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Research STRATEGIES 1.
Goal 2
Target recruitment into existing and new areas by recruiting newly educated graduates from programs, and identify and recruit promising graduates who are in the educational pipeline, and support career development, including postdoctoral research and specialty training.
Recruit and nurture the next generation of basic and clinical scientists into the institution’s priority research themes.
2016 PROGRESS
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F-Troop, a hands-on, year round grant writing workshop meets weekly and targets pre- and post-doctoral trainees engaged in the preparation of fellowship grant applications. Approximately 45 trainees have participated in the workshops. In fiscal year 2016, 12 new fellowship grants have been awarded to the Health Science Center. Also, for the first time a trainee will receive a F99/K00 award from the National Cancer Institute.
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During the year, 27 early career faculty and advanced post-doctoral fellows attended the grant writing workshop for new investigators. Many of the attendees received local pilot grant awards, as well as multiple awards from extramural agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Heart Association.
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During fiscal year 2016, 20 GrantSeekers presentations were offered and 16 grants were reviewed. Four grant applications reviewed in fiscal year 2015 were successfully awarded for $9.4 million.
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Several faculty continue to use the editorial review services offered through the Expanded GrantSeekers program. The expanded program includes expert editorial services to improve the quality of manuscripts and grant submissions.
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The School of Medicine continues to support the Visionaries Pilot Program to encourage opportunities for increased scientific activity that
2. Implement mechanisms to increase quantity and quality of submitted grants.
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