November 29, 2000
Contact:  Steve Townsend, (313) 577-1429, stownsen@med.wayne.edu

WSU seminar teaches young researchers to write more successful grants

With the assistance of an educational grant from pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer, the Wayne State University School of Medicine held its second highly successful seminar on grant writing this past November.

The seminar presenter, David C. Morrison, PhD, of Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops, LLC, shares his grant writing expertise with researchers across the country.

Coordinated by the School’s Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, Thomas W. Uhde, MD, this session, entitled “Write Winning Grants,” was geared towards newer researchers who have yet to be funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The office of the associate dean is in the process of reviewing feedback from the seminar and will soon make decisions on future such events.

The initial outlook is quite promising. As one attendee stated, “I cannot imagine a more helpful, inspiring and knowledgeable presentation of grant writing issues. I will certainly be thanking my chairman for sending me and acknowledging Pfizer for their generosity in supporting this program.”

This past spring, the associate dean’s office co-sponsored a similar presentation with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Whereas that seminar focused on WSU faculty members, the involvement of Pfizer allowed participants from the surrounding five-state area to attend this most recent session.

In addition to the 15 WSU faculty members in attendance, the November seminar featured representatives from St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Medical College of Ohio, Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University of Louisville, Henry Ford Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Michigan State University, University of Kentucky, Indiana University School of Medicine and University of Cincinnati.