1. SCTR Pilot Project Program Funding
Dayan Ranwala, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
&
Associate Director,
SCTR Pilot Project & Team Science Programs
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2. Pilot Project Program Overview
To facilitate new and innovative clinical and translational research while enhancing team science
To promote scientific interactions among many disciplines and the community to accelerate the processes from discovery and innovation to improved patient care
To provide research support for highly promising junior faculty to shorten the time to research independence
Development of potential Intellectual Property (IP) and commercialization of technologies, if applicable
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3. New RFA & Grant Categories
New RFA & Due Dates: Will be available in July, 2017 and sent via the retreat attendees e-list.
Discovery Grants: up to $25,000
Translational Roadblock Studies Grants: up to $25,000
High Innovation High Rewards Grants: up to $10,000
More details are listed in the flyer shared with you today.
Retreat attendees are strongly encouraged to compete for pilot project funds on the topic of the retreat theme.
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4. CTSA R21 Funding Opportunity
Purpose: To enable collaborative teams of investigators to explore novel, generalizable approaches to important translational science questions, and to assess the utility and feasibility of such approaches. Collaborations that bring together ideas, theories, methods and approaches from disparate scientific disciplines are particularly encouraged.
Example of projects: Translational studies of the human microbiome
Application Due Dates: 2017: July 31, November 29
2018: March 29, July 30
Budget Limits: $275,000 Direct Costs over the 2-year award period
Collaboration Requirements: At least two different CTSA institutions
If you are interested to apply: Contact Dayan Ranwala and Randal Davis at SCTR
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5. SCTR Resources & Consultations
Science Consults
Biostatistics
Budget and Justification
Regulatory
Recruitment
REDCap
Research NEXUS (Coordinator Core, Nursing, Lab, Space etc.)
Novel Device or Smart App Development
Clinical Data Warehouse
Tech Transfer - Intellectual Property
Commercialization
Extramural Grant Review Assistance
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6. Retreat Evaluation Form – With a Raffle
Your feedback is important to measure the success of the retreat and in planning future retreats.
Please fill in the confidential retreat evaluation form and drop into the baskets near the doors before you leave today.
The raffle ticket is attached to the evaluation form.
Please write your name, address and phone number on the back of the raffle ticket stapled to the form and drop in the box. Keep the other portion with you.
Winners will be notified via and announced later via the SCTR Newsletter.
Raffle gift items for those fill in and return the forms:
A SCTR voucher of $500 that can be used for research.
A $25 gift card
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7. Thank You!
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