# PRS Young Investigator Grants Workshop

> **NIH NIH R13** · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2021 · $6,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Perinatal Research Society (PRS) Young Investigator Training Workshop, held the two days prior to the
PRS main-meeting, provides an opportunity for young investigators to engage with senior, established
investigators in an active learning environment. Young investigators attending the workshop receive protected
time for immersion in active writing and oral presentation, accompanied by immediate one-on-one discussion
with established investigators who have track-records of NIH funding and mentoring. The current
competitiveness of the extramural funding environment magnifies the importance of training young
investigators in the art of writing successful grant proposals and effectively communicating their research and
its impact. Each workshop is attended by 15 to 17 young investigators and ~6 faculty-mentors drawn from the
PRS membership. This young investigator-to-faculty mentor ratio ensures substantial interactions. Young
investigators bring an identified research project and draft of the project's Specific Aims page, and identify their
research mentor and funding agency. An innovative strength of our Workshop is its immersive, active-writing
and oral presentation design. Active writing is by an iterative writing process during which each young
investigator's grant section is critiqued one-on-one by a faculty-mentor, followed by revision and new one-on-
one critique by a different faculty-mentor. Didactic instruction is used, but minimally to introduce the functions
of the sections of an NIH grant. In parallel, the elements of clear writing are applied to oral presentations that
are practiced and critiqued to improve clarity that is targeted for a diverse audience. The goal of these iterative
processes is clear writing and oral presentation that confuse the fewest readers/listeners, and conveys the
scientific premise, significance, innovation, and impact on the field. Perinatal medicine and biology has major
public health consequences with the growing recognition that perinatal life is a major determinant of disease in
adult life. Our Workshop's impact is to enhance and accelerate the development of young investigators in the
field of perinatal medicine and biology through grantsmanship and communication skills.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10090481
- **Project number:** 5R13HD079163-08
- **Recipient organization:** UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- **Principal Investigator:** KURT H ALBERTINE
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $6,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2014-02-01 → 2024-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10090481

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10090481, PRS Young Investigator Grants Workshop (5R13HD079163-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10090481. Licensed CC0.

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