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Thursday, November 14

Friday, November 15

Break-Out Session Details

Break-Out Session 1 

1. Grant Writing 101: Participants will be given an overview of the grant writing process. Time will be allotted to work on common sections in the grant writing process.

2. Engagement, Recruitment, and Retention of Special Populations: Faculty and staff from across the Partner Network will share examples of engaging and recruiting special populations for research studies. 

3. Getting to R: Panelists will share tips and steps to take to get the R series grant while also working on the K Career Development Awards. 

Break-Out Session 2 

1. Introduction to Clinical Trials: Faculty and staff will both be interested in this introductory session. Facilitators will offer participants an interactive opportunity to learn the basics of clinical trials.  

2. Best Practices of Community-Academic Partnerships and Collaboration: This session brings together community and academic partners to demonstrate the best practices of community-based research. 

3. Mock Study Section (15 participants): Participants must pre-register as this session requires 2-3 hours of preparation time. Learn how a study section operates from those who serve on study sections. Participants will serve as reviewers in the process and will be asked to review grants prior to the symposium. Registration is limited to 15 people.

4. Specific Aims Workshop (4 presenters only): Participants pre-register as this session requires prior document submission. Participants will prepare their specific aims pages for critical review by a multidisciplinary faculty panel. Registration is limited to 4 presenters. Specific aims pages will be requested by November 6^th. 

Break-Out Session 3

1. Grant Writing 102: A continuation from day 1,participants will be given an overview of the grant writing process. Time will be allotted to work on common sections in the grant writing process. 

2. Talking to Funding Officers / Responding to Resubmissions: Hear from funded investigators on how and when to approach program officers. From learning about the RFA to preparing for the calls to receiving feedback, know what questions to ask and how to ask them. / Learn how to respond to comments for resubmission. 

3. Design Thinking Workshop: This interactive session will have you working through the stages of design thinking in real-time.

Break-Out Session 4

      1. How to Write Biosketch
      
      2. Focus on Mentoring / Writing Mentors Letters

The Lodge at Gulf State Park

21196 East Beach Boulevard
Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542
Reserve your room!

The Lodge at Gulf State Park is located on the beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1974, the original Lodge was a premier tourism destination for 30 years before being irreparably damaged in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan. The new Lodge re-emerged in 2018 as a model of environmentally-friendly coastal development. 

The Lodge features four restaurants and over 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. Outdoor terraces provide ocean views and places to sit, relax and enjoy morning sunrises or sunsets by the fire-pit. Multiple boardwalks provide direct access to the beach for a morning walk, a day of sunbathing or an evening stroll. The surrounding State Park offers access to nearly 28 miles of hiking and biking trails. - Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism, gulfshores.com

Plan to extend your stay. The room block rate will be honored up to two days pre AND post-event, based upon availability. Anyone wishing to extend their stay should contact the Reservations Department (800-618-4350) and mention the group code for CCTS.

For more information about the CCTS Translational Training Symposium contact:

Becky Reamey, PhD
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