NSF-NIH Smart and Connected Health Aspiring PI Workshop
Abstract:
NSF-NIH Smart and Connected Health Aspiring PI Workshop will be an informational and interactive opportunity for Smart and Connected Health (SCH) aspiring investigators to develop skills and address the knowledge gaps necessary to submit a successful SCH proposal. The goal of the SCH program is to accelerate the development and use of innovative approaches that would support the much needed transformation of health and healthcare. The mission of the Smart and Connected Health program is the development of next generation health and healthcare research through high-risk, high- reward advances in connecting data, systems and people through fundamental advances in information science, computer science, behavioral and social sciences, engineering and medicine. Realizing the promise of disruptive transformation in health and healthcare will require well-coordinated, multidisciplinary approaches. This workshop will support the development of researchers interested in submitting research to the SCH program.
Learning Objectives:
- Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to identify key criteria of the NSF-NIH jointly funded SCH program, the transdisciplinary scientific process, and the SCH review process.
- Upon completion, participants will have the knowledge to work towards developing quality proposals for submission.
- At the workshop, the PIs will have the chance to submit one-pagers and meet with NSF/NIH PDs for individual feedback on their projects.
NSF/NIH PDs to Attend:
- Dr. Goli Yamini, CISE/IIS, NSF
- Dr. Andy Duan, CISE/IIS, NSF
- Dr. Laurel Kuxhaus, Office of Strategic Coordination, NIH
- Dr. Julia Berzhanskaya, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH
Schedule:
The workshop will be held in the morning of August 5. The tentative workshop program is as below but subject to change:
- 9:00am-10:00am: Keynote speech by Dr. Goli Yamini
- 10:15am-12:15pm: Small group breakouts between PDs and aspiring PIs
- 12:15pm-12:30pm: closing remarks and key takeaways
Submission of one-pagers
To meet with the NSF/NIH PDs during the breakout sessions at the workshop, each aspiring PI is required to sign up, by submitting an one-pager, along with a slides deck, to describe the research that he/she would like to bring to the discussion with the PDs. Please use this link to sign-up:
The sign-up deadline is July 31, 2026 AoE. The specific arrangement and time slots for meeting with the PDs will be announced later, depending on the number of sign-ups being received.
