The NIH Lecture Series was established to educate our members on ongoing opportunities for research-related venues for pediatric endocrinologists.
2022 WEBINARS
Our next information seminars from the PES/NIH liaison committee are listed below. The topics to be covered aim to demystify the NIH operations and encourage our new generation of pediatric endocrinologists to seek extramural funding and identify NIH staff that provide guidance in these processes. Please join us!
PAST WEBINARS
March 22, 2022
- The Role of the Program Director presented by Barbara Linder, MD, PhD, Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
- The NIH and Peer Review of Grant Applications presented by John Connaughton, PhD, Branch Chief, Grants Review, NIDDK
January 25, 2022
- NIH 101 presented by Saul Malozowski, MD, PhD, MBA, Senior Advisor for Endocrine Physiology in Division Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
- Training and Career Development Overview presented by Lisa Spain, PhD, Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
NIH Perspectives on Extramural Research

Michael S. Lauer, MD, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research
Speaker: Michael S. Lauer, MD, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research
Dr. Lauer addressed a number of topics of interest to the extramural research community including efforts to nurture and counsel the next generation of researchers; short-, intermediate-, and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; evolving trends in extramural NIH-funded science; and the critical importance of integrity and trust as bedrock principles underlying the research enterprise.