NC State: NIGMS MIRA (R35) Grant Writing Workshop for New Investigators

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences created the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) program in 2016, both to broaden the pool of investigators supported by NIH and to provide investigators more flexibility in their research directions than awarded in a traditional NIH R01. Research areas supported by the MIRA include many basic biomedical research topics including: biophysics, biomathematics, pharmacology, physiology, biotechnology, cellular and developmental biology, and genetics. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce researchers to the MIRA mechanism and provide some strategies for approaching different aspects of the MIRA application. We will pay special attention to the sections new to the latest re-issuance of the funding opportunity, namely the Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives and the NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan.

On Thursday, August 10th you'll learn more about the MIRA program, including:

• What is the MIRA, and how is it different from an R01?
• Developing your Research Strategy Section
• The NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan

This session will be held online or in-person at the Talley Student Center on the NC State campus in Raleigh, NC.

On Friday, August 11th you'll have the opportunity for hands-on writing practice. This session is only available in-person at the Talley Student Center and will include brainstorming techniques for your Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives, and getting the most out of your NIH Biosketch.

This workshop is presented by the NC State Proposal Development Unit, with support from NC TraCS and the NC State Genetics and Genomics Academy.

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