H3Africa Human Heredity and Health in Africa

H3Africa Applicant Information Session Materials

The NIH H3Africa Applicant Information Meeting was held at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club in Nairobi, Kenya from the 21st - 22nd of September 2011. The primary purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recently released NIH Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) regarding H3Africa. A grant writing workshop specific to the NIH FOAs and presentations on the NIH grant application and review processes were also delivered to prospective applicants. The meeting was well attended with participants from across Africa joining us either in person or online.



Presentation Slides and Audio

September 21, 2011
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast  
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions PDF  
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Overview of the H3Africa Initiative PDF
Jane Peterson
Audio Audio [19.9 MB]
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Introduction and discussion on RFA-11-008-U54 PDF
Grants for the H3Africa Collaborative Centers
Jane Peterson
 
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Introduction and discussion on RFA-11-009-UO1 PDF
Grants for the H3Africa Research Projects
Mark Guyer
Audio Audio [11.6 MB]
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Morning Tea  
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Introduction and discussion on RFA-11-010-U41 PDF
Grants for the H3Africa Bioinformatics Network
Jane Peterson
Audio Audio [8.18 MB]
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Introduction and discussion on RFA-11-007-UH2/UH3 PDF
H3Africa Biorepository Planning Grants
Mark Guyer
Audio Audio [29.7 MB]
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch  
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Grant Writing Workshop PDF
Ebony Bookman
Audio Audio [25.6 MB]
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Introduction to the NIH Grants Application Process PDF
Victoria Bishton

Supplemental Materials:
Audio Audio [25.2 MB]
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NIH Peer Review Process PDF
Rudy Pozzatti
Audio Audio [28.1 MB]
4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Tea  
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. H3Africa Staff meet Applicants Individually
 
September 22, 2011
7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. H3Africa Staff meet Applicants Individually
 

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