Pilot projects

RADCCORE试点项目计划的目标是支持试点项目，以最大限度地利用新的研究机会，探索可能转化为治疗辐射生物恐怖主义受害者的交付成果的新兴技术或发展机会。我们建议每6个月颁发1至2笔补助金，每年最高可达100,000英镑。这些项目的授予期限为一年，根据每半年评估一次的里程碑进展情况，可选择延长至两年。最有价值的项目将有可能升级到完整的项目状态，这取决于实现里程碑的进展。试点项目审查委员会将由选定的RADCCORE高级成员、RADCCORE以外但在参与机构内的资深科学家以及来自该联盟外部具有辐射生物学和/或医学物理专业知识的两名成员组成。试点项目计划的具体目标是：1)通过向每个参与机构的所有教员发送提案请求以及通过与该领域内的其他科学家建立联系来征集发展研究项目的申请。2)每6个月选择1至2个有价值的试点研究项目用于支持3)在每月RADCCORE会议期间监测试点研究项目，并由发展研究委员会每6个月正式监测一次，方法是在审查试点项目主任提供的进度报告后提供项目的书面正式评估。4)允许RADCCORE执行委员会监督试点项目研究计划，一旦获得资金，该委员会将决定所有试点项目的命运。这将允许有价值的项目发展为完整的研究项目，允许开发项目获得额外一年的支持，并允许非生产性项目停止或提供改进方向。

The goal of the RADCCORE Pilot Project Program is to support pilot projects to take maximum advantage of new research opportunities that explore emergent technologies or development opportunities that have the potential to translate into deliverables for treatment of victims of radiation bioterrorism. We propose to award 1 to 2 grants of up to 100,000 per year every 6 months. These projects will be awarded for a period of one year, with option to extend to two years, depending upon progress toward milestones, as assessed on a semi-annual basis. The most meritorious projects will have the possibility of being upgraded to full project itatus, depending upon progress toward achieving milestones. The pilot project review committee will be composed of selected RADCCORE senior members, senior scientists outside of RADCCORE, but within the participating institutions and two members from outside the consortium with expertise in radiation biology and /or medical physics. The specific Aims of the Pilot Project program are to: 1) Solicit applications for Developmental Research Projects by sending out requests for proposals to all faculty within each of the participating institutions as well as by networking to other scientists within the field. 2) Select 1 to 2 meritorious Pilot Research Projects every 6 months for support 3) Provide monitoring of Pilot Research Projects during monthly RADCCORE meetings, and formal monitoring every 6 months by the Developmental Research Committee, by providing a written formal evaluation of the project, following review of progress reports provided by the pilot project directors. 4) Allow oversight of Pilot Project Research Program by the RADCCORE executive committee, which will determine the fate of all pilot projects, once they are funded. This will allow meritorious projects to develop into Full Research Projects, allow developing projects to obtain an additional year of support, and to allow non-productive projects to be discontinued or provided direction for improvement.