Siteman K/R Club

Writing a K or R Grant? Join Siteman’s K/R Club!

K/R Club is a bi-weekly peer-learning program designed to equip investigators with the knowledge, skills, and peer/mentor support to prepare competitive NIH awards. All cancer-focused postdoctorates and early career faculty (clinical, public health, and basic science investigators) who plan to submit an NIH K or R grant are encouraged to join.

Who Should Join:

• Cancer-focused investigators
• Postdocs and clinical fellows preparing K applications
• Early-career faculty pursuing career development funding
• Current K awardees seeking guidance for an R-series transition

*Open to SCC member faculty and their trainees

What You’ll Gain

• Workshops: Step-by-step coverage of K and R application sections (Specific Aims, Career Development Plan, Research Strategy, Ancillary Documents)
• Skill-Building: Budgeting, Biosketch preparation, and communicating science
• Peer Review: Understand the NIH peer-review criteria/process and receive feedback from program leaders/senior faculty
• Resources: Learn about resources available at WashU and SCC
• Networking: Connect with peers and senior investigators

Upcoming Sessions

K/R sessions will be held in-person on a bi-weekly (2nd and 4th Tuesday) basis.

*Programming content and dates are subject to change

For June and July 2026 Submissions:

Facilitator

Megan Noonan, PhD

Scientific Editor, Siteman Cancer Center

[email protected]