Development Core

开发核心：摘要 在发展核心(DC)中，我们的主要目标是吸引和支持早期就业人口 并由跨学科团队发起创新研究项目。核心的服务将 通过催化新数据的设计、创建和分析，最大限度地提高我们附属公司的科学影响力 推进人口科学，提高所有人口研究中心(PSC)科学家的生产力、创新能力、 以及外部资金的竞争力。核心的活动将利用现有的大量资源 在我们的中心，社会研究所(ISR)和密歇根大学(U-M)加强 P2C资金的覆盖范围。我们将继续提供在过去资金期间经过测试的活动：(1)试点小规模 资助；(2)密集的指导；(3)经验丰富的同行评审。经过仔细的评估，我们提出了 未来五年的几个重要变化和补充。 首先，我们提出了一种新的领导结构，取消了副主任，转而支持五名教职员工 成员科学咨询委员会(DC-SAC)代表我们在创新、大规模 调查；使用行政记录和其他来源的“有机”数据的尖端数据科学工作； 以及实验设计和干预方面的开创性工作，以及在以下方面的专门知识 人口健康差距和人口遗传学。 第二，我们将增加：(1)正在进行的DC咨询服务计划，包括初步咨询和“分类” 从DC领导和研究管理员，以及从适当的科学家对我们的DC-SAC进行跟踪， STC或AC；(2)一年一度的DC研讨会，以揭开NIH提案组成部分的神秘面纱 申请程序；(3)持续获得对提案草案的高级同行审查的新计划；(4)更多 有组织地使用每个PRA中的关键数据收集项目，以提供范例和学习机会，以 我们的新调查人员，并在每个PRA的现有项目和 附属公司为新项目制定的创新计划。所有这些资源和服务都将优先考虑初级科学家。 第三，我们将开始向非政府机构的人口科学家提供DC资源 由NICHD人口动态P2C计划资助。对早期职业科学家感兴趣的外展 在进行种群动力学研究时，我们将利用ISR的非密歇根大学科学家网络 通过：(1)多机构数据创建项目；(2)ISR夏季学院教学计划；以及(3)我们的 R25系列教育项目。这些协调、密集的资源用于密歇根大学附属公司和 没有PDB基础设施资金的机构在没有持续的P2C资金的情况下将无法获得。

DEVELOPMENT CORE: SUMMARY In the Development Core (DC), our main objectives are to engage and support early-career population scientists and launch innovative research projects by interdisciplinary teams. The services of the Core will maximize the scientific impact of our affiliates by catalyzing the design, creation, and analysis of new data to advance population science, increasing all Population Studies Center (PSC) scientists’ productivity, innovation, and competitiveness for external funding. The Core’s activities will harness the significant resources available at our Center, the Institute for Social Research (ISR), and the University of Michigan (U-M) to enhance the reach of P2C funding. We will continue to offer activities tested over the past funding period: (1) pilot small grants; (2) intensive mentoring; and (3) experienced peer review. Careful assessment have led us to propose several important changes and additions for the next five years. First, we propose a new leadership structure that eliminates Associate Directors in favor of a five faculty member Scientific Advisory Committee (DC-SAC) representing our strengths in innovative, large-scale surveys; cutting-edge data science work using “organic” data from administrative records and other sources; and pioneering work with experimental designs and interventions, along with special expertise in the study of population health disparities and population genetics. Second, we will add: (1) an ongoing program of DC consulting services, with initial consultation and “triage” from the DC lead and research administrator, and follow through from appropriate scientists on our DC-SAC, the STC, or the AC; (2) an annual series of DC workshops to demystify NIH proposal components and the application process; (3) a new plan for ongoing access to senior peer review of draft proposals; and (4) a more structured use of key data collection projects in each PRA to provide examples and learning opportunities to our new investigators and to maintain a strong connection between existing projects in each PRA and innovative plans for new projects by affiliates. All of these resources and services will prioritize junior scientists. Third, we will begin to make DC resources available to population scientists at institutions that are not funded by the NICHD Population Dynamics P2C Program. To outreach to early career scientists interested in pursuing population dynamics research, we will harness ISR’s networks of non-U-M scientists connected through: (1) multi-institution data creation projects; (2) ISR Summer Institute instructional programs; and (3) our family of R25 educational programs. These coordinated, intensive resources for U-M affiliates and those at institutions without PDB infrastructure funding would not be available in the absence of continued P2C funding.