# Developmental Funds

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2020 · $347,616

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Developmental Funds are requested to support four areas of high importance in accordance with the UHCC
strategic plan: Faculty Recruitment, Pilot Projects, Early Stage Clinical Investigators, and a Developing Chemical
Biology (ChemBC) Shared Resource. Support of these initiatives will strengthen current research programs,
support new initiatives and collaborations, build translational and clinical science capabilities and address the
needs of our faculty working to develop new chemical probes to target cancers and cancer proteins. Both internal
and external advisory processes have informed the allocation of developmental funds. Internally, identification
of key areas and initiatives to support UHCC scientific goals were defined through UHCC Strategic Planning
meetings and Program Retreats. Externally, Senior Leadership has relied on the External Advisory Committee
as well as targeted external reviews evaluating the clinical research operations and shared resources.
Recruitment will enhance areas of UHCC excellence and build in new areas that benefit the population in our
catchment area. Pilot funds will promote inter-programmatic research collaborations. Support of early stage
clinical investigators is essential to continue to build our clinical trials capabilities and facilitate the development
of investigator-initiated trials. The new ChemBC Shared Resource will support investigators involved in chemical
probe and drug development. The successful utilization of prior Developmental funds demonstrates UHCC’s
ability to leverage funding to make transformational advances in research and translation; the outstanding quality
and accomplishments of the clinical scientists has enhanced the ability to translate basic discovery into clinical
application and the Metabolomics Shared Resource has enabled new areas of investigation for UHCC
investigators. In addition, pilot projects funded by philanthropic support have promoted new collaborations,
generated numerous publications and resulted in new peer-reviewed grants. Developmental funds are essential
to satisfy UHCC strategic plan objectives to increase development and delivery of IITs, to establish a trans-
disciplinary research initiatives, to grow our faculty in targeted areas, and provide our faculty with new
opportunities to enhance their research with chemical probe development. Developmental funds support UHCC’s
mission to innovate in service of the people of Hawai‘i and the Pacific.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9968059
- **Project number:** 5P30CA071789-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
- **Principal Investigator:** RANDALL F. HOLCOMBE
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $347,616
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9968059

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9968059, Developmental Funds (5P30CA071789-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9968059. Licensed CC0.

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