TECHNICAL WRITER DIRECTORY To be added or to request edits please email: E [email protected] Last updated December 31, 2013 Search by Specialty Biological Sciences Computer Science Cyber-Infrastructure Education/Educational Outreach General Liberal Arts Medicine Science Technology & Research Biological Sciences Amy J. Davis, Ph.D. (Cell & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience) Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 (801) 746-9255 [email protected] Nancy Farrar Halden (Biology) Getting to Granted (801) 450-9280 [email protected] Brett Mensh (Neuroscience) [email protected] Susan Schulman, MAT, CCRA 358 South, 700 East #B421 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Phone: (801) 487-4449 Fax: (801) 483-2902 Email: [email protected] Stacey C. 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Davis, Ph.D. Associate Director The Brain Institute at the University of Utah 383 Colorow Drive, Room 324 Salt Lake City, UT 84108 801.587-1222 office 801.746.9255 cell [email protected] PROFILE Amy Davis completed her Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Utah in 2003, and a three-year postdoctoral traineeship with Thomas R. Cech at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2007. She currently serves as the Associate Director for the Brain Institute at the University of Utah, a pioneering institute devoted to improving the human condition through interdisciplinary neuroscience work. The majority of Dr. Davis’s effort is devoted to preparing proposals for multi-investigator grants and training grants. Her roles include: identifying funding opportunities; communicating with all contributing personnel to obtain required documents; managing secure, online, private workspaces for collaborating investigators to share documents in development; preparing budgets and writing detailed budget justifications; writing all non-scientific portions of proposals; heavy editing of the scientific portions of proposals; drafting letters of support for collaborators; establishing relationships with funding agency contacts so that proposal questions are addressed quickly; ensuring adherence to every requirement of the program announcement; assembling applications for electronic or hardcopy submission; and generally serving as the lead project manager during proposal development, enabling the principal investigator to focus his / her efforts on formulating the research plan. EDUCATION University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Biology, May 2003 Advisor: Professor Janet M. Shaw Dissertation Title: “Mitochondrial Membrane Fusion and Fission in Yeast” Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biology, Genetics and Developmental Option, April 1996 EXPERIENCE July 2007-present The Brain Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Associate Director, April 2009-present Interdisciplinary Research Manager, July 2007-March 2009 • Directs the day-to-day operations of the Brain Institute and performs the functions of the Executive Director in his absence, ~ 4 days / week (Note: The Executive Director position is 0.2 FTE.) • Coordinates the planning, preparation and submission of extramural grants for more than twelve principal investigators and their postdoctoral and graduate trainees; writes a significant portion of grant applications • Independently writes grant proposals to private foundations to support Brain Institute outreach education programs • Establishes short-term and long-term strategic direction for the Brain Institute in collaboration with the Executive Director and the Executive Advisory Committee • Manages a core staff of four employees and multiple consultants • Makes budget decisions and prepares the ~$1M annual budget with approval from the Executive Director • Designs, implements, and evaluates the return on investment of Brain Institute programs and services, including building interdisciplinary research teams in focus areas, administering research team web sites, orchestrating large research symposia, coordinating public relations efforts, and administering pilot research programs • Manages the unite.utah.edu project, an online collaboration tool for Brain Institute investigators • Manages the Brain Institute website, brain.utah.edu, and writes content for the website and newsletter October 2004-July 2007 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO Research Associate (full-time position) • Independently conceived, planned, and executed a research program resulting in two first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals • Managed a full-time research technician and collaborated effectively with a research team of fourteen • Managed, mentored and trained an undergraduate student in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Program, from May-August 2006 • Responsibly managed a research budget of ~$100K annually • Organized a monthly, interdepartmental journal club for two years • Represented the laboratory of Thomas R. Cech, Nobel Laureate and President of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, by presenting my research findings at national and local