Research Career Development

The purpose of this Research Skills Seminar Series is to support the research career development of faculty, fellows and senior postdocs. This monthly seminar series consists of 1-hour stand-alone sessions. 

Please note: faculty, fellows and postdocs are welcome to attend every session in the series or single sessions of interest.

Topics include:

• Writing Your 1st NIH R01 Grant Application: Part 1
• Writing Your 1st NIH R01 Grant Application: Part 2
• Overview of NIH Career Development ("K") Awards
• Defining your research question, hypothesis, specific aims
• Tips for Developing the Budget and Justification for an NIH Grant Application
• Getting to Know the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
• Engaging Your Research Team in Grant Writing
• International Research: Ethical and Regulatory Research Challenges
• Informed Consent: Ethical Issues in Human Participant Research
• Getting your protocol through the IRB
• Maximizing Translational Research with UMB’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
• Strategies for Success during Times of Uncertainty
• Leading a Successful Virtual Research Meeting or Event
• Maximizing your Research with HSHS Library Services
• Giving a Good Research Talk

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To receive access to the slides and recordings for this seminar series, please contact Stacie Mendoza, Program Director, at smendoza@som.umaryland.edu.

The purpose of this Managing Your Research Program Seminar Series is to support faculty, fellows and senior postdocs who are either new to leading a research team or are interested in honing their leadership skills. This seminar series consists of 1-hour stand-alone sessions, each of which focuses on a subject/skill set that is important to successfully developing and managing a research program/team. 

Please note: faculty, fellows and postdocs are welcome to attend every session in the series or single sessions of interest.

Topics include:

• Succeeding in Research During a Pandemic
• Increasing your visibility using social media
• Negotiation Skills
• Leading a Diverse and Inclusive Lab
• Establishing Collaborations and Creating Your Network
• Managing Up: Communicating with your Boss
• Project Management
• Financing Your Research
• Giving Effective Feedback
• Developing Leadership Skills as a Research Investigator
• Staffing Your Lab
• Time Management

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To receive access to the slides and recordings for this seminar series, please contact Stacie Mendoza, Program Director, at smendoza@som.umaryland.edu.

The purpose of this Career Skills Short Session Seminar Series is to discuss best practices for research skills essential for early stage faculty and senior postdoctoral fellows career development. This series will include bi-monthly short sessions that are no longer than 30 minutes (20 minute lecture followed by 10 minutes of questions and answers). Each session will cover a topic related to grant writing, scientific communication, and career advancement. 

Please note: faculty, fellows and postdocs are welcome to attend every session in the series or single sessions of interest.

• Figures for Your Grant Applications
• Selecting a Journal for Publication
• Organizing and Optimizing Your Writing
• Holding Effective Mentor Meetings
• Writing a Compelling Specific Aims Page
• Communicating with NIH Program Officers and Grants Management Specialists
• Letters of Support for an NIH K Application
• Increasing your Research Visibility and Impact
• Maximizing the Design of Your Scientific Illustrations
• Creating a Lab Website
• Identifying Sources of Funding for your Research
• Holding Effective Lab Meetings
• Introduction to PIVOT Funding Database

REGISTER FOR UPCOMING SEMINARS

To receive access to the slides and recordings for this seminar series, please contact Stacie Mendoza, Program Director, at smendoza@som.umaryland.edu.

The purpose of this Funding Seminars Series is to provide an overview of the funding opportunities offered by Non-NIH funding agencies and discuss grantsmanship tips. This series is open to UMB faculty, fellows and senior postdocs. This monthly seminar series consists of 1-hour stand-alone sessions. 

Please note: faculty, fellows and postdocs are welcome to attend every session in the series or single sessions of interest.

• Corporate Funding Info Session
• Funding Opportunities through the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
• Finding Foundation Grant Funding for Young Investigators
• American Heart Association Funding Info Session
• NIH Loan Repayment Program
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Info Session
• Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding Info Session
• Department of Defense (DoD) Funding Info Session
• Passano Foundation Clinician-Investigator Award for Career Development at UMSOM
• Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) Info Session
• NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Program

REGISTER FOR UPCOMING SEMINARS

To receive access to the slides and recordings for this seminar series, please contact Stacie Mendoza, Program Director, at smendoza@som.umaryland.edu.

Grant Funding Consultation Service

CARTI provides a grant funding consultation service to help faculty identify non-NIH sources of research funding.

While the NIH remains the largest source of research funding, many investigators have expressed interest in learning about additional grant agencies and foundations.

The one-on-one consultation is conducted by Stacie Mendoza, Program Director, who will search for funding opportunities, provide recommendations and answer any questions.

How to Request Assistance

Complete the Funding Search Request Form to request assistance in identifying sources of funding for your research project by clicking on the Online Form button below.

Please note: This service is only available to University of Maryland, Baltimore faculty and postdoctoral fellows.

Funding Search Request Form

For More Information

 Please direct questions to:

Stacie Mendoza, BS
Program Director
Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
685 West Baltimore Street
Room 3-19, MSTF
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1559
410-706-5434
smendoza@som.umaryland.edu

Program Overview

The K Club Program is designed to help recipients of career development (K) awards attain their research goals. This program consists of a monthly seminar or interactive session focused on a subject relevant to the interests/research goals of recipients of K awards.

The purpose of the K Club is twofold: 1) to help support the transition of K recipients to independent funding (eg R-level award) and 2) to provide a forum for recipients of K awards to meet their colleagues in other departments.

The K Club was founded in 2014 by Wendy Sanders MA, Associate Dean of the Research Career Development Program (now retired) and Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MPH, Associate Director of the Research Career Development Program. The K Club includes approximately 50 junior faculty/senior fellows from UMB and meets for 1-hour a month.

Topics include:

• Peer Group Discussion on Strategies for Perseverance and Maintaining Momentum
• Strengthening Your CV for Promotion
• Strategies for Getting the Most out of Your K Award
• Tips for successfully transitioning from your career development award to Independence
• Negotiation skills
• Pivoting & Overcoming Setbacks in Your Research
• Bridge Funding & Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in the K to R transition
• Work life balance
• Building Your Research Team
• Diversifying Your Funding Portfolio

How to participate

If you are a recent recipient of a career development award and would like to participate in this program, please send an email to Marey Shriver, PhD or Stacie Mendoza