Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID)

SIPID APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2009!

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Pre-Application

The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) is an all-expense-paid research career advancing opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) through a variety of Summer Institutes. These mentored research programs will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks. The desired outcome is to improve the recruitment and retention of faculty from diverse backgrounds including disabled and underrepresented minority groups and disabled scientists, in the study of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.

SIPID Brochure  (Requires Adobe Reader)

Who

• Junior research faculty at accredited research institutions interested in research in health-related fields may apply. The final selection of participants will be based on merit while considering the potential of individuals from a variety of racial groups and those with disabilities, to increase diversity in the work force on a national or institutional basis.

Why

• The desired outcome is to increase diversity in the medical research work force on a national or institutional basis.

What

• The all-expense-paid program brings participants to the University for approximately 2-week  sessions for  two consecutive summers beginning in 2009, and mid-year visits to the mentor’s institution
• Establish Mentor-Mentee partnerships with matching based on common research interests
• Mentors experienced in research and grant writing have been recruited
• Long-term collaborations between mentors and mentees will be encouraged
• The didactic curriculums involve faculty and mentors from multiple disciplines with various levels of hands-on training
• Special emphasis placed on developing grantsmanship skills, with mentors assisting Mentees one-on-one to develop specific research projects and improve long-term fundability

When

The second Summer Institute will be held from July 6 –17, 2009

Participants will learn bench skills that can be utilized to perform functional genomics research related to blood disorders. The interdisciplinary faculty recruited to the Institute will deliver didactic lectures on genomic, molecular and cell biology, and proteomic techniques  combined with hands-on bench research training; NHLBI staff will also conduct a grant-writing workshop onsite.