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17.02.2020

The Remix Transferable Skills Training

The Remix Transferable Skills Training will take place 17-19 February 2020 in Cologne, Germany.

The event consists of two sessions:

Date Lecture Venue
17 - 18 February 2020 Workshop on Proposal Writing by Dr. Brian Cusack and Dr. Babette Regierer Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
19 February 2020 Technology Transfer by Angela Steinbach Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

 

Venue:

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b

D-50931 Cologne, Germany

Directions:

https://goo.gl/maps/3YCZS2jSLTJX8w747

Hotel Information:

A contingent of 13 single rooms for participants have been reserved from 16-19 February 2020 for a special rate. Breakfast is included in the price of the rooms.


Please Note: All definite bookings must be requested individually via email or phone(+49(0)221-2036-0by Thursday, 16 January 2020. After this date, space and rates will be based upon availability.


Hotel Flandrischer Hof

Flandrische Straße 3-11

50674 Cologne, Germany 

Phone number:  +49(0)221-2036-0

email address: infoSpamProtectionflandrischerhof.de 

Directions:

https://goo.gl/maps/kKifDGfT2i4j64y88

Dinner Information:

The Dinner will take place 17 February 2020, 7:00 p.m. in Spencer and Hill.

Spencer and Hill, Cologne

Hohenzollernring 16-18

50672 Cologne, Germany

Agenda:

Monday 17th February 2020, 08:50 - 17:00
08.50 - 09.00 Welcome - Aleksandra Trifunovic 13.30 - 14.00 The Aim Statement
09.00 - 09.30 Participant Introductions 14.00 - 14.10 Exercise: Refine your Proposal’s Aim Statement
09.30 - 10.15 Workshop Overview 14.10 - 14.30 Describing the Objectives
10.15 - 10.30 Discussion of researched funding programs
(Groups of 3-4)
14.30 - 15.00 Writing the Work Plan
10.30 - 10.45 Presentation of funder research (Group 1) 15.00 - 15.15 Break
10.45 - 11.00 Break 15.15 - 15.30 Abstract Writing
11.00 - 11.30 Key differences between writing Funding Proposals & writing Research Articles 15.30 - 15.45 Presentation of funder research (Group 3)
11.30 - 11.45 First Steps in Planning the Proposal 15.45 - 16.00 Composing the Title
11.45 - 12.00 Presentation of funder research (Group 2) 16.15 - 16.30 Exercise: Refine your Proposal’s Title
12.00 - 12.30 Writing the Proposal Introduction 16.30 - 16.45 Deciding on an Acronym for the Proposal
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch 16.45 - 17.00 Exercise: How would you evaluate a Funding Proposal?
19.00 Dinner (Spencer and Hill)    

 

Tuesday 18th February 2020, 09:00 - 17:00
09.00 - 09.35 Feedback on overnight homework. – “In the Reviewer's Shoes” 13.30 - 14.10 Exercise: Develop one Proposal as a
Research Consortium
09.35 - 10.15 Exercise: Evaluation Committee with a “fly on the wall” 14.10 - 14.20 Paying attention to the
Funding Agency’s “small print”
10.15 - 10.25 Exercise: Discussion with your Reviewer - “Revenge of the fly” 14.20 - 15.00 Exercise: Group presentations
10.25 - 10.35 Feedback on Evaluation Criteria 15.00 - 15.15 Break
10.35 - 10.45 Presentation of funder research (Group 4) 15.15 - 15.35 Exercise: Group presentations
10.45 - 11.00 Break 15.35 - 15.45 Budget Negotiation with Winning
Group
11.00 - 11.15 Primer on Interdisciplinary Research 15.45 - 16.15 Exercise: Finalise your Title,
Acronym and Aim OR Develop a
recipe for writing your next Funding Proposal
11.15 - 11.30 Writing the Relevance & Impact section 16.15 - 16.30 Exercise: Develop a Contingency Plan
11.30 - 11.50 Financial Planning 16.30 - 16.45 Exercise: Describe the workshop’s
“Take Home Message”
11.50 - 12.30 Exercise: Develop one Proposal as a Research Consortium 16.45 - 17.00 Closing Remarks
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch    

 

Wednesday, 19th February 2020, 08:50 - 12:30
08.50 - 09.00 Welcome - Aleksandra Trifunovic
09.00 - 09.30 From basic research to clinical application: clinical trial development and set-up
09.30 - 10.45 Introduction to clinical trials
10.45 - 11.00 Break
11.00 - 12.00 Exercise: clinical trials in practice – clinical, regulatory and ethical aspects of study patient enrolment & treatment
12.00 - 12.30 Exercise: discussion of results
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch