{"69638":{"#nid":"69638","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Office of Sponsored Project host panel on NIH Director\u2019s New Innovator Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Sponsored Programs, in conjunction Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences and the Department of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry, are proud to announce a discussion panel on the NIH Director\u2019s New Innovator Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFeatured Panelists for the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E NIH \nDirector\u2019s New Innovator Award:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMelissa L. \nKemp, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is an Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of \nBiomedical Engineering.\u0026nbsp; She took her Ph.D. from University of Washington in \n2003. Dr. Kemp was a Postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of \nTechnology from 2003 to 2006.\u0026nbsp; She received her B.S. from Massachusetts \nInstitute of Technology, 1997. \u0026nbsp;Dr. Kemp\u2019s areas of research include \nsystems biology in the context of cancer immunology, computational modeling of \nintracellular metabolic and signaling pathways.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EManu O. Platt, \nPh.D.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis an Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of \nBiomedical Engineering.\u0026nbsp; He took his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology \nand Emory University in 2006.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Platt then completed a Postdoctoral \nFellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2008.\u0026nbsp; He \nreceived his B.S. from Morehouse College in 2001. \u0026nbsp;Dr. Platt\u2019s areas of \nresearch encompasses tissue remodeling in arteries due to sickle cell disease or \nHIV-infection, roles of proteases in tumor metastasis, and bone marrow-derived \nstem cell based therapies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChristine K. Payne, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is an \nAssistant Professor in Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp; She received a NIH \nDirector\u2019s New Innovator Award, 2009.\u0026nbsp; She took her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the \nUniversity of California, Berkeley in 2003.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Payne then completed an NIH \nPostdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University from 2003 to 2006.\u0026nbsp; She received \nher B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1998. \u0026nbsp;Dr. Payne\u2019s research is \nto understand the mechanism of intracellular reactions in relation to the \ncellular environment. Their research focuses on two aspects of cellular \nregulation; spatial localization of enzymes in vesicles and diffusion within the \ncrowded environment of the cytosol.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe NIH Director\u0027s New Innovator \nAward addresses two important goals: stimulating highly innovative research and \nsupporting promising new investigators. Many new investigators have \nexceptionally innovative research ideas, but not the preliminary data required \nto fare well in the traditional NIH peer review system. As part of NIH\u0027s \ncommitment to increasing opportunities for new scientists, it has created the \nNIH Director\u0027s New Innovator Award to support exceptionally creative new \ninvestigators who propose highly innovative projects that have the potential for \nunusually high impact. This award complements ongoing efforts by NIH and its \ninstitutes and centers to fund new investigators through R01 grants and other \nmechanisms.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe NIH Director\u0027s New Innovator Award program is different \nfrom traditional NIH grants in several ways. It is designed specifically to \nsupport unusually creative new investigators with highly innovative research \nideas at an early stage of their career when they may lack the preliminary data \nrequired for an R01 grant. The emphasis is on innovation and creativity; \npreliminary data are not required, but may be included. No detailed, annual \nbudget is requested in the application. The procedure for evaluating applicants\u0027 \nqualifications is distinct from the traditional NIH peer review \u201cstudy section\u201d \nprocess and will emphasize the individual\u2019s creativity, the innovativeness of \nthe research approaches, and the potential of the project, if successful, to \nhave a significant impact on an important biomedical or behavioral research \nproblem.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENIH Directors New Innovator \nAward Application Due Date: \u003Cstrong\u003EOctober 14, \n2011\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERead \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-RM-11-005.html\u0022\u003ERFA-RM-11-005\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for detailed instructions on how to apply.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOSP, in conjunction with IBB and the department of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry, announce a discussion panel on the NIH Director\u2019s New Innovator Award.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A discussion panel on the NIH Director\u2019s New Innovator Award."}],"uid":"27349","created_gmt":"2011-08-26 15:52:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:55:34","author":"Floyd Wood","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-09-07T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-09-07T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-09-07T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-09-07 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-09-07 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-09-07 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"46514":{"id":"46514","type":"image","title":"Melissa Kemp","body":null,"created":"1449174448","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:27:28","changed":"1475894421","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:21"}},"media_ids":["46514"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-RM-11-005.html","title":"How to Apply"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8669","name":"Christine Payne"},{"id":"248","name":"IBB"},{"id":"10832","name":"Manu Platt"},{"id":"5084","name":"Melissa Kemp"},{"id":"14140","name":"OSP Early Investigators"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:garrett.steed@osp.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGarrett Steed\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOffice of Sponsored Projects\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}