P&F Program

华盛顿大学糖尿病研究中心的试点和可行性(P&F)计划 促进针对基础生物医学、临床、行为学的新的创新研究的发展 以及糖尿病及其并发症的翻译方面。该计划的具体目标是：(1) 为尚未接受独立同行评审的有前途的初级教员提供初步研究支持 NIH资助；(2)为首次进入糖尿病研究领域的现有教员提供试点资助 时间；(3)支持老牌糖尿病研究人员提出追求高影响/高风险的试点项目 项目或糖尿病相关研究的新方向；(4)为代表性不足的人提供试点资金 少数群体，并支持以糖尿病和相关疾病为重点的试点项目 少数民族；以及(5)通过提供博士后和 研究生奖学金。P&F计划将每年奖励中心NIDDK直接资金中的250,000美元(a 对于P&F研究项目，至少为25%)。此外，大学提供的资金用于支持 新的研究员研究，博士后研究员和研究生的培训，以及初级服务补助金 调查人员利用该中心的资源。应用程序由外部和内部审查员进行同行审查 和该中心的执行委员会，根据科学功绩和资格颁发奖项 申请者，包括随后获得同行审查的外部资金的可能性。在过去的十年里 (两个资金周期)，NIDDK为华盛顿大学糖尿病研究中心提供资金支持 26个P&F奖项。大多数获奖者是初级教职员工，其中四人代表不足的少数族裔和 11名女性。在过去十年资助的26名P&F调查人员中，有25人仍然活跃在与 糖尿病、肥胖症和相关疾病(96%的成功率)。因此，P&F计划仍然是一个高度 糖尿病研究中心的成功组成部分，利用NIDDK和 华盛顿大学支持糖尿病、肥胖症及相关领域的新的创新研究 在这种情况下，初级调查员的职业发展也会得到促进。

The Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program of the Diabetes Research Center at the University of Washington promotes the development of new and innovative research directed at basic biomedical, clinical, behavioral and translational aspects of diabetes and its complications. The specific objectives of the Program are to: (1) Provide initial research support for promising junior faculty who have not yet had independent peer-reviewed NIH funding; (2) Provide pilot funding for established faculty entering the field of diabetes research for the first time; (3) Support pilot projects by established diabetes investigators proposing to pursue high impact/high risk projects or a novel direction in their diabetes related research; (4) Provide pilot funding to underrepresented minorities and support pilot projects that focus on diabetes and related disorders in underrepresented minorities; and (5) Foster mentored training in research related to diabetes by offering postdoctoral and graduate fellowships. The P&F Program will award annually $250,000 of the Center’s NIDDK direct funds (a minimum of 25%) for P&F research projects. In addition, funds provided by the University are used to support new investigator research, training of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and service grants for junior investigators to use the Center’s resources. Applications are peer-reviewed by external and internal reviewers and the Center’s Executive Committee, with awards being made based on scientific merit and qualifications of the applicant, including the potential for subsequent external peer-reviewed funding. During the last decade (two funding cycles), NIDDK funds to the Diabetes Research Center at the University of Washington supported 26 P&F awards. The majority of awardees were junior faculty, with four being underrepresented minorities and 11 females. Of the 26 P&F investigators funded over the last ten years, 25 remain active in research related to diabetes, obesity and related disorders (96% success). Thus, the P&F Program continues to be a highly successful component of the Diabetes Research Center that utilizes funds provided by NIDDK and the University of Washington to support new and innovative research in the area of diabetes, obesity and related disorders, and in this manner also fosters the career development of junior investigators.