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Emergency Medicine Research Career Development Program in the Neurological Sciences (EMRCDP-NS) - The Emergency Medicine Research Career Development Program in the Neurological Sciences (EMRCDP-NS) is a new national program that will recruit, mentor, train, and support early career emergency medicine faculty across the country.

This is important because emergency medicine physicians have unique access to and experience with patients entering the emergency department with a variety of neurological disorders, yet there is a dearth of emergency medicine physician-scientists due to the relative youth of the field.

The program will greatly expand the cadre of emergency medicine physician-scientists capable of performing NIH-funded research focused on neurological disorders commonly treated in the pre-hospital and emergency department settings.

The EMRCDP-NS will be collaboratively led by a multi-PD team consisting of Robert Neumar, MD, PhD (University of Michigan), Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS (Washington University), Gail D’Onofrio, MD, MS (Yale University), and Clifton Callaway, MD, PhD (University of Pittsburgh), as well as a 15-member national advisory committee comprising renowned basic science, clinical, and health services investigators who have strong records of research and mentorship.

EMRCDP-NS scholars will be selected from a nationwide cohort of highly qualified candidates within their first or second faculty year subsequent to completing emergency medicine residency or fellowship training and who practice clinically at academic institutions that support emergency medicine research.

Candidate applications will follow the NIH K format.

The program will accept 3 new scholars each year over a 5-year period (15 funded scholars total).

In Phase I of the program, scholars will receive up to 3 years of financial support from the EMRCDP-NS, including dedicated research time (75% effort).

Scholars will undertake their career development and research plan at their home institution with support from a local mentorship team.

They will also participate in the in-person EMRCDP-NS annual meeting, in-person and virtual site visits, and bi-monthly virtual research training seminars.

In Phase II (years 4-5) of the program, scholars will ideally be supported by their own NIH or similar funding, and they will be required to have at least 50% dedicated research time guaranteed by their home department to support their transition to independence.

To ensure a robust and diverse candidate pool, a pipeline program will be implemented with a focus on diversity to prepare potential scholar candidates to submit competitive K12 applications.

In addition, promising applicants who are not selected for funding will be offered ongoing mentorship by program leaders and will be encouraged to attend the annual meeting and virtual seminars.

The primary goals of the program are that all EMRCDP-NS scholars and many non-selected applicants obtain subsequent, individual major NIH awards (e.g., NIH K or R01-equivalent), have sustained careers of NIH-funded research, and mentor the next generation of emergency medicine physician-scientists.

Moreover, the EMRCDP-NS program will help build a culture of research excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine that will positively impact the field.

Regents Of The University Of Michigan

(1) TO SUPPORT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS) INCLUDING: BASIC RESEARCH THAT EXPLORES THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES AND ORIGINS OF PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING THESE DISORDERS, RESEARCH ON THE NATURAL COURSE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, IMPROVED METHODS OF DISEASE PREVENTION, NEW METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, DRUG DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF NEURAL DEVICES, CLINICAL TRIALS, AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE. THE INSTITUTE IS THE LARGEST FUNDER OF BASIC NEUROSCIENCE IN THE US AND SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON TOPICS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, INCLUDING NEUROGENESIS AND PROGENITOR CELL BIOLOGY, SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN DEVELOPMENT AND PLASTICITY, AND PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH, SYNAPSE FORMATION, FUNCTION, AND PLASTICITY, LEARNING AND MEMORY, CHANNELS, TRANSPORTERS, AND PUMPS, CIRCUIT FORMATION AND MODULATION, BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE, SENSORIMOTOR LEARNING, INTEGRATION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEMS, SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, AND SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE SUPPORTS BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON A NUMBER OF DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): STROKE, TRAUMATIC INJURY TO THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, BRAIN TUMORS, CONVULSIVE DISORDERS, INFECTIOUS DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM, IMMUNE DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM, INCLUDING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, DISORDERS RELATED TO SLEEP, AND PAIN. PROGRAMMATIC AREAS, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY SUPPORTED BY THE DIVISION OF NEUROSCIENCE, ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES, THE DIVISION OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, THE DIVISION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH, THE OFFICE OF TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE OFFICE OF PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE NEUROSCIENCE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES. (2) TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM, TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TO INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. TO UTILIZE THE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM, TO STIMULATE AND FOSTER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CARRIED OUT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, TO FOSTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION.

93.853 - Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NNDS) [HHS - NIH]

Ann Arbor, Michigan 481091276 United States

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Emergency Medicine Research Career Development Program in the Neurological Sciences (EMRCDP-NS) (K12 - No Independent Clinical Trial Allowed) (PAR-23-151)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 173% from $1,435,358 to $3,925,066.