| 11:10 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. |
Session 1: NIH HIV Research Priorities and Policy Updates
NIH HIV Research Priorities
Leslie Marshall, Ph.D. and Rachel Anderson, Ph.D., NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
NIH Policy Updates and Guidance
David Chang, Ph.D., and Lis Caler, Ph.D. NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
Open Q&A
Moderated by Vasudev Rao, MBBS, MS, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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| 11:55 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. |
Session 2: Preparing a Responsive Grant Application
Understanding Funding Mechanisms and Strategic Focus
Richard Jenkins, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Navigating NIH Systems and Engaging with NIH Staff
Geraldina Dominguez, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Strategies for Resubmission and Long-term Planning
Vasudev Rao, MBBS, MS, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Panel Discussion with Program Representatives and Open Q&A
Moderated by Kathleen Borgmann, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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| 1:05 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. |
Session 3: Breakout Rooms
Small Group Discussions with NIH Staff*
Format: Participants may join any breakout room and move freely between rooms
- Rooms 1-6 are organized by scientific field of interest
- Rooms 7-8 focus on career development and navigating NIH
- Room 9 is a dedicated listening session for ECI to share feedback with NIH
Extended Q&A / Office Hours Style: This time is intended for participant-driven discussion. Please come prepared with your questions and topics of interest. NIH staff will be available to answer and engage, but will not be giving formal presentations.
Breakout Room Topics:
- Epidemiology, Surveillance, Data Science, and AI Applications
- Implementation Science and Applications, Programs, and BSSR
- Prevention, Vaccines, and Diagnostics
- Clinical Research, Therapeutics, and HIV Across the Lifespan
- Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications (CCC)
- Basic & Translational Science: Pathogenesis, Reservoirs, Cure
- Training, Fellowship, Career Development (T/F/K) Applicants
- NIH HIV Research 101: Orientation & Basics
- Early Career Investigator Listening Session
*To be confirmed and may include representatives from the following NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs): FIC, NCI, NCCIH, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NIMH, NIMHD, NINDS, NINR, NHLBI, NLM, OD
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| 1:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. |
Session 4: Support During Career Transitions
Supporting Careers in Biomedical Research and Empowering the Next Generation of Early-Career Researchers
Deepak Nihalani, Ph.D., National Institute of Digestive and Diabetes and Kidney (NIDDK)
Navigating NIH Training and Transition Opportunities
Yu (Woody) Lin, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conversation with Newly Independent PIs
Susannah Allison, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
With Guest Speakers:
Violeta (Vee) Rodriguez, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Justin Knox, Ph.D., M.P.H., Columbia University
Panel Discussion with Program Representatives and Open Q&A
Moderated by Susannah Allison, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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