NIH fellows can apply for an NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) and an NCI Early K99/R00. The virtual K Grant Writing workshop was designed to assist fellows preparing an Early K99/R00 and a K99/R00 application. This free virtual workshop will be held from April 2 to May 21, 2026, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoons. Lectures will be given on specific aims, candidate, and peer review. In addition, fellows can submit part of their application for peer review in class.
The workshop is hosted by Dr. Terry Moody who obtained his PhD at the California Institute of Technology. After conducting a post-doctoral fellowship at the NIH, he joined the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology faculty at the George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Moody had several R01 grant applications funded and served as a member of the NIH Study Section for five years. He became a Principal Investigator at the NCI in 1993 where he investigated the role of peptide growth factors in lung cancer cells.
Registration
Registration is free and required. Please register at https://events.cancer.gov/cct/Kwriting.
Program Schedule
| Date and Time | Building/Room | Topic | Speaker |
| April 2 | WebEx | K Grant Overview | Nas Zahir |
| April 9 | WebEx | Specific Aims | Terry Moody |
| April 16 | WebEx | Electronic Submissions | Olivia Moore |
| April 23 | No Class | No Class | No Class |
| April 30 | WebEx | Candidate | Terry Moody |
| May 7 | WebEx | K99/R00 Applications | Sonia Jakowlew |
| May 14 | WebEx | Significance/Innovation | Terry Moody |
| May 21 | WebEx | Approach | Terry Moody |
Organizing Committee
- Terry Moody, Ph.D.
- Chanelle Case Borden, Ph.D.
More Information
Contact Dr. Terry Moody at moodyt@mail.nih.gov or by phone at 240-276-7785.
Related Training Opportunities
This course is part of an ongoing training curriculum for NCI clinical and postdoctoral fellows. Each fall CCT offers the Translational Research in Clinical Oncology (TRACO) course, hosted by Dr. Terry Moody. To learn about additional training opportunities at NIH, visit https://www.training.nih.gov.