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<title>Doris Duke Announces 2016 Clinical Scientist Development Award Competition</title>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">FYI- and note the kind offer of help writing/submitting these from Denise below.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Purpose<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award provides grants to junior physician scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers.</span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The transition to an independent research career is often more difficult for physician scientists conducting clinical research than it is for other researchers, as these individuals must balance
 both the demands of seeing patients with those of conducting research. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The 2016 Clinical Scientist Development Award consists of $150,000 annual direct costs plus $15,000 (10%) annual indirect costs for 3 years.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Clinical Scientist Development Award does not require institutional nomination. Pre-proposals are being sought from junior physician-scientist faculty conducting clinical
 research in any disease area. It is recommended that applicants have significant research experience and strong publication records consistent with the assistant professor rank.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In keeping with the wishes expressed in Doris Duke's will, experiments that use animals or primary tissues derived from animals will not be supported by this program.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Eligibility Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For a full explanation of the eligibility requirements, <a href="http://www.ddcf.org/globalassets/medical-research/2016-csda/2016-csda-rfa-and-instructions.pdf" target="_blank"><b>view
 the Request for Applications here.</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Internal Revenue Service status.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Have a full-time, salaried faculty appointment as assistant professor. Have been appointed to their first assistant professor position between
 November 1, 2010 and November 1, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Propose a clinical research project, as defined by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, in any disease area. See definition in the <a href="http://www.ddcf.org/globalassets/medical-research/2016-csda/2016-csda-rfa-and-instructions.pdf" target="_blank">Request
 for Applications</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Not</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">be<b> </b>the
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 investigator on a National Institutes of Health R01 research grant or equivalent that has a start date prior to and inclusive of July 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Be guaranteed a minimum overall research time protection of 75 percent of full-time professional effort by the institution where the applicant
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If any of your faculty apply for this opportunity, or if we can be of any assistance in the application process, please contact either myself or Mary Kate MacKenzie,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks,<br>
Denise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Denise Mieszkowski<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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Pre-proposals are being sought from junior physician-scientist faculty conducting clinical research in any disease area. It is recommended that applicants have significant research experience and strong publication records consistent with the rank of assistant
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The Clinical Scientist Development Award does not require institutional nomination. <br>
This competition employs a two-stage process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Pre-proposals will be reviewed and up to 50 applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">In keeping with the wishes expressed in Doris Duke's will, experiments that use animals or primary tissues derived from animals will not be supported by this program.</span></em><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">For complete details, visit the</span></strong><b><br>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Application Deadlines</span></u></strong><br>
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Pre-Proposals Due:                           October 30, 2015<br>
Invitation to Submit Full Proposal:     December 22, 2015<br>
Full Proposals Due:                           February 23, 2016<br>
Award Start Date:                             July 1, 2016<br>
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