Miami, Florida — March 17–18, 2005
3/17 - Grant-writing workshop
3/18 - Pre-application meeting
March 17, 2005
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Application Overview Hortencia Hornbeak, Ph.D. - DEA
9:00 a.m. Preparing Your CTU Application Peter Jackson, Ph.D. - DEA
9:30 a.m. How to Structure the Budget/Budget Pages Mary Kirker, B.S. - DEA
10:15 a.m.

Break

 
10:20 a.m. Protection of Human Subjects in Research Marc Lesnick, Ph.D. - DEA
10:45 a.m. How Will CTU Applications be Evaluated? Peter Jackson, Ph.D. - DEA
11:15 a.m. Questions and Answers  
11:30 a.m. LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)  
1:00 p.m. Demonstration Review Panel – Sample Applications Reviewed
 

Narrator – Dr. Hornbeak
SRA – Dr. Jackson
Committee Chairperson – Dr. Lesnick
Reviewers – Dr. Alston-Smith, Ms. Matula, Mr. Montoya, Ms. Power, and Ms. Kirker

2:30 p.m. Questions and Answers  
2:45 p.m. Funding Decisions Anne Claysmith, B.S. - DAIDS
3:00 p.m. Do's and Don'ts for a Successful Application Marc Lesnick, Ph.D. - DEA
3:15 p.m. Questions and Answers  
3:30 p.m. ADJOURN/Staff Available for Discussion  
     
March 18, 2005
9:00 a.m. Introduction Jonathan Kagan, Ph.D. - DAIDS
 

•  NIAID Scientific Issues
•  Overview of the Leadership for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks RFA
•  Overview of Requirements for the Units for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks RFA

9:45 a.m. Tentative Review Strategies Hortencia Hornbeak, Ph.D. - DEA
10:00 a.m. BREAK  
10:15 a.m. CTU Decision Points Beverly Alston-Smith, M.D. - DAIDS
10:45 a.m. CTU Research Plan Maureen Power, R.N., M.P.H. - DAIDS
11:15 a.m. Mentoring Partnerships Anne Claysmith, B.S. - DAIDS
11:45 a.m. Questions and Answers  
12:00 p.m. LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)  
1:15 p.m. Calculating Core Costs Margaret Matula, R.N., B.S.N., M.G.A. - DAIDS
2:00 p.m. Transition Costs Margaret Matula, R.N., B.S.N., M.G.A. - DAIDS
2:30 p.m. Budget & Application Assembly Mary Kirker, B.S. - DEA
3:15 p.m. Review Criteria Peter Jackson, Ph.D. - DEA
3:45 p.m. Questions and Answers  
5:00 p.m.

ADJOURN