PILOT STUDIES--DIABETES RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER

试点和可行性方案提供年度资金，用于支持 4糖尿病相关研究项目该计划的目标是 支持新研究人员的小型研究项目（他们几乎没有或 没有独立的研究支持）或已建立的研究者， 第一次转向糖尿病研究。通常两个新项目 每年都启动。8月，学校将在全校范围内征集 的建议。这些提案由四名个人审查， 范德比尔特内部两个外部的建议 由PIF评审小组（相当于NIH）评估 研究部分），并为每个建议分配一个优先级分数。的 然后，向国防研究训练委员会咨询委员会提交建议和优先级分数 委员会（相当于NIH理事会），以作出资助决定。支持 第二年的研究只有在令人满意的工作， 在第一年完成，如果项目尚未获得支持， 在此期间。 该计划的成功率，无论是衡量的数量， 继续参与糖尿病研究的研究者（70%），或 将他们的P/F研究转化为国家授予的同行评审补助金， 高（>50%）。过去10年尤其如此 （约75%）。

The Pilot and Feasibility Program provides annual funds for the support of four diabetes related research projects. The goal of the program is to support small research projects by new investigators (who have little or no independent research support) or established investigators who are turning to diabetes research for the first time. Normally two new projects are initiated each year. In August there is a university wide solicitation of proposals. These proposals are reviewed by four individuals, two internal to Vanderbilt and two external to the institution. The proposals and critiques are evaluated by the PIF Review Group (equivalent to an NIH study section) and each proposal is assigned a priority score. The proposals and priority scores are then presented to the DRTC Advisory Committee (equivalent to the NIH Council) for a funding decision. Support for a second year of research is only given when satisfactory work is completed in year one and if support for the project has not been obtained in the interim. The success rate of this program, measured either by the number of investigators who remain involved in diabetes research (70%), or who convert their P/F study into a nationally awarded, peer-reviewed grant, is high (>50%). This is particularly true for the last 10 years (approximately 75%).