The University’s K12 program, a part of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, is again organizing R01 writing groups that will include up to five National Institutes of Health (NIH) defined new investigators who are pursuing their first R01 NIH award (or equivalent). Each group will be headed by one or two senior faculty members with extensive success with NIH awards and study section reviewer experience. The groups will foster peer (group participants) and senior mentoring (Group Facilitators Drs. Murtaugh, Shiu, and Varner) to produce top quality grant submissions. The groups will meet via Zoom starting the week of September 1, 2025 for approximately 2-hour sessions on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons and continue meeting bi-weekly to work on Specific Aims and draft the Research Strategy, until November 2025.

Participants will be required to attend bi-weekly meetings on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons as determined by group participant and facilitator availability.

We encourage all faculty who meet new investigator status (never had an R01 or equivalent as PI) and who are well-poised to prepare a competitive application as outlined in this flyer to participate.

Application Deadline: Monday, August 11, 2025, by 5:00 PM MT
Contact Information: R01 Writing Groups | CTSI | University of Utah Health