Awards & Grants

2011 Early Investigators Workshop Program Agenda

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011
7:30 AM Registration 
8:00 AM Introductions & Welcome 
  The Endocrine Society's Role in Professional Development Laurence Katznelson, MD
  Goals and Agenda of the Workshop Daniel Bernard, PhD
8:30 AM Selecting a Mentor and Becoming an Effective Mentor Andrew Hoffman, MD
9:00 AM Small Group Discussion with Faculty Mentors: Expectations of a Mentee 
10:00 AM Networking/Coffee Break 
10:15 AM Funding Options for Clinical Fellows Charisee Lamar, PhD, MPH
10:15 AM Funding Options for Basic Science Fellows Carol Lange, PhD
11:15 AM How to Write a Grant Laurence Katznelson, MD
12:15 PM Lunch 
1:00 PM Clinical Research Trials: Paradigms 
  Trial Design in Gut-Diabetes Connection Ruchi Mathur, MD
  Trial Design in Diabetes Darrell Wilson, MD
1:00 PM Translational Research for the Basic Scientist Teresa Woodruff, PhD
2:00 PM Networking/Coffee Break 
2:15 PM Trial Design: Use of Meta-Analysis Hau Liu, MD, MBA, MPH
2:15 PM Lab Management for Basic Researchers Andrea Gore, PhD
3:15 PM Critique & Discussion of Fellows' Research Proposals--Session 1 
5:15 PM Balancing & Achieving Your Personal and Professional Goals Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD
6:00 PM Reception 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011
7:30 AM Continental Breakfast 
8:00 AM A Career in Industry for Clinical Researchers Aaron Davis, MD
8:00 AM Basic Research: Careers in Industry vs. Academia/Partnering with Industry William Schrader, PhD
9:00 AM Negotiations in Clinical Research Fredric Kraemer, MD
9:00 AM

Negotiations in Basic Research

Deborah Good, PhD

Daniel Bernard, PhD

10:00 AM Meet the Faculty/Networking Break 
10:15 AM Critique & Discussion of Fellows' Research Proposals--Session 2 
12:15 PM Lunch 
1:15 PM How to Publish a Paper Leonard Wartofsky, MD, MACP
2:15 PM Communication: Selling Yourself and Your Science Cherie Butts, PhD
2:45 PM Closing Remarks