Educational Needs

Pre-career professionals will learn about examples of successful scientist/physician collaborations and funding opportunities available to them.

Participants

The course is designed for all future physicians, scientists, and engineers.

Background Requirements

There are no special background requirements.

Instructional Content and/or Expected Learning Outcomes

The course will include information on advantages and barriers of collaborative and translational research, examples of successful collaborations, and specific information about granting opportunities at ASLMS and NIH for collaborative research.

7:30 am – 7:35 am          Introduction – Jennifer K. Barton, Ph.D., The

                                     University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

7:35 am – 7:45 am          Collaborative Scientific and Clinical Research –

                                     Jennifer K. Barton, Ph.D., The University

                                     of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

7:45 am – 8:00 am          Scientists’ Perspective: Finding Clinical Collaborators

                                     Michal Heger, Ph.D., Academic                       

                                     Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

8:00 am – 8:15 am          Physicians’ Perspective: Finding Scientific

                                     Collaborators – Eric C. Parlette, M.D., SkinCare

                                     Physicians, Chestnut Hill, MA

8:15 am – 8:25 am          Funding Your Research: ASLMS Opportunities –

                                     Thomas E. Milner, Ph.D., University of

                                     Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

8:25 am – 8:35 am          Funding Your Research: NIH K Awards – Marek

                                     Romanowski, Ph.D., The University of

                                     Arizona, Tucson, AZ

8:35 am – 8:45 am          Benefits of Collaborative Research – Charles H.

                                     Townes, Ph.D.

8:45 am – 9:00 am          Q&A (Panel of All Faculty)