# The Next Generation Substance Abuse Research Training at Charles R. Drew University (CDU) and UCLA (NGSART-CU)

> **NIH NIH R25** · CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MED & SCI · 2024 · $271,108

## Abstract

Underrepresented minority researchers and researchers from disadvantaged
backgrounds are underrepresented in both research in general and in funding from
NIDA. The Next Generation Substance Abuse Disorders Research Training at Charles
R. Drew University (CDU) and UCLA (NGSART-CU; to be known as SART) builds on 15
years of DIDARP/MIDARP program (PI: Friedman) in which 125 mostly minority
students received a meaningful research experience in substance use disorder fields
along with training and mentorship. This grant proposes to provide hypothesis-driven
research, courses for skill development and mentorship primarily to undergraduates,
post-baccalaureate and masters students (early-stage) in established feeder programs
at CDU that require a research project/thesis and post-doctoral students with the goal of
training the next generation of substance use disorder researchers. Trainees will be
allowed to choose a mentor from one of 16 senior substance use disorder researchers at
CDU and UCLA and will also have the option of one of 6 community faculty mentors that
will help the trainee with dissemination and community engagement, one of the
specialties of CDU. Research topics will cover the broad area of substance use disorder
research that would be funded by NIDA and will include opportunities for basic science,
clinical, epidemiological and biobehavioral research. A wide array of skill building
trainings will be offered to participants designed to advance their research to the next
level. The aims of NGSART-CU are:
 1. To provide-hypothesis driven-research opportunities to mostly underrepresented
 minority undergraduates, post-baccalaureate and masters students (early-stage)
 (Target 16/year) and post-doctoral students (Target 3/year)
 2. To provide innovative, state-of-the-art courses for skill development to give
 trainees skills to advance to the next level of substance use disorder research.
 3. To provide training in responsible conduct of research to trainees
We expect this R25 grant will train the next generation of substance use disorder
researchers and provide them with skills that will allow them to succeed at their next
research level.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10862765
- **Project number:** 5R25DA050723-05
- **Recipient organization:** CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MED & SCI
- **Principal Investigator:** THEODORE C FRIEDMAN
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $271,108
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-04-01 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10862765

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10862765, The Next Generation Substance Abuse Research Training at Charles R. Drew University (CDU) and UCLA (NGSART-CU) (5R25DA050723-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10862765. Licensed CC0.

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