NIH Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV

Event Description

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR) and partners across NIH invite you to attend the fourth annual Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV:

Friday, September 26, 2025
11 a.m.-3 p.m. ET
Virtual Zoom Event

Registration is closed. Presentations are available upon request by emailing [email protected]
Agenda
Speaker Biographies
Read the Executive Summary for the workshop
Watch video recordings of the workshop here

Intended Audience

• Early stage investigators (ESIs): As defined by NIH, these are scientists within 10 years of earning their terminal degree who are applying for an independent grant
• Early career investigators (ECIs): A term that includes ESIs, recently awarded grantees (within two years), and those who are pursuing their first independent grant
• Undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning about the professional path of an NIH-funded researcher

OAR’s Support of Early Career Investigators

OAR continues to build human resource and infrastructure capacity to enhance the sustainability of HIV research discovery and implement findings from a multidisciplinary workforce, as stated in Goal 4 of the FY 2021-2025 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. This plan provides a roadmap for the NIH HIV research program, ensuring funds are allocated based on the NIH HIV scientific research priorities.

OAR actively collaborates with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) to provide valuable resources and networking opportunities for the next generation of HIV researchers. By partnering with NIH ICOs, OAR aims to expand career development pathways for ECIs, offering them insights into the NIH scientific review process and fostering their growth in the field.

Find additional resources for ECIs in HIV.

Additional Resources

View recordings and read a summary of the 2024 workshop.

Mentor presentations from the 2023 workshop are available at the links below:

• Mallory Johnson, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
  Always Have a Plan But Always Be Ready to Not Follow It
• Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Ph.D., M.P.H.E., MCHES, George Washington University
  Conducting Community-Centered HIV Research With Latinx Populations
• David Chang, Ph.D., NIH Center for Scientific Review and Mock Review from 2023 ECI Workshop 
  The NIH Grant Application Cycle: From Submission to Notice of Award

Previous event slides are available by request. Email OAR at [email protected].