Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bean, Elizabeth &lt;bean(a)chemistry.harvard.edu&gt; Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:17 PM Subject: FW: NIH Sponsor Visit: NIH Director's Early Independence Award -- September 10, 2015 To: #List-CCB-Faculty &lt;faculty(a)chemistry.harvard.edu&gt;du>, #List-CCB-Faculty_Staff &lt;faculty_staff(a)chemistry.harvard.edu&gt; Dear Colleagues, Please distribute the invitation below to postdocs and grad students as appropriate. Best, Liz *Liz Bean* *617-384-8422 <617-384-8422>* *bean(a)chemistry.harvard.edu &lt;bean(a)chemistry.harvard.edu&gt;* *From:* Cromack, Erin A [mailto:cromack@fas.harvard.edu] *Sent:* Tuesday, September 08, 2015 12:13 PM *Subject:* NIH Sponsor Visit: NIH Director's Early Independence Award *Campus Visit: Ravi Basavappa, PhD, NIH Program Leader* *The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award: Supporting independent research careers for outstanding junior scientists* *Thursday, September 10, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm* *Harvard Geological Museum, Haller Hall (Room 102)* *24 Oxford Street, Cambridge* *Register Here <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveymonkey.com_r_NIHVisit-5F9-2D10-2D15&d=BQMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=EpatzoM-mW_-KzhIYffRI07FffVt4lP4xKUUOQpOBS4&m=310EHq3rNRo3-MwpIyxyEWvmumTuKTQXeqpTgSIRJGk&s=MtyAKfS5fVZHTpSUW0h3ptHRNbvSjhZhWmAcejmauYw&e=>* You are invited to attend a talk by Dr. Ravi Basavappa, Program Leader at the National Institutes of Health, on Thursday, September 10, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm in Haller Hall 102. Dr. Basavappa will present an overview of the Director’s Early Independence Award, part of the Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Program. This award supports exceptional early career scientists who possess the intellect, scientific creativity, drive, and maturity to flourish independently by bypassing the traditional post-doctoral training period. For more information on this program as well as the other Common Fund awards, please see here <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__commonfund.nih.gov_earlyindependence_index&d=BQMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=EpatzoM-mW_-KzhIYffRI07FffVt4lP4xKUUOQpOBS4&m=310EHq3rNRo3-MwpIyxyEWvmumTuKTQXeqpTgSIRJGk&s=t2aOfBhp4Qi139IjsYGMmh7A0xYGNWR9IxK1-VbZE1c&e=> . This event is open to all faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and administrators affiliated with Harvard University. Light refreshments will be provided. Please share this announcement with individuals within your department as appropriate. Please contact Caitlin McDermott-Murphy (cmcdermottmurphy(a)fas.harvard.edu or 617-496-2618) with any questions about this event.