# Dental Academic Research Training Program (DART)

> **NIH NIH T90** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2021 · $474,268

## Abstract

The Dental Academic Research Training (DART) Program at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham School of Dentistry (UAB SOD) is a comprehensive research-training program
focused on the development of an innovative, integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to
produce a cadre of well-trained, skilled, collaborative scientists and clinician scientists that are
capable to address the critical dental, oral and craniofacial research issues of our nation. This
renewal is a continuation of our NIDCR T-90 (DE022736) /R90 (DE023056) DART Training
Program that was built on our prior T-32 DART Program (DE017607-05). Furthermore, our
training experience is the culmination of prior successful NIDCR T32 Research Training
programs: Post-doctoral Training in Oral Health (T32-DE14300); Post-Doctoral Training in
Caries Research (T32-DE007026); and a Short-Term Research Training for Health
Professional Students (T35-DK07545; funded for over forty years). This robust experience has
led to a successful innovative program designed to enhance the knowledge of dentists,
graduate students, dual degree (DMD/PhD) students, and postdoctoral fellows in basic and
clinical research providing a pathway to productive, independent dental academic careers with
unique acquired skill sets in grantsmanship and leadership. The DART Program offers four
training tracks: Track I- DMD/Ph.D; Track II- Pre-doctoral Ph.D.; Track III- Post-doctoral
training for foreign trained dentists; and Track IV- Post-doctoral training. Integrative DART
core experiences include: 1) Presentation skills; 2) Research knowledge; 3) Leadership and
Networking development; 4) Responsible Conduct of Research training; 5) Grant Writing
skills; and 6) Individualized Development Plans. The primary objective of the DART is to
provide a broadened interdisciplinary research experience for exceptionally motivated trainees
in a research-intensive collaborative academic university environment. Research training is
provided in one of the SOD’s four programmatic research themes: 1) Infection/ Host
Response; 2) Craniofacial Development /Genetics; 3) Biomaterial Science/ Biomimetics; and
4) Implementation Science/ Clinical Outcomes Research. The UAB SOD is uniquely position
to provide training for the next generation of academicians since we are ranked #1 in NIDCR
research funding (since 2012) and host the NIDCR National Dental Practice Based
Research Network (U19-DE022736). The SOD is an integral component of a major
southeast regional health science center with a “Highest Research Activity” Carnegie
Classification.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10207586
- **Project number:** 5T90DE022736-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** Amjad Javed
- **Activity code:** T90 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $474,268
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10207586

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10207586, Dental Academic Research Training Program (DART) (5T90DE022736-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10207586. Licensed CC0.

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