2024 DCB R15 Investigator Workshop

Documents from the Workshop

• Agenda
• Participant List
• DCB R15 Investigator Grant Abstracts

Recordings from the Workshop

Introduction and Keynote Remarks from the NCI Director

• Welcoming remarks - Drs. Ruibai Luo and Brunilde Gril (NCI)
• Introduction to the meeting - Dr. Dan Gallahan (NCI)
• Keynote remarks from the NCI Director - Dr. Kimryn Rathmell (NCI)

Session I: How doe the R15 help build your career?

• Impact of an R15  research grant - Dr. Shailja Pathania (University of Massachusetts-Boston)
• In support of viral oncology research - Dr. Robert Harrod (Southern Methodist University)
• How the R15 impacted my career - Dr. Maria Diakonova (University of Toledo)
• The science of R15 success - Dr. Gerard Madlambayan (Oakland University)
• Panel Q&A

NIH Staff Session I

• Introduction to the NIH grants system and DCB - Dr. Christine Nadeau (NCI)
• The role of the PD-PI conversation - Yvonne Duglas-Tabor (NCI)
• Overview of funding opportunities - Dr. Eric Johnson Chavarria (NCI)
• Post-award administration (funding) of your NCI grant - Mallory Shramek (NCI)
• Panel Discussion with Q&A

Scientific Presentations Session I

• Chemokine heterodimers in chemokine biology - Dr. Irina Nesmelova (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
• The oncogenic role of TBX2 in rhabdomyosarcoma - Dr. Judith Davie (Southern Illinois University School of Medicine) 
• Improving VSV as an oncolytic agent by addressing tumor resistance mechanisms - Dr. Maureen Ferran (Rochester Institute of Technology)
• Oncostatin M (OSM) and estrogen receptor (ER) status in metastatic breast cancer - Dr. Cheryl Jorcyk (Boise State University)

Scientific Presentations Session II

• HPV oncogenes dysregulate translesion synthesis - Dr. Nicholas Wallace (Kansas State University)
• Mechanistic insight into tumor-associated MUC1 glycopeptides binding to macrophage galactose type lectin - Dr. Mare Cudic (Florida Atlantic University)
• Sex differences and roles of estrogen in colorectal cancer development in obesity - Dr. Haifei Shi (Miami University)

NIH and NCI Activities Promoting Equity and Inclusion

• NCI's Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and anti-Harassment - Dr. Shannon Hughes (NCI)

Session II: Mentoring

• Keynote: Mentoring young investigators - Dr. Juan Andres Melendez (SUNY Polytechnic Institute)
• Panel Discussion: Mentoring, Outreach, and REAP - Drs. Chongwoo Kim (Midwestern University), Cory Brooks (California State University), Yan Zhu (St. John's University), and Andrew Steckl (University of Cincinnati) 

NIH Staff Session II

• The review process - Dr. Jessica Smith (Center for Scientific Review)
• DCB/NCI research resources - Dr. Stefan Maas (NCI)
• NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD): Diversity Supplements - Dr. Chantel Fuqua (NCI)
• NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview - Soumya Korrapati (NCI)
• Panel Discussion with Q&A

NIH Staff Presentation Slides

R15 Program: Growing the Cancer Research Workforce

The grant program supports researchers, and their students, at smaller institutions.

NCI Director's Keynote Presentation

• NCI Director's Remarks

NIH Staff Session I

• Introduction to the NIH Grants System and DCB
• The Role of the Program Director (PD) - Principal investigator (PI) Conversation
• Overview of Funding Opportunities 
• Post-Award Administration (Funding) of Your NCI Grant

NCI and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• NCI's Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and anti-Harassment 

NIH Staff Session II

• The Review Process
• DCB/NCI Research Resources
• Awards to Support Trainees and the Science in Health Disparities 
• NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview

Social Media Related to the Workshop

Social media posts related to the meeting can be found using #R15Workshop. 

R15 Workshop Planning Committee

• Anowarul Amin, Biophysics, Bioengineering, and Computational Sciences Branch
• Eric Johnson Chavarria,  Bioengineering, and Computational Sciences Branch
• Yvonne Duglas-Tabor, Cancer Immunology, Hematology, and Etiology Branch
• Christina George, Tumor Biology and Microenvironment Branch
• Brunilde Gril, Tumor Metastasis Branch
• Ruibai Luo, Cancer Cell Biology Branch
• Anu Sharman, DNA and Chromosome Aberrations Branch 
• Michelle Turner, Office of the Director

DCB Contacts for the Workshop

For additional information about the DCB R15 Investigator Workshop, please contact Ruibai Luo or Brunilde Gril.