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Henry Ford + MSU NIH Webinar: The New Academic Career Excellence Award (K32)

Henry Ford + MSU NIH Webinar: The New Academic Career Excellence Award (K32)

September 14, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Led by Oliver Bogler, Ph.D., of Oliver Bogler Coaching and Consulting, this webinar will provide an overview of the new NIH K32 award (PAR-27-062). This award offers up to three years of competitive mentored support and is designed to help awardees be on the path towards becoming an independent, NIH-funded investigator. 
 
The webinar will cover who qualifies, what institutions and applicants need to know, and how to prepare a competitive application.

Questions

For questions, please contact Jessy Martinez at jmarti88@hfhs.org.

Target Audience

Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty with Trainees, and Research Administrative Staff.

Please note: By the time of award, the individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status).

About the Speaker

Oliver Bogler, Ph.D., led a highly successful NCI R01-funded brain tumor research lab for 16 years at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, securing $13.2M in grants and publishing over 80 papers, while also co-leading MD Anderson’s first SPORE grant. He has chaired and served on over 25 grant review committees and oversaw major academic and philanthropic initiatives, including managing MD Anderson’s academic affairs. Bogler most recently served as the director of the Center for Cancer Training at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) where he oversaw NCI’s $210M early career grant portfolio. He currently runs his own consulting group (Oliver Bogler Coaching and Consulting) to help support early career scientists achieve their scientific goals.

About Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences

Established in 2021, the Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences partnership is a 30-year collaboration focused on advancing research, education and patient care. Together, the organizations are building a unified research community, addressing health disparities across diverse populations, expanding access to innovative care, and preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals. Learn more at henryfordmsu.org.

This webinar is sponsored by the Henry Ford + MSU Cancer Committee.