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ARPA-H Funding Opportunity for Women’s Health

ARPH-H Sprint for Women’s Health ARPA-H recently launched the Sprint for Women’s Health which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health.  On March 1, 2024, ARPA-H released the Sprint… Read More »ARPA-H Funding Opportunity for Women’s Health

Research Mentor Training Workshop

On behalf of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) and the DE-CTR ACCEL grant, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in a… Read More »Research Mentor Training Workshop

NIH revises grant review process to improve focus on scientific merit, reduce reputational bias

The changes will help reviewers focus on the potential for proposed research to advance scientific knowledge and improve human health. Previously, five criteria were individually scored using a common scale;… Read More »NIH revises grant review process to improve focus on scientific merit, reduce reputational bias

FY24 DHSA Nursing Research Pilot Call for Abstracts

Deadline to Submit Proposals: March 3, 2024 The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) is pleased to release the attached Call for Abstracts for its Inaugural Nursing Research Pilot Grant.  DHSA… Read More »FY24 DHSA Nursing Research Pilot Call for Abstracts

ACCEL Pilot Funding Open for Applications

Application submission is open. Preliminary applications due Monday, March 4. Goals and Background The mission of the Delaware CTR ACCEL Program is to accelerate clinical and translational research that addresses… Read More »ACCEL Pilot Funding Open for Applications

Research: Intubation timing in adult COVID-19 patients affects mortality

Team publishes research analyzing intubation data from across U.S. Investigators from Delaware Clinical and Translational Research (DE-CTR) ACCEL Program institutions recently published their research findings on the highly disputed topic… Read More »Research: Intubation timing in adult COVID-19 patients affects mortality

ACCEL Community Advisory Council Chair pens COVID-19 vaccination commentary in DE Journal of Public Health

Marlene A. Saunders, DSW, LMSW, MSW authors “Dispelling COVID-19 Myths: Implications of Vaccination Acceptance by African Americans and Others in Marginalized Communities” article recently published in the Delaware Journal of… Read More »ACCEL Community Advisory Council Chair pens COVID-19 vaccination commentary in DE Journal of Public Health

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Congrats recent MRDA recipients!

The principal goal of the Mentored Research Development Award (MRDA) is to improve the success rate for grant submissions by junior faculty. The recipients work with their chosen mentor(s) to… Read More »Congrats recent MRDA recipients!

Research: Computer modeling predicts targeted cancer drug delivery efficacy

Further research could provide cancer patients with more targeted chemotherapy, reduced side effects on non-cancerous tissues A newly developed computational model demonstrates improved cancer drug effectiveness, while reducing side effects… Read More »Research: Computer modeling predicts targeted cancer drug delivery efficacy

Funding Opportunities & Help

ARPA-H Funding Opportunity for Women’s Health

ARPH-H Sprint for Women’s Health ARPA-H recently launched the Sprint for Women’s Health which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health.  On March 1, 2024, ARPA-H released the Sprint… Read More »ARPA-H Funding Opportunity for Women’s Health

FY24 DHSA Nursing Research Pilot Call for Abstracts

Deadline to Submit Proposals: March 3, 2024 The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) is pleased to release the attached Call for Abstracts for its Inaugural Nursing Research Pilot Grant.  DHSA… Read More »FY24 DHSA Nursing Research Pilot Call for Abstracts

ACCEL Tip Line

NIH provides crash course on grant fundamentals

Are you new to the world of NIH grants or looking for a refresher? The NIH has curated playlists of YouTube videos designed to provide an overview of the grants… Read More »NIH provides crash course on grant fundamentals

How do I craft a strong application?

You’ve determined that you’re conducting research related to the NIGMS mission and have found a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) you’d like to apply to. Now it’s time to craft… Read More »How do I craft a strong application?

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Research: Computer modeling predicts targeted cancer drug delivery efficacy

Further research could provide cancer patients with more targeted chemotherapy, reduced side effects on non-cancerous tissues A newly developed computational model demonstrates improved cancer drug effectiveness, while reducing side effects… Read More »Research: Computer modeling predicts targeted cancer drug delivery efficacy

RECAP: Community Research Exhange 2023

This was ACCEL’s first Community Research Exchange (CRE) in person since March 2020 and we’re so glad you joined us! This year’s conference highlighted the facilitation and importance of community… Read More »RECAP: Community Research Exhange 2023

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