# Presentation: 747125

## NIH Scientific Program Director 

- Ronald Margolis, Ph.D.
- Senior Advisor, Molecular Endocrinology
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
- National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

## Program Official-Definition

**“**The NIH official responsible for the programmatic,
-    scientific and/or technical aspects of a grant.”
*-from the NIH Program Administrators’ Handbook*

## Hierarchy of NIH Institute Extramural Organization

## Overview of Role(s)

- Maintains current knowledge of:
- 	-	Science relevant to portfolio
- 	-	General regulations of grants and contracts
- 	-	Operating procedures at the HHS, NIH, and NIDDK level
- 	-	Key contacts for obtaining policy and procedural information

## Specific Roles of the PD	

- Main contact with PI’s
- Observer at peer review of grants in portfolio
- Read and send summary statements
- Review of yearly progress reports prior to award
- Review of scientific/overlap/human and animal use concerns, esp. for new and competing grants
- Presentation of portfolio at National Advisory Council
- Preparation of paymemos

## Specific Roles of PD (con’t)

- Advances
- Division management
- Trans-DK and Trans-NIH committees and working groups
- Training
- Member of Cooperative Agreement steering committee, as needed
- Initiatives Development

## Initiative Development

- Maintain broad knowledge of science and technology relevant to program and institute mission
- Develop contacts with extramural scientific community
- Attend relevant scientific/technical meetings and conferences
- Prepare and implement initiatives as RFAs, RFPs, PAs, as needed
- Hold workshops, as appropriate, to foster further initiative development

## PD Interfaces

- NIH information
- Policy Issues
- Institute Mission
- Career Planning Guidance
- Grantsmanship
- Awards

## Strategies To Career Planning

- Fellowships (NRSA)
- Career Development Awards (K series)
- Regular Research (R series)

## Life Cycle of a Grant

- <date/time>

## General Principles

- Grant-in-aid for individual, investigator initiated or mentor-based projects
- Peer reviewed
- Support for 2-5 years
- Institutional support

## What happens to my grant when I mail it in?

- Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
- 	- Receipt and Referral Branch
- 	- Assignment to Institute for potential
-       funding and to IRG for initial review:
- 		Institute Scientific Program-PD
- 		Study section-Scientific Review 	Administrator (SRA) and Reviewers

## What happens after the initial review?

- Second level review at the Institute
- Program Director
- Council Action
- Final administrative review
- Grants Management Specialist
- Funding

## What do I do if I don’t make it on the first attempt?

- Carefully read the summary statement
- Talk with your Institute PD
- Seek help from experienced colleagues/mentors

## Awards

- Pending availability of funds
- For 2-5 years
- Notice of Grant Award
- Grants Management Specialist
- Scientific Program Officer
- Yearly Progress Reports

## Endocrinology Research at the NIDDK

**Further information may be obtained through the Internet: **_[http://www.niddk.nih.gov](http://www.niddk.nih.gov/)_
**Or by contacting: **
- 			  **Ronald Margolis, Ph.D.**
**	****301-594-8819**
**	****E-mail:  **_[rm76f@nih.gov](mailto:rm76f@nih.gov)_
**	****James F. Hyde, Ph.D.**
**	****301-594-7692**
**	****E-mail: **_[jh486z@nih.gov](mailto:jh486z@nih.gov)_

## Endocrinology Research at NIDDK 

- Steroid/thyroid/retinoid superfamily
- Cell surface receptors and G-proteins
- Cell signaling
- Neuroendocrinology/HPA axis
- Bone and mineral research (osteoporosis)
- Stress
- Growth factors
- Diabetes and obesity