Investigations conducted in a clinical setting are often restricted by the availability of facilities, the research experience of clinically trained faculty, and the difficulty of individuals with major responsibilities for patient care to pursue uninterrupted research for extended periods of time. One way to compensate for these constraints is for clinicians to cooperate with colleagues who conduct research as a major aspect of their academic appointment. Effective cooperation can broaden and deepen the experience of both. Clinicians can acquire new research skills, while faculty engaged in basic research can extend their investigations into more applied areas. Proposals may be partially funded based on scientific review.
Awards are for the fiscal year with limited option for a no-cost extension.
Although it is anticipated that additional funds will be appropriated by the Legislature in subsequent years, multiple year funding cannot be assured. Other personnel such as residents, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows may be included as research workers. Where multiple proposals having different PIs are submitted by the same research team, more than one proposal may be funded at the discretion of the review committee. A detailed written critique in the format of an NIH Summary Statement will be prepared and made available to the applicants. Each proposal will be assigned to at least 2 reviewers and discussed by the Review Committee as a whole.