Pilots and Feasibility Program

G.摘要(试点和可行性方案) 试点和可行性计划为新项目提供难以确定的启动资金 来自NORC培育的协同效应。这个项目的一个主要优势是我们的高级学生的临界数量 彭宁顿的科学家激励年轻的研究人员(高级博士后研究员、讲师和 (助理教授)，通过加强沟通和加强NORC的丰富活动。这 协同效应产生了新的研究思路。 试点和可行性计划的目标是： 1)围绕我们预先确定的主题，鼓励创新的S e a r c h p o o j e c t S 终生肥胖与新陈代谢健康。 2)为初级学院(和一些有前途的博士后)实施新的研究 研究员)在营养研究中 3)吸引更多资深教员围绕我们的主题--营养、肥胖--开展新的研究 和新陈代谢健康贯穿整个生命周期。 4)收集足够的初步数据，作为NIH R01、R03、R21和P01申请的基础。 5)从慈善机构和/或私人公司寻求额外的不受限制的资金。 6)提供基于网络的平台，促进和简化试点和可行性建议书的提交； 审查和跟踪授予的赠款。 选定的研究提案将获得资金，以支持项目的直接成本(15,000-35,000美元 再加上NORC堆芯的使用。尽管该计划对每个单独项目的支持程度是 相对较少的这种类型的创业资金往往是研究中最难识别的 布景。

G. Abstract (Pilot and Feasibility Program) The Pilot and Feasibility Program provides the hard-to-identify start-up funds for new projects that emanate from the synergies fostered in the NORC. A major strength of this program is our critical mass of senior scientists at Pennington who energize young investigators (senior Postdoctoral Fellows, Instructors and Assistant Professors) through enhanced communications and enrichment activities of the NORC. This synergism produces new research ideas. The aims of the Pilot and Feasibility Program are to: 1) Encourage n e w innovative r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s around our pre-identified theme of “ Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolic Health Throughout the Lifespan.” 2) Enable the implementation of new research for Junior Faculty (and some promising postdoctoral fellows) in nutrition research 3) Entice more senior Faculty to engage in a new line of research around our theme of “ Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolic Health Throughout the Lifespan.” 4) Collect adequate preliminary data to serve as a basis for NIH R01, R03, R21 and P01 applications. 5) Seek additional unrestricted funding from philanthropy and/or private companies. 6) Provide a web-based platform to facilitate and streamline Pilot and Feasibility proposal submission, review, and tracking of awarded grants. The selected research proposals receive funds to support direct costs ($15,000 - $35,000) of the project plus use of the NORC Cores. Although the level of support from this program for each individual project is relatively modest this type of start-up funding is frequently the most difficult to identify in the research setting.