Grants 102 Course Outline
Monthly sessions from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm from February 2022 to July 2022 in MSB G100.
Session 1: Idea to Proposal - Strategic Planning
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Jake Chen, PhD, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Reading: The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 1-4, 6
Assignment: Lay abstract critique, Identify a mentor
Session 2: Specific Aims, Innovation, & Significance
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Kevin Morano,
Reading: The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 7-10
Assignment: Revise Lay Abstract, Generate Specific Aims page, Generate Innovation and Significance
Session 3: Specific Research Design & Methods (Population Based Studies)
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Laura Mitchell,
Reading: The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 11-15
Assignment: Lay Abstract Critique, Revise Specific Aims page, Revise Innovation and Significance, Generate Research Design and Methods
Session 4: Research Design & Methods (Laboratory-based Studies)
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Jake Chen, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Reading: The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 11-15
Assignment: Revise Research Design and Methods
Session 5: Review & Response
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Michael Lorenz,
Reading: The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapter 5, Chapters 16-21
Assignment: Revise and Compile Grant
Session 6: Executing the Research and Planning the Next Grant
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Cindy Farach-Carson, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Dentistry
Assignment: Comparison of Innovation and Significance start to finish, Comparison of Lay Abstract start to finish
Completion Reception: Key Note Lecture, Mentor and Participant Appreciation - September 2023