# Dental Academic Research Training Program (DART)

> **NIH NIH R90** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2022 · $84,823

## Abstract

Contact PD/PI: Javed, Amjad
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
training program designed to enhance the knowledge of dentists, graduate students, dual degree
(DMD/PhD) students, and postdoctoral fellows in basic, clinical, and translational 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 five programmatic research themes: 1)
Microbiology/Immunology; 2) Craniofacial Genetics/Developmental Biology; 3) Biomaterial Science/
Biomimetics; 4) Orofacial Cancers; and 5) Implementation Science/Clinical Outcomes Research. The UAB
SOD is uniquely positioned to provide training for the next generation of academicians since we are ranked
among the top ten in NIDCR research funding 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.
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Contact PD/PI: Javed, Amjad

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10625707
- **Project number:** 2R90DE023056-11
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** Amjad Javed
- **Activity code:** R90 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $84,823
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2012-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10625707

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10625707, Dental Academic Research Training Program (DART) (2R90DE023056-11). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10625707. Licensed CC0.

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