# Developmental Research Project Program

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2021 · $1,225,278

## Abstract

DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECT PROGRAM SUMMARY
The Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) will support an expanded cadre of investigators in the
HiSREP network under INBRE IV, substantially expanding, in turn, the capacity and hence opportunity for
biomedical research in Hawaii. Building on the success in INBRE III where the DRPP focused support on
promising junior investigators (JIs) at three primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), DRPP in INBRE IV will
additionally offer multiple competitive funding mechanisms with opportunity for investigators at all levels, a
richer program in professional development, and wider, organized access to core facilities, instrumentation and
bioinformatics / biostatistics support. In addition to identification of new JIs at our PUIs, the new competitive
granting mechanisms will be: Pilot Projects, New Initiatives, Collaborative Grants and Teaching-Postdoctoral
Fellowships. For all of the grants, collaborations will be encouraged; however, for Collaborative Grants, priority
will be given for joint proposals from a PUI investigator and a R1 Lead Institution mid-career or senior
investigator as part of an integrated research team. Connection of all research to the two themes, Natural
Products and Molecular Medicine, will be emphasized, particularly through availability of unique resources,
such as biorepositories, and programmatic expertise, such as the UH Cancer Center Natural Products &
Experimental Therapeutics (NPET) program. For awardees, expectations and outcomes will be guided by
scientific and career mentoring plans, balanced by the teacher-scholar model for faculty at PUIs and CCs,
where teaching demands are significant. This will be coupled to transparent investigator, project and
administration assessments, leading to constructive exchange and responsive action plans. Lastly, a strongly
supportive role for the lead institution is providing resource access (grant management, core instrument
facilities, tissue and animal work, bioinformatics, biostatistics).
 DRPP will accomplish its objectives through three specific aims: (1) Provide catalytic funding to support
emerging research across the spectrum of investigators in the HiSREP network; (2) Provide multifaceted
mentoring and professional development programs to emerging investigators; and (3) Support and expand
core facilities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10223325
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103466-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
- **Principal Investigator:** HELEN C TURNER
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $1,225,278
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10223325

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10223325, Developmental Research Project Program (5P20GM103466-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10223325. Licensed CC0.

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