PW03 - Research Training Programs, Careers and Grant Writing Strategies for ID Physician-Scientists ($)

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM US ET

Location: 102 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Jatin Vyas, MD PhD FIDSA

Associate Professor in Medicine/Program Director, MGH Internal Medicine Residency Program
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s): EBix: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Faculty(s)

Diane Adger-Johnson, MPH

Health Science Program Officer
NIH/NIAID/DEA/ORTSP

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Rosemary McKaig, PhD, MPH

Epidemiologist/Program Officer
NIAID/Division of AIDS
Bethesda, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Robert Unfer, PhD

Scientific Review Officer
NIAID/SR/DEA/NIH
Rockville, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Jay Butler, MD

Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases
CDC
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Sara Cosgrove, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): Basilea: Infection Adjudication Committee Member (Ongoing)
Nicholas Kartsonis, MD

Senior Vice President, Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines
Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co. Inc

Disclosure(s): Merck and Company, Inc.: I am an employee of Merck. (Ongoing), Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)
Liise-anne Pirofski, MD

Mitrani Professor of Biomedical Research and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA

Vice Dean for Research, Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s): MassBiologics: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Moderna, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Sanofi Pasteur Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); tarsus: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Upinder Singh, MD, FIDSA

Professor and Division Chief
Stanford University, CA, United States

Disclosure(s): Gilead Biosciences: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Medscape: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)
Neeraj Surana, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Duke University
Durham, NC, United States

Disclosure(s): MaaT Pharma: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Pfizer, Inc.: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)
Talia Swartz, MD, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for MD-PhD Education, Associate Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jatin Vyas, MD PhD FIDSA

Associate Professor in Medicine/Program Director, MGH Internal Medicine Residency Program
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s): EBix: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)
Cevita Webb, MPH

Administrative Director for Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Jatin M. Vyas, MD PhD FIDSA: EBix: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Diane Adger-Johnson, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Rosemary McKaig, PhD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Robert Unfer, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Jay Butler, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Sara E. Cosgrove, MD, MS: Basilea: Infection Adjudication Committee Member (Ongoing)

Nicholas A. Kartsonis, MD: Merck and Company, Inc.: I am an employee of Merck. (Ongoing), Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)

Liise-anne Pirofski, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA: MassBiologics: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Moderna, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Sanofi Pasteur Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); tarsus: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Upinder Singh, MD, FIDSA: Gilead Biosciences: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Medscape: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Neeraj Surana, MD, PhD: MaaT Pharma: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Pfizer, Inc.: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)

Talia H. Swartz, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Cevita Webb, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
No MOC Points Offered
CNE Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of ANCC Credit

No CPE Credit Offered

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

assess ID research training funding opportunities and identify how an applicant can decide which opportunity is best for them
review and differentiate research grant mechanisms (what they are and which career stages they are intended to support) and apply successful grantsmanship strategies
identify successful trajectories for a successful ID physician-scientist career and build best practices by refining career pathways and aligning training goals with those pathways

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM US ET

NIH Research Training and Career Development Mechanisms
Workshop Speaker: Robert Unfer, PhD – NIAID/SR/DEA/NIH
Workshop Speaker: Rosemary McKaig, PhD, MPH – NIAID/Division of AIDS
Workshop Speaker: Diane Adger-Johnson, MPH – NIH/NIAID/DEA/ORTSP
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM US ET

Q&A Panel Featuring NIAID Presenters
Workshop Speaker: Robert Unfer, PhD – NIAID/SR/DEA/NIH
Workshop Speaker: Rosemary McKaig, PhD, MPH – NIAID/Division of AIDS
Workshop Speaker: Diane Adger-Johnson, MPH – NIH/NIAID/DEA/ORTSP
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM US ET

Additional Funding Opportunities Outside of NIH Presentations With Q&A
Workshop Speaker: Liise-anne Pirofski, MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Workshop Speaker: Sara E. Cosgrove, MD, MS – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Workshop Speaker: Nicholas A. Kartsonis, MD – Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co. Inc
Workshop Speaker: Jay Butler, MD – CDC
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM US ET

Table Talks and Small Group Breakouts
Workshop Speaker: Upinder Singh, MD, FIDSA – Stanford University
Workshop Speaker: Talia H. Swartz, MD, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Workshop Speaker: Jatin M. Vyas, MD PhD FIDSA – Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Workshop Speaker: Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA – Tufts University School of Medicine
Workshop Speaker: Liise-anne Pirofski, MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Workshop Speaker: Cevita Webb, MPH – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Workshop Speaker: Neeraj Surana, MD, PhD – Duke University