The objectives of the Developmental Research Projects Program are to provide a continuous flow of newideas and projects to stimulate myeloma research in the context of the Myeloma SPORE. It encourages newresearch directions and methodologies and facilitates collaborations. By providing initial support to pilotprojects, it will foster the development of new translational projects. It also allows the Myeloma SPORE tohave participation and recruitment of new investigators not only from the DF/HCC and Mayo Clinic, but alsofrom outside institutions. Our Developmental Research Program during the previous funding period wasextremely successful, with three projects in this renewal SPORE application directly evolving from priorDevelopmental Projects. This Program will continue to rely on scientific and programmatic review by theGovernance Committee, which will assure selection of the most promising, highest quality, projects with highlikelihood of translational impact. To achieve this goal, we will:1) Solicit applications and/or identify novel myeloma research projects2) Evaluate these projects for funding,3) Fund the most innovative developmental projects,4) Re-evaluate projects for possible transition into full project status, and5) Evaluate success of the program.
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