Delaware INBRE DRPP Core

University Of Delaware, Newark DE

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Project summary – Developmental Research Project Program The Delaware INBRE (DE-INBRE) Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP), in collaboration with the DE-INBRE administrative (ADMIN) core, develops Delaware’s junior (new and early stage) investigators into established scientists. ADMIN supports faculty/scientist education in grantsmanship, research compliance, laboratory management, and effective mentoring of research staff and students. DRPP supports faculty and clinician scientist research education by identifying new investigators interested in developing research careers by direct outreach in collaboration with DE-INBRE partner institution leadership. Identified investigators are provided NIH grant application workshops and educated on the purpose and goals of DE-INBRE DRPP funding mechanisms. Investigators intending to pursue DRPP funding are matched with established research mentors with the subject matter expertise needed to mentor the junior investigator’s DRPP application and subsequent funded research activities. DRPP, through its Research Development Committee (RDC), then oversees NIH-style peer review of received applications, and recommends meritorious applications to the DE- INBRE PD/PI for potential funding. Selected investigators are then mentored through the research compliance process (IACUC and IRB approvals), and upon NIH approval, perform their funded research with the support of their mentor, with additional mentoring/oversight from the DRPP director, the RDC, the DE-INBRE PD/PI, and the DE-INBRE external advisory committee. ADMIN supports intensive NIH grantsmanship training for all funded faculty/scientists while the mentoring team helps the investigator to identify/compete for appropriate downstream funding mechanisms.