The NIH Regional Seminar serves the NIH mission of providing education and training for the next generation of biomedical and behavioral scientists. This seminar is intended to:

• Demystify the application and review process
• Clarify federal regulations and policies
• Highlight current areas of special interest or concern

Who Should Attend? The seminar and optional workshops are appropriate for those who are new to working with the NIH grants process – administrators, new and early stage investigators, researchers, graduate students, etc. For those with more experience, the seminar offers a few more advanced sessions, updates on policies and processes direct from NIH staff, as well as valuable presentation resources to share with your institution.

Who are the Presenters? The NIH Regional Seminar involves approximately 70 NIH and HHS staff who are brought to a central location in order to educate, share, and hear your questions over the course of two days, plus the pre-seminar workshops. (Faculty Page with pictures and bios coming soon – watch the website!)

This seminar is your opportunity to make direct contact with NIH policy officials, grants management, program and review staff, and representatives from the HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and others. In addition, take advantage of discussions involving some of the 600 fellow attendees from around the world.

Want to meet our experts 1:1?  In addition to learning more about the NIH grants processes and policies through the optional workshops and 2-day sessions, there are opportunities throughout the seminar to Meet the Experts 1:1.  Our presenters make themselves available for 15 minute timeslots to meet with you!  These chats are a great way to get more specific questions answered by NIH & HHS experts.  You’ll have the opportunity to sign up in advance or on-site to speak with the expert(s) of your choice participating in the seminar.

What are some of the Topics? (Check out the Agenda Page for more details)

• Budget Basics for Administrators and Investigators
• Career Development Awards
• Clinical Trials
• Compliance (Case Studies)
• Current Issues at NIH
• Diversity in the Extramural Research Workplace
• electronic Research Administration (eRA)
• Financial Conflict of Interest
• Fundamentals of the NIH Grants Process
• Grant Writing for Success
• Human Research Protections
• Loan Repayment Program

• Intellectual Property, Inventions, and Patents
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• Peer Review Process
• Preventing & Detecting Fraud
• Public Access
• SciENcv
• R&D Contracts
• Research Integrity
• Rigor & Reproducibility
• Training/Fellowships
• SBIR/STTR Program
• ….and that’s not all!

Make plans now and take advantage of the General Registration Rates now through April 8.  Remember, space is limited for the workshops, seminar, and the hotel room block – don’t miss this valuable opportunity!

If you are unable to attend the seminar in New Orleans, there is one more opportunity in 2017: Baltimore, Maryland – October 25-27.  Registration opens in April.

For inquiries regarding the seminar, email NIHRegionalSeminars@mail.nih.gov.

Listserv information is available on the NIH Regional Seminar Webpage.