National Institute for Agriculture (NIFA), Waterfront Centre, 800 9th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024

Club Quarters Hotel in Washington, D.C., 839 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 463-6400

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Communications, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892-9663

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Public Information and Communications Branch, 31 Center Drive Building 31, Room 2A32, MSC 2425, Bethesda, MD 20892-2425

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), 45 Center Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIAID Office of Communications and Government Relations, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9806, Bethesda, MD 20892-9806

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Office of Communications and Public Liaison NIH, Building 31, Room 9A04, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2560, Bethesda, MD 20892-2560

2016 ACES Research Academy

Dear ACES Research Academy Participant,

The ACES Research Academy is meant to help young faculty like yourself develop their grantsmanship and professional skills. The Academy offers grant-writing workshops, information on how to manage time effectively, assistance from senior faculty on developing a tenure plan and preparing tenure documentation, and tools for monitoring, identifying, writing, and securing research funds. One of the highlights of the program is a trip to Washington, D.C., which helps you develop relationships with agencies that may be able to provide you with funding, and strategies for presenting their work to these agencies.

We hope you will find the Research Academy to be a valuable part of your training, and productive for finding resources to support your research program!

Regards,

Dr. Elvira de Mejia, Interim Assistant Dean of Research, Food Science and Human Nutrition Professor, Director of ACES Research Academy

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20250

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Building 31, Room 5A52, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2486, Bethesda, MD 20892