# The Oregon Health & Science University DOHaD Summer Course

> **NIH NIH R13** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $10,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
The purpose of this application is secure funding for a 5-year period to support travel awards to enable
US-based registrants from diverse backgrounds that are selected in an equitable manner to attend the
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) annual Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
(DOHaD) Summer Course, which is held the first week of August each year at OHSU. The target
demographic is graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early career investigators who have a
primary interest in the fundamentals and the latest advances in the DOHaD field, but who may not have
the resources to attend the week-long course. Attendance will further provide the opportunity for them to
interact with leaders in the DOHaD field and each other, thus fostering connections among the next
generation of scientists and leaders. The long-term objective is to continue to expand DOHaD and
placental-related research nationally, develop interactive collaborative networks in this field, and support
the development of early career scientists. The meeting will feature lectures from OHSU faculty
members who work in the DOHaD area, that cover the fundamental principles and cutting edge work in
thematic areas (e.g. cardiovascular, neurodevelopment) relevant to DOHaD. On day one, a “connections
corner-like” event will allow attendees to interact with each other and faculty. Attendees will be assigned a
mentor for the meeting and will take part in an experimental design challenge where they will design
specific aims and experiments to address a research question for presentation at the end of the
conference. In addition, all registrants are required to submit an abstract describing their own work for
poster presentation on day two of the meeting. The R13 funded travel awards will be selected by a
competitive review of these abstracts by the organizing committee and ranked according to clarity and
content. During award selection, the committee will give special regard to representation of minorities
and claims for financial support. In addition, this grant will sponsor one Keynote lecture by an
accomplished scientist outside of our institution to provide attendees with state-of-the-art perspective on
a leading issue in DOHaD. This will be an individual who is not necessarily a DOHaD scientist, but is
clearly a leader in an area that has relevance to DOHaD (e.g. angiogenesis, apoptosis, cancer biology).
This Keynote Speaker will serve as a focal point for a plenary session and workshop in that area. This
individual will be designated the NIH-Lecturer at each meeting.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11000559
- **Project number:** 1R13HD116536-01
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Terry Knud Morgan
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-08-13 → 2029-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11000559

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11000559, The Oregon Health & Science University DOHaD Summer Course (1R13HD116536-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11000559. Licensed CC0.

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