Pilot and Feasibility Program

NORC试点和可行性(P/F)计划自2003年以来一直是NORC任务的组成部分 成立于1985年，因为它为i)有才华和有前途的初级教职员工提供关键支持，以及 二)希望进入营养、肥胖或新陈代谢研究的其他领域的资深研究人员。这个 该计划的总体目标是提供足够的试点资金，使受援者能够产生 需要的数据竞争R01级别的资金，从而在我们的领域建立他们的职业生涯，我们继续 在这一努力中取得了突出的成功。每个周期都有大量合格的申请者来自 华盛顿大学(UW)在研究领域的不同部门、部门和学校 范围从基础到转换，再到临床、流行病学和公共卫生。这个P/F的成功 该计划的突出之处在于之前的大量P/F收件人已成功上线 在营养和肥胖相关研究方面的学术生涯，得到独立同行审查拨款的支持， 他们中的一些人现在在华盛顿大学和其他机构担任领导职务。具体目标 包括： 具体目标1：为前景光明的初级调查人员提供获得关键试点数据的机会 需要启动他们的职业生涯，并成功竞争独立同行审查的资金。 具体目标2：提供一种鼓励有才华的初级调查人员从事学术研究的机制 从事营养/肥胖研究。

The NORC Pilot and Feasibility (P/F) program has been an integral part of the NORC mission since its inception in 1985, because it provides critical support for i) talented and promising junior faculty members, and ii) established investigators in other fields wishing to move into nutrition, obesity or metabolic research. The overarching goal of this program is to provide sufficient pilot funding to enable the recipient to generate the data needed compete for R01-level funding and thereby establish their career in our field, and we continue to have outstanding success in this effort. Each cycle is met with a large number of qualified applicants from diverse divisions, departments and schools within the University of Washington (UW) in research areas ranging from basic to translational to clinical, epidemiological and public health. The success of this P/F program is highlighted by the large number of previous P/F recipients that have gone onto successful academic careers in nutrition- and obesity-related research, supported by independent peer-reviewed grants, some of whom are now assuming leadership roles both at the UW and at other institutions. The Specific Aims are: Specific Aim 1: To provide junior investigators of high promise the opportunity to obtain crucial pilot data needed to launch their career and to compete successfully for independent peer-reviewed funding. Specific Aim 2: To provide a mechanism for encouraging talented junior investigators to embark on academic careers in nutrition/obesity research.