# Midwest DDRCC Alliance Conference (Hosted by the Cleveland DDRCC)

> **NIH NIH R13** · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $15,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of this application is to obtain additional funds for the Midwest Digestive Disease Research Core
Centers (DDRCC) Alliance Conference to be held during in December 2024. The Midwest DDRCC Alliance
(MDA) is currently comprised of five NIDDK-funded DDRCCs located in the Midwest: Case Western Reserve
University, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, University of Chicago, and Washington University in St
Louis. The Midwest DDRCC Alliance Conference (MDAC) was initiated in 2013 to promote the career
development of postdoctoral and junior faculty members and to provide a forum for cross-fertilization of
knowledge and research progress among the participating institutions. The conference’s scientific program is
comprised of junior faculty research projects that seek to advance the understanding of biological systems
influencing digestive health and disease. The requested funds will allow the conference to continue to provide
opportunities for junior investigators' career development, mentoring, and networking and to familiarize them
with core services and scientific and technology expertise available at the MDA partner sites. Finally, a major
component of this application is to promote careers of underrepresented populations in the scientific research
enterprise as they seek to become investigators in digestive and liver disease. We will feature successful
several senior level investigators from diverse backgrounds to serve as role models and mentors and to
expand our community of researchers interested in digestive and liver disease.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11074796
- **Project number:** 1R13DK142549-01
- **Recipient organization:** CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Fabio Cominelli
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $15,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-09-15 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11074796

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11074796, Midwest DDRCC Alliance Conference (Hosted by the Cleveland DDRCC) (1R13DK142549-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11074796. Licensed CC0.

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