2027 GRANTS 101 AGENDA
Location: Cooley University Life Center at UTHealth Houston, 7440 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77054. Parking is limited - we encourage you to use the UTHealth Houston Shuttle. For schedule check - UTHealth Houston Shuttle
Monday, January 11, 2027 (Day 1) - 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Opening Remarks |
Kevin Morano, PhD |
| 9:05 AM | 9:35 AM | Grant Planning | Zheng (Jake) Chen, PhD |
| 9:35 AM | 10:00 AM | Pre-award and Contracts | Tiffany Sagers, MBA |
| 10:00 AM | 10:25 AM | Animal Research | Brid Nic Dhonnchadha, PhD |
| 10:25 AM | 10:40 AM | Break | |
| 10:40 AM | 11:00 AM | Human Subjects Research | Sylvia Romo, BSBM |
| 11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Environmental Health and Safety | Robert Emery, PhD |
| 11:15 AM | 11:35 AM | Stem Cell Research and Regulatory Services for Clinical Trials | Elizabeth Gendel, PhD |
| 11.35 AM | 11:50 AM | Introduction to Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Jeffrey Frost, PhD |
Tuesday, January 12, 2027 (Day 2) - 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9:00 AM | 9:25 AM | Research Conflict of Interest | Renu Abraham, MS, MBA |
| 9:25 AM | 9:50 AM | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) | Charles Miller , PhD |
| 9:50 AM | 10:05 AM | Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) | Minjae Lee, PhD |
| 10:05 AM | 10:30 AM | Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (CCCT) | Jose-Miguel Yamal, PhD |
| 10:30 AM | 10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM | 11:10 AM | Technology Management | Christine Flynn Weaver, PhD |
| 11:10 AM | 11:30 AM | Research Service Centers, Lab Archives, and Limited Submissions | Amy Hazen, PhD |
| 11:30 AM | 11:45 AM | Human Resource Management | Karen Motsinger |
| 11:45 AM | 11:55 AM | Office of Postdoctoral Affairs |
Autumn N. Marsden, PhD |
| 11:55 AM | 12:00 PM | Wrap Up | Jake Chen, PhD |