Meet the Experts
In addition to meeting with programmatic staff, the NCI booth will feature several presentations from experts across the institute on specific topics.
| Date | Time | Presentation | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sunday, April 16 |
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) |
Ruibai Luo, Ph.D. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
NIH as a Technology Development and Commercialization Partner |
Joe Conrad, Ph.D. |
|
| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Human Cancer Models Initiative (HCMI): An Overview |
Julyann Perez-Mayoral, Ph.D. |
|
| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Career Opportunities at the Center for Cancer Research |
Shauna Clark, Ph.D. |
|
| Monday, April 17 | 11:30 - 12:00 p.m. |
Funding Opportunities for the Development of Tumor Site-Activated Small Molecules |
Sharad Verma, Ph.D. |
| 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Human Cancer Models Initiative: A Resource for the Scientific Community |
Eva Tonsing-Carter, Ph.D. |
|
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | NCI SBIR Programs - Commercialize your cancer technology | Ming Zhao, Ph.D. | |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Program Project (P01) Grant Development Guidance |
Aniruddha Ganguly, Ph.D. |
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Advancing Diversity in Cancer Research: Funding Opportunities for Early Stage Investigators |
Behrous Davani, Ph.D. |
|
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
3D Cell Culture Screening at NCI Using Patient-Derived Models |
Beverly A. Teicher, Ph.D. |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | NIH as a Technology Development and Commercialization Partner | Emily Krach, Ph.D. | |
| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Pediatric Hour: CCDI | Joe Flores-Toro, Ph.D. | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Pediatric Hour: Kids First | Danielle Daee, Ph.D. | |
| Tuesday, April 18 | 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Metastasis Research Network |
Christine Nadeau, Ph.D. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
R50 NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award PAR-21-306 |
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D. |
|
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Cancer Tissue Engineering Collaborative & Opportunities for Biomaterials Research |
Steven Becker, Ph.D. |
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
SBIR/STTR Progams & Entrepreneurial SBIR/STTR Opportunities for PhD students and Postdocs |
Saroj Regmi, Ph.D. |
|
| 11:30 - 12:00 p.m. |
Biospecimen Resources for the Research Community: Cooperative Human Tissue Network, NCI National Clinical Trials Network and Specimen Resource Locator |
Aniruddha Ganguly, Ph.D. |
|
| 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. |
You Can Choose Both: Strategies for Companies Seeking Both NCI Partnership and SBIR Funding Opportunities |
Michael Salgaller, Ph.D. |
|
| 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
The NCI K22 Transition Career Development Award: An Award to Facilitate Independent Careers for Mentored Cancer Researchers |
Sonia Jakowlew, Ph.D. |
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| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Introduction to NIH Applicant Assistance Program: a Free Application Coaching Program for New and Returning Applicants | Patti Weber, DrPH | |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Introduction to SBIR and STTR funding at the NCI | Jian Lou, Ph.D. | |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Training at the NCI: Beyond Policy and Grants | Chanelle Case Borden, Ph.D. | |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | NCI Experimental Therapeutics (NExT) Program: A Government, Academic, Industry Partnership for Cancer Drug Discovery and Development | John Giraldes, M.S. | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Cancer Grand Challenges: Open Funding Call for Global Research Teams | Andy Kurtz, Ph.D. | |
| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Funding Opportunities in Cancer Biology | Claire McCarthy, Ph.D. | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Opportunities with Digital Twins for Cancer Patients | Eric Stahlberg, Ph.D. |