1. Early Investigators APRIL 17, 2016 TORONTO, CANADA 1

2. What’s Our Vision 2 old investigators

3. What’s Our (Real) Vision Building a network of early investigators to provide a supportive platform to sustain CARRA’s future research base What is an early investigator? ◦Seven years post-fellowship (fellowship completion in 2009 or later) 3

4. What’s the Challenge? How do I know what to say ‘no’ to? How do I raise my 'brand' within my institute and externally? My greatest struggle is not having enough time... I have at least 3 manuscripts to finish & submit, and I'm having trouble keeping up with enrollment of my patients into registries. Finally, I'm not willing to give up my clinical time - I would like to learn how to participate in research without having to lead it. Or collaborating so that I can address the things I care about despite my limited time. I have unsuccessfully applied for 3 K-level grants in the past couple years. I'm starting to feel like I need to make a major change in course. 4

5. What’s the Challenge? How do I balance grant writing with clinical responsibilities when I don't have any funding but need the time to write grants. And then how do I balance executing the grant with clinical responsibilities when the grant is supposed to be a good thing, but actually just feels secretly overwhelming. Oh and how to also be a good mother and wife at the same time. And how do I feel less intimidated about all of these things which I secretly think I don't have the skills for. I am feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment! 5

6. What are we trying to do 2 nd annual Early Investigator Meeting 6

7. CARRA RWT Pilot Purpose: Establish a CARRA based Research & Writing Team (RWT) which would facilitate the dissemination of information learned through the CARRA registry and related research projects

8. CARRA RWT Pilot Goals: ◦Support early investigator development, collaboration ◦Promote utilization of CARRA network resources (Registry, CTPs) ◦Facilitate publication of CARRA research projects ◦Develop a work group with deep core knowledge of CARRA resources

9. CARRA RWT Proposed team members: ◦EI chair/Vice-Chair ◦Registry Fellow ◦Biostatistician ◦Publications Committee Representative ◦Faculty with Project specific expertise ◦Disease work group representative(s) ◦EC representative

10. CARRA RWT Pilot 10

11. What else are we doing CARRA EI -- PRES YIM Collaboration ◦2 travel grants for PRES YIM for CARRA Early Investigators ◦Must have accepted abstract, due May 20 – email Jay if submitting (mehtaj@chop.edu) ◦http://www.pres.eu/current-pres-congress/abstracts.html ◦Genoa, Sept 27-Oct 1 11

12. What else are we doing “Questions for Confluence” on new CARRA website 12

13. What else are we doing “Questions for Confluence” on new CARRA website 13

14. What else are we doing? Identify how many EI have external grant funding and set 1 year goal to increase by 25% Encourage every workgroup to have at least one EI leader (currently at ~80%) Developing CARRA-wide Aims Page Review group Encouraging EI to apply for CARRA-wide grants ◦Special consideration for EI 14