Pilot & Feasibility Progam

摘要（试点和可行性研究） 印第安纳州糖尿病研究中心（IDRC）试点和可行性（P & F）计划的目标是提供试点 资助那些具有突出潜力的项目，为糖尿病相关研究开辟一个新的领域， 并在印第安纳州医学院（IUSM）建立了不同科学学科的研究人员 及其附属机构。P & F计划促进了一个富有成效的社区的发展， 连接研究人员的工作导致糖尿病及其并发症的治疗进展。 在上一个资助周期，P & F计划收到了83份有价值的申请，并通过 国家卫生研究院和地方基金。14份申请通过校外奖励获得了投资回报。成功 P & F计划反映了IUSM及其附属机构新兴调查人员的实力 机构职能体系该项目由J. Elmendorf博士主持。具体而言，P & F方案的目标是： (1)征求、审查和资助P & F赠款。这些补助金将提供给优秀的开始和 在IUSM及其附属机构建立的调查人员，其专业知识是补充的领域， IDRC成员中的力量，其研究很有可能受益于使用 国际发展研究中心的核心设施，以及这种资助可能导致获得重大同行评审赠款的人。 (2)为获基金资助的人士提供导师/支援。这些关系的目标将是 在项目期间提供智力支持和批评的来源，以促进 这是一个新的研究领域。这些关系也将 鼓励接受P & F赠款的调查人员与其他成员之间的未来合作 IDRC。 该计划的成功执行将导致新的独立调查员专注于解决 与糖尿病和糖尿病并发症有关的问题，一个更强大的糖尿病研究社区， 印第安纳州，以及可能为糖尿病患者带来新的治疗策略的科学发现。

ABSTRACT (PILOT & FEASIBILITY PROGRAM) The goal of the Indiana Diabetes Research Center (IDRC) Pilot & Feasibility (P&F) Program is to provide pilot funding for projects that have outstanding potential to open an area of diabetes-related research to both new and established investigators in diverse scientific disciplines at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) and its affiliated institutions. The P&F Program fosters the development of a community of productive, well- connected investigators whose work leads to advances in the treatment of diabetes and its complications. During the prior funding cycle, the P&F Program received 83 meritorious applications and funded 24 through both NIH and local funds. 14 applications saw returns on investment through extramural awards. The success of the P&F Program reflects the strength of the pool of burgeoning investigators at IUSM and its affiliated institutions. The Program is Directed by Dr. J. Elmendorf. Specifically, the aims of the P&F Program are: (1) To solicit, review, and fund P&F grants. These grants will be provided to outstanding beginning and established investigators at IUSM and its affiliated institutions whose expertise is complimentary to areas of strength within the IDRC membership, whose research has a high probability of benefiting from use of the IDRC core facilities, and for whom such funding may result in acquisition of major peer-reviewed grants. (2) To provide mentorship/support for recipients of P&F grants. The goal of these relationships will be to provide a source of intellectual support and critique during the project period to facilitate the application of the grantee's scientific expertise to an area of investigation that is new to them. These relationships will also encourage future collaboration between investigators receiving P&F grants and the other members of the IDRC. Successful execution of this plan will result in new independent investigators focused on solving problems related to diabetes and complications of diabetes, a stronger diabetes research community in Indiana, and scientific discoveries that may lead to new treatment strategies for people with diabetes.