Documents from the Workshop
Recordings from the Workshop
Introduction and Keynote Remarks from the NCI Director
- Welcoming remarks - Drs. Ruibai Luo and Brunilde Gril (NCI)
- Introduction to the meeting - Dr. Dan Gallahan (NCI)
- Keynote remarks from the NCI Director - Dr. Kimryn Rathmell (NCI)
Session I: How doe the R15 help build your career?
- Impact of an R15 research grant - Dr. Shailja Pathania (University of Massachusetts-Boston)
- In support of viral oncology research - Dr. Robert Harrod (Southern Methodist University)
- How the R15 impacted my career - Dr. Maria Diakonova (University of Toledo)
- The science of R15 success - Dr. Gerard Madlambayan (Oakland University)
- Panel Q&A
- Introduction to the NIH grants system and DCB - Dr. Christine Nadeau (NCI)
- The role of the PD-PI conversation - Yvonne Duglas-Tabor (NCI)
- Overview of funding opportunities - Dr. Eric Johnson Chavarria (NCI)
- Post-award administration (funding) of your NCI grant - Mallory Shramek (NCI)
- Panel Discussion with Q&A
Scientific Presentations Session I
- Chemokine heterodimers in chemokine biology - Dr. Irina Nesmelova (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
- The oncogenic role of TBX2 in rhabdomyosarcoma - Dr. Judith Davie (Southern Illinois University School of Medicine)
- Improving VSV as an oncolytic agent by addressing tumor resistance mechanisms - Dr. Maureen Ferran (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- Oncostatin M (OSM) and estrogen receptor (ER) status in metastatic breast cancer - Dr. Cheryl Jorcyk (Boise State University)
Scientific Presentations Session II
- HPV oncogenes dysregulate translesion synthesis - Dr. Nicholas Wallace (Kansas State University)
- Mechanistic insight into tumor-associated MUC1 glycopeptides binding to macrophage galactose type lectin - Dr. Mare Cudic (Florida Atlantic University)
- Sex differences and roles of estrogen in colorectal cancer development in obesity - Dr. Haifei Shi (Miami University)
- Keynote: Mentoring young investigators - Dr. Juan Andres Melendez (SUNY Polytechnic Institute)
- Panel Discussion: Mentoring, Outreach, and REAP - Drs. Chongwoo Kim (Midwestern University), Cory Brooks (California State University), Yan Zhu (St. John's University), and Andrew Steckl (University of Cincinnati)
- The review process - Dr. Jessica Smith (Center for Scientific Review)
- DCB/NCI research resources - Dr. Stefan Maas (NCI)
- NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD): Diversity Supplements - Dr. Chantel Fuqua (NCI)
- NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview - Soumya Korrapati (NCI)
- Panel Discussion with Q&A
NIH Staff Presentation Slides
NCI Director's Keynote Presentation
NIH Staff Session I
- Introduction to the NIH Grants System and DCB
- The Role of the Program Director (PD) - Principal investigator (PI) Conversation
- Overview of Funding Opportunities
- Post-Award Administration (Funding) of Your NCI Grant
NIH Staff Session II
Social Media Related to the Workshop
Social media posts related to the meeting can be found using #R15Workshop.
R15 Workshop Planning Committee
- Anowarul Amin, Biophysics, Bioengineering, and Computational Sciences Branch
- Eric Johnson Chavarria, Bioengineering, and Computational Sciences Branch
- Yvonne Duglas-Tabor, Cancer Immunology, Hematology, and Etiology Branch
- Christina George, Tumor Biology and Microenvironment Branch
- Brunilde Gril, Tumor Metastasis Branch
- Ruibai Luo, Cancer Cell Biology Branch
- Anu Sharman, DNA and Chromosome Aberrations Branch
- Michelle Turner, Office of the Director
DCB Contacts for the Workshop
For additional information about the DCB R15 Investigator Workshop, please contact NCIR15Info@nih.gov.