM | HSC BCC
Utilizing Quantitative and Qualitative Datasets for Research, Learning and Teaching Eimmy Solis, Social Sciences Data Librarian, VKC Library Andrzej Rutkowski, Visualization Specialist, VKC LibraryLearn about the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), USC’s leading resource of quantitative and qualitative datasets. This workshop will provide training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the USC social science research community. Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsNovember 14, 2018 | 10:30 - 12:30 PM | UPC VKC Library Multi-Media Room
Securing Corporate Funding for Your Research Lawrence Lau, Associate Director, Corporate Collaborations, Physical and Information Sciences Learn how to engage with industry and obtain funding. Discussion on the commercialization process and how the USC Stevens Center will help to find a partner, negotiate a license, and assist with developing and marketing the product.Target Audience: Faculty & postdocsNovember 16, 2018 | 12 - 2 PM | UPC CUB 329
THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCHThe Center for Excellence in Research is a faculty-initiated activity at University of Southern California designed to increase the impact and prominence of scholarly research throughout the university. Under the auspices of the Vice President of Research and the University Research Committee, the CER promotes advancement, leadership and excellence in the pursuit of all areas of research, university-wide. The primary activities of the CER are a series of faculty-led research events and training workshops organized by the Office of Research.
Grant Proposal Mentoring: CER offers a peer-to-peer proposal review service for faculty applying to external funding sources. Further information on this program is available at the CER website:
http://research.usc.edu/about/vp/cer/
The Office of Research also offers administrative support for preparing large interdisciplinary/multi-school proposals through the Office of Research Advancement.
http://research.usc.edu/about/vp/dc/
Additional courses on grants submission, management and administration are offered by the Office of Compliance and the Department of Contracts and Grants:
http://research.usc.edu/for-investigators/training/
Center for Excellence in Research workshops provide training and forums for dialogue on research topics spanning all academic disciplines, covering proposal development, book preparation, funding strategies and academic scholarship. Workshops are led by members of the Office of Research, University Advancement, USC faculty and other experts.
Office of Research Email RSVP Required: [email protected]
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