Sponsor:
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Award:
Clinical Interfaces Award
Amount/Duration:
up
to $2.25 million over 5 years (planning grants of $80,000 are first awarded to
new teams for the development of full proposals over 18 months)
Number of Full Projects Awarded:
3
Deadline:
Preproposals due November 2, 2004
Description:
The Doris Duke Clinical Interfaces Award
seeks to catalyze activity at the interface of clinical and other research
disciplines by:
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Supporting the formation of new collaborations and strengthening
existing collaborations of outstanding scientists across disciplines;
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Demonstrating successful models for clinical research at the
interface of multiple disciplines; and
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Supporting interdisciplinary and inter-institutional endeavors
that go beyond the program project mindset.
Historically, most research into human
disease has involved single disciplines or at most two closely related
overlapping disciplines. However, we are now on the cusp of a new era in
biomedicine where new technologies have opened a vast frontier that should take
us to the next level of knowledge and understanding of human health and
disease, and then to improved prevention, treatment and cures. The exploration,
and indeed exploitation, of this frontier requires research at the interface of
clinical and other sciences, including the biological, physical, chemical,
social and population sciences, mathematics, computer sciences and engineering.
See website for definition of clinical research and examples of interdisciplinary
research (http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=299).
Eligibility:
Teams
of at least three key investigators whose primary expertise lie in different
disciplines are eligible to apply. Key investigators must have advanced degrees
(M.D., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or the equivalent), and one of the key investigators
must be a clinical researcher. The team leader must work in a U.S. nonprofit
institution.
Additional Information:
http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=299
