Writing Grant Proposals in Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, and Biostatistics

Competition for research funds in epidemiology, preventive medicine and biostatistics is highly competitive. The grant application and review process at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has undergone substantial revisions. This book targets effective grant proposal writing in a highly competitive and evolving environment.

Autorentext

Dr. Lisa Chasan-Taber is a Professor of Epidemiology and the former Associate Dean for Research at the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Chasan-Taber has had a history of continual funding from NIH and national foundations throughout her research career. She has been a standing member on National Institutes of Health (NIH) review panels, a mentor on NIH Research Career Development Awards, and the Principal Investigator of mentoring grants designed to provide early-career faculty with successful grant-writing strategies. For more than 20 years, she has taught a class on grant proposal writing for graduate students which formed the basis for this textbook. Dr. Chasan-Taber has been recognized for her research through the Chancellor's Medal, the highest recognition bestowed to faculty by the university. Dr. Chasan-Taber received her post-doctoral and doctoral training in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Inhalt

Preface to 2nd Edition. Author Bio. 1 Ten Top Tips for Successful Grant Proposal Writing. Part I Preparing to Write the Grant Proposal. 2 Setting up a Time Frame. 3 Identifying a Topic and Conducting the Literature Search. 4 Choosing the Right Funding Source. 5 Scientific Writing. Part II The Grant Proposal: Section by Section. 6 Specific Aims. 7 How to Develop and Write Hypotheses. 8 Significance and Innovation. 9 Preliminary Studies. 10 Pilot Grants: Reproducibility and Validity Studies. 11 Study Design and Methods. 12 Data Analysis Plan. 13 Power and Sample Size. 14 Study Limitations to Consider. 15 How to Present Limitations and Alternatives. 16 Project Summary/Abstract. Part III Submission and Resubmission. 17 Submission of the Grant Proposal. 18 Fellowship Grants. 19 Career Development Awards. 20 Review Process. 21 Resubmission of the Grant Proposal. Index.