Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop

National Science Foundation (NSF)Õs Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

Hilton Albuquerque ¥ 1901 University Boulevard, NE ¥ Albuquerque, NM 87102 ¥ 505/884-2500

March 31 – April 1, 2006

 

AGENDA

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

 

AM

  8:30     Registration

 

  9:00             Opening Plenary Session and Continental Breakfast

                       Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions

                       Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

 

  9:15             Welcoming Remarks

                       Overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the

                       Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO) 

                       James Collins, Assistant Director, BIO

 

10:00            BIO Proposal Preparation and the NSF Merit Review Criteria and Review Process

                       Juan Carlos Morales, BIO Program Director

                                 

10:45            Coffee Break

 

11:00            Three Concurrent Division-focused Sessions

                       -Overview of Programs, Priorities, and Processes by BIO Division[1]

                       -Initial Presentation of ParticipantsÕ Proposed Project Summaries

 

                       Session I:      Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

                                               Christopher Greer, Program Director

                                               Gerald Selzer, Program Director

                       Session II:     Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB)

                                               Dona Boggs, Program Director

                                               Paul Farel, Program Director

                                               Pauline Lawrence, BIO Award Recipient

                                                            University of Florida, Gainesville

                       Session III:    Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)

                                               Juan Carlos Morales, Program Director

                                               Alan Tessier, Program Director

                                               Felisa Smith, BIO Award Recipient

                                                            University of New Mexico

                       Session IV:   Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)

                                               Margaret Johnson, Program Director

                                               Jermelina Tupas, Program Director

                                               Carla Mattos, BIO Award Recipient

                                                            North Carolina State University

                                               Maggie Werner-Washburne, BIO Award Recipient

                                                            University of New Mexico

 

PM

12:30            Luncheon Plenary Session:  The NSF Review Process from the Perspective of

                                                                           Panelists/Reviewers

                              Carla Mattos, North Carolina State University

                              Felisa Smith, University of New Mexico

 

  2:00             Four Concurrent Division-focused Sessions Continued

                       Implications of Proposal Preparation and NSF Review Criteria Discussion

                              for ParticipantsÕ Proposals/Proposal Concepts

 

                       Session I:    Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) and

                       Session II:   Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB)

                       Session III:  Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)

                       Session IV: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)

 

  3:00             Post-Award Responsibilities

                       Larry Fuqua, Grant and Agreement Specialist

                              Division of Grants and Agreements, NSF

 

  3:30             Coffee Break

 

  3:45             Applied Mathematics and Its Applications to the Biological Sciences 

                       Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Joaquin Bustoz, Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology

                              Regents Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

                              Arizona State University

 

  4:30             Strategies for Building Biological Infrastructure and On-Campus STEM Collaborations

                       Gerald Selzer, Program Director

                              Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

                              Directorate for Biological Sciences, NSF

                       Joanne Tornow, Office of the Assistant Director

                              Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF

 

  5:30             Break

 

  6:00             Dinner

 

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

 

AM

  8:45             Plenary Session

                       -Integrating Research into Teaching – ÒBest PracticesÓ

                        Pauline Lawrence, BIO Award Recipient

                              University of Florida

 

                       -Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Students

                        Maggie Werner-Washburne, University of New Mexico

 

                       -Factors to Consider/Lessons Learned in Implementation of Outreach

       Activities at the High School Level

                        Egda Morales, Albert Einstein Fellow, MCB

 

10:15              Coffee Break

 

10:30              Four Concurrent Division-focused Sessions

                       Refinement of Proposals/Proposal Concepts by Participants

 

                       Session I:    Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) and

                       Session II:   Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB)

                       Session III:  Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)

                       Session IV: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)

 

NOON/PM

12:00            Luncheon Plenary Session

                       Closing Comments

                       NSF Staff, BIO Grantees, Consultants, and QEM Staff

 

  1:30             Plenary Session: Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals/Required Reports

                       Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist

                              Division of Information Systems

       Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF

 

  3:30             Adjournment

 


[1] Additional Resource Persons During the Workshop:

  Maryanna Henkart, Division Director, MCB

  Egda Morales, Albert Einstein Fellow