The objectives of the Developmental Research Program (DRP) are to continue to renew our innovativescientific endeavors within the DF/HCC Lung Cancer SPORE and to fund efforts that will complement andenhance the overall quality of the DF/HCC Lung Cancer SPORE. The Developmental Research Programwill fund both established and junior investigators as we have in the past.We will set aside $50,000 per year for the Developmental Research Program Awards from SPORE funds.The DF/HCC SPORE has an extensive track record of using institutional funds to support our DevelopmentalResearch Program. This will be supplemented with an additional $250,000 per year in institutional supportas we have in the past. Three to 5 individuals will be awarded each year for as much as two years offunding. The second year of funding will be dependent on making sufficient progress on review by theDevelopmental Research Program. The award will facilitate the research and development of independenceof basic biological science, translational science, and applied science investigators within the DF/HCC LungCancer SPORE program. Thus, candidates will be fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty within thedifferent training programs across the Harvard campus. Success in this Developmental Research ProgramWill be defined as the development of innovative translational science that will generate cancer-relevantinterventions in patients with lung cancer or populations at risk for lung cancer.This program will use the infrastructure created by the Administration, Evaluation and Planning Core to:1. Solicit applications and/or identify novel research projects in the area of lung cancer2. Evaluate these projects for financial and core support3. Fund innovative developmental research projects4. Monitor progress on projects for potential transition into full project status5. Evaluate the program's success in achieving its goals as well as overall SPORE objectives
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