Bio
Crystal Botham, Ph.D. is Director of the Office of Pediatric Research Development in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford University (https://med.stanford.edu/pediatrics/research/PedsRDTeam.html). Dr. Botham provides strategic advice to faculty and others to enable competitive funding applications and productive research programs.
Dr. Botham is also the Director & Founder of the Biosciences Grant Writing Academy (https://grantwriting.stanford.edu). The Grant Writing Academy supports graduate and postdoctoral trainees in developing and articulating research strategies to tackle important scientific questions.
Current Role at Stanford
• Providing individualized grantsmanship assistance to postdoctoral fellows and faculty
• Editing and critically evaluating grant applications to improve funding potential
• Interpreting sponsor requirements and providing strategic advice
• Identifying a diverse portfolio of funding opportunities
• Designing and facilitating courses to enable postdoctoral fellows to develop competitive Career Development applications
• Developing and presenting at workshops on grant writing and proposal submission
• Coordinating completion of subcontracts and large collaborative projects
