Educational Videos, Tools, and Workshops

Navigating the K Award Process
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Speaker: Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH
Barbara A. Levey MD & Gerald S. Levey MD Endowed Chair, Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Leader of UCLA CTSI Workforce Development, UCLA

Writing the NIH K Award – Research Plan
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Speaker: Sumeet S. Chugh, MD, Price Professor and Associate Director, Smidt Heart Institute, Director, Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Writing the NIH K Award – Candidate Information and Career Development Plan, How Reviewers Evaluate K Awards, Common Critiques from NIH K Study Sections
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Speaker: O. Kenrik Duru, MD, MSHS, Professor of Medicine at UCLA, Investigator (Disparities), UCLA CTSI Special Populations 

K99/R00 Awards - Pathways to Independence
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Speaker: Chris Evans, PhD, Director of the Brain Research Institute, UCLA 

UCLA CTSI KL2 Resources
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Speaker: Elizabeta Nemeth, PhD, Co-Director of UCLA CTSI KL2 Program, UCLA

See below for the most recent R Award Workshop slide presentations and video recordings.

How to Anticipate and Plan an R Grant Application

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  Speaker: Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH
  Professor of Medicine, UCLA

A Tactical Approach to Writing Your Grant Application

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  Speaker: William Parks, PhD 
  Professor of Medicine, UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

A Tactical Approach to Writing Your Grant Application

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  Speaker:  Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS
  Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA

How to Craft the "Significance” & "Innovation" Sections of a Grant Application

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  Speaker: William Parks, PhD
  Professor of Medicine, UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

How to Craft the "Significance” & "Innovation" Sections of a Grant Application

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  Speaker: Scott G. Filler, MD 
  Professor of Medicine, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA

How to Structure the “Approach” Section of a Grant Application

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  Speaker: David Elashoff, PhD 
  Professor of Medicine, UCLA

How to Structure the “Approach” Section of a Grant Application (Basic Science)

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  Speaker:  Scott G. Filler, MD
  Professor of Medicine, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA

How to Write the "Specific Aims"

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  Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS
  Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA

How to Write the "Specific Aims (Basic Science)"

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  Speaker:  Scott G. Filler, MD 
  Professor of Medicine, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA

The Rebuttal Letter

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  Speaker:  Scott G. Filler, MD 
  Professor of Medicine, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA

Burroughs Welcome Fund CAMS Award Webinar – August 29, 2023

The CTSI and DGSOM Office of Physician Scientist Career Development held this webinar to provide information about the Burroughs Welcome Fund (BWF) Career Awards for Medical Scientist (CAMS). This is a highly-competitive, prestigious award that provides $700,000 over 5 years for physician scientists who are early in their career. Physician Scientists who conduct basic, clinical, or translational research are eligible to apply (no health services research). Career development grant awardees (NIH K and VA CDAs) are eligible.

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Panelists:
Tamer Sallam, MD, PhD – 2016 Recipient
Grant Title: Spatial control of nuclear receptor regulatory circuits in cardiovascular disease

Gil Hoftman, MD, PhD – 2022 Recipient
Grant Title: Imaging transcriptomics across developmental stages of early psychotic illness
 

Moderator:
Mitchell Wong, MD, PhD, - UCLA CTSI KL2 Co-Director and Co-Director of the DGSOM Office of Physician Scientist Career Development

Loan Repayment Program Informational Session - September 26, 2023

The UCLA CTSI and DGSOM Office of Physician Scientist Career Development held this webinar to provide information on the NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The LRP is designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The LRPs counteract financial pressure by repaying up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.

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• View the LRP FAQ (PDF)

Panelists:
Patricia Ganz, MD
 

Benjamin Meza, MD - Recipient in 2021 & 2023
Grant Title: Longitudinal Effects of School Climate on Adolescent Social Networks and Substance Use
 

Kathleen Van Dyk, PhD - Recipient in 2017, 2019 & 2020
Grant Title: Cognitive Decline in Breast Cancer Survivors