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Spring 2016 NIH Regional Seminar in Baltimore, MD

May 11, 2016 - 12:00am

Spring 2016 NIH Regional Seminar in Baltimore, MD

Registration is now open for two NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration in 2016. Make plans today to join over 50 NIH and HHS program, review, grants, and policy experts, senior NIH leadership, as well as approximately 600 of your peers from around the globe for this unique opportunity. 

Save now by taking advantage of Early Registration rates for both seminars.  However, if you are planning on attending the Baltimore seminar, register by Tuesday, March 1 because rates go up the next day. Don’t delay! 

Baltimore, Maryland: (Additional Registration, Agenda, and Hotel information available)

  • Wednesday, May 11, Optional Pre-Seminar Workshops
  • Thursday-Friday, May 12-13: 2-Day Seminar
  • Venue: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel (Special room rates are filling fast!)

Chicago, Illinois: (Additional Registration, Agenda, and Hotel information available.  Early registration rates end July 1 for Chicago.)

  • Wednesday, October 26: Optional Pre-Seminar Workshops
  • Thursday-Friday, October 27-28: 2-Day Seminar
  • Venue: Palmer House Hilton Hotel

What does the 2-day seminar offer?
The NIH Regional Seminar offers a comprehensive program for the NIH extramural community about the NIH grants process and related policies, including such topics as Fundamentals of the NIH, compliance, peer review, grant writing for success, pre-award and post-award issues for administrators and investigators, animal and human subject research, and how to interact electronically with the NIH. Three tracks of sessions for administrators, new investigators, and all interests provide an array of topic choices.  Special interest sessions are also provided on topics such as research integrity, intellectual property and data sharing, foreign collaborations, R&D Contracts, and ClinicalTrials.gov. 

What are the Optional Pre-Seminar Workshops?
On the day prior to the 2-day seminar, look at these expanded options for pre-seminar workshops are offered year…1/2 day and full day opportunities.  These workshops have limited seats available, so don’t miss out:

  • OHRP & NIH Workshop on Human Research Protections: Getting Through Human Research Review with Skill
  • Administrator’s Boot Camp: Getting Started with NIH 
  • eRA Workshop: Grant Application Preparation & Submission
  • eRA Workshop: eRA Commons Account Administration & Post-Submission Processing
  • Intellectual Property: Understanding Requirements & Recipient Responsibilities
  • Intellectual Property: A Hands-On Demonstration of iEdison

For more information, visit:

If you still have questions, email NIHRegionalSeminars@mail.nih.gov

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Brooke Bruthers
Senior Program Manager, Diversity Programs
American Physiological Society
Bethesda MD
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Department: 
Research Development Services