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<p class="pa1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">How to Get Your First Grant—Guide to NIH K99
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<p class="pa2"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Pau Creixell</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Postdoc, Koch Institute
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<p class="pa2"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Diego Huet</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Postdoc, Whitehead Institute
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<p class="pa2"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Rebecca Lamason</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Assistant Professor, MIT
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<p class="pa2"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Ankur Jain</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Assistant Professor, MIT
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<p class="pa2"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Penny Beuning</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Professor, Northeastern University
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<p class="pa3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Grantsmanship is an essential skill for scientists. Come join us for a panel discussion to hear all about writing and reviewing for NIH grants. We will use the NIH K99–R00 Pathway to
Independence Award as an example to discuss about grantsmanship for trainees. Hear from a K99 reviewer and recent awardees—both postdocs and junior faculty who have recently transitioned to independent positions.
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<p class="pa4"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D300FF">Wednesday January 30<span class="a5">th
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Nate Tedford</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Head of Foundry Operations, Ginkgo Bioworks </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Avak Kahvejian</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Partner, Flagship Pioneering, Founding President of Cygnal Therapeutics and Rubius Therapeutics </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Lauren Foster</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Associate Director, MIT Technology Licensing Office </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Rachel Meyers</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">, Entrepreneur-in- Residence, Third Rock Ventures </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#211D1E">Are you interested in starting your own biotech company? Are you curious about how technology developed at MIT is licensed to industry and startups? How can you fund your scientific ideas into a new
business? Come hear from experts that span the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Kendall Square area. Our panelists will share their experiences translating scientific advances to the private sector. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D300FF">Wednesday, January 30<span class="a4">th </span>1:30-3 pm, 68-181 </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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