# WU P&F

> **NIH NIH P30** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $389,484

## Abstract

ABSTRACT: Pilot and Feasibility Program
The purpose of the Pilot and Feasibility Program (PFP) of the Washington University Diabetes Research
Center (DRC) is to provide, on a modest scale: (1) initial support for new investigators who do not yet have
their own peer-reviewed research support, (2) support for established investigators from other fields of
investigation to apply their expertise to diabetes-related research, and (3) support for established investigators
in diabetes embarking on an entirely new direction of research. An important goal of the PFP is to allow these
investigators to develop preliminary data sufficient to provide the basis for subsequent applications for
independent extramural research support. Following an annual competition, awards of up to $50,000 are made
to independent faculty level investigators with the potential for renewal for a second year contingent on
demonstrated progress. Grant applicants and recipients are mentored by the PFP Director and DRC Co-
Director, Dr. Clay Semenkovich. A total of $250,000 of the annual DRC budget is committed to the PFP, to
which substantial institutional support is added. Since 2012, the PFP has supported 35 new projects, 26 of
which were awarded to new investigators and 2 of which were awarded to early stage investigators. PFP
support during the last funding cycle led to 13 NIH and 4 foundation grants and 49 publications. Thus, the PFP
has been a highly productive component of the DRC with an emphasis on mentoring and funding young
faculty.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9851907
- **Project number:** 5P30DK020579-43
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Clay F. Semenkovich
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $389,484
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9851907

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9851907, WU P&F (5P30DK020579-43). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9851907. Licensed CC0.

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