# Skills Development Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $280,800

## Abstract

Skills Development Core
Project Summary/Abstract
The goal of the Skills Development Core (SDC)of the Emory FVIII Center is to provide a training environment to
maximizing exposure to multidisciplinary, collaborative science as well as didactic and technical skills learning
opportunities under the mentorship of experienced scientists. These activities will produce well-
trained independent scientists and physicians/scientists utilizing team discovery to advance the field of blood
science. The resources in the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (ACBDC), Emory University, Georgia
Tech, and at the other FVIII Centers will provide state of the art training opportunities to both MD and PhD early
career investigators. The Core will be directed by Shannon L. Meeks, MD and H. Trent Spencer, PhD. This
leadership provides focused mentoring for MD and PhD early career investigators. The project leaders and co-
leaders in the Emory FVIII Center have a long record of accomplishment of mentoring, team science and
approaching scientific questions from many different angles. Using a combination of mentoring, hands-on
laboratory skill development, didactic teaching, and interactive seminars each member of the Skills Development
Core will have an individualized training plan developed. In addition, there will be funding available to train in the
laboratory of a project leader at another FVIII Center and to travel to meetings to present their work. Scholarship
Oversight/Thesis Committees will be developed for each member in order to provide guidance in reaching stated
goals and ensure adequate progress. We expect to have 8 early career investigators as members of the Core
but other trainees will have access to the career development opportunities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9930141
- **Project number:** 5U54HL141981-03
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Shannon L. Meeks
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $280,800
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9930141

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9930141, Skills Development Core (5U54HL141981-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9930141. Licensed CC0.

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