FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Economic Development will host a National Institutes of Health proposal-writing workshop on Thursday, Oct. 9, for University of Arkansas researchers in health-related fields.

The workshop, to be moderated by grants specialists from Hanover Research Inc., is open to all U of A faculty and post-doctoral research associates. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 203 in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development.

The meeting will consist of two 90-minute sessions. The first will focus on grant-writing basics for researchers new to NIH and the second will center on graduating to the agency’s R01 submissions.

The workshop will feature Bryan DeBusk, a grants specialist with Hanover Research; Julie Stenken, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the U of A; David Zaharoff, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the U of A; and Cynthia Sagers, an associate vice provost for research and economic development at the university.

Any researcher is welcome to attend one or both sessions. Seating is limited, however, so please RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 2, by e-mail to research@uark.edu, with the subject line: NIH Academy.