# ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

> **NIH NIH P30** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $78,775

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – VDDRC ENRICHMENT
The Enrichment Program provides critical mechanisms to support the overall goals of the VDDRC via the
following Specific Aims: 1) To foster the scientific and career development of members; 2) To expand
research tools used by VDDRC members to pursue studies in the realm of digestive disease; and 3) To
disseminate knowledge gained from the presence of the VDDRC. To achieve these goals, the VDDRC has
incorporated several elements into the Enrichment component: A) the Research Seminar Series; B) the new
Academy of Investigators; C) the Enrichment Training (mini-sabbatical) Program; and D) the Annual
Retreat. To catalyze member scientific development and interactions, the VDDRC Research Seminar
Series was initiated in 2002. This series is a vehicle for prominent local, national, and international
investigators to present lectures related to topics within the VDDRC Research Domains. Institutional and
endowed support over the last funding period ($94,500) sponsored complementary research symposia and
lectures within the GI Division targeting the research interests of VDDRC members. To train the next
generation of GI researchers, we have now created the VDDRC Academy of Investigators, a program in
which junior investigators perform innovative research with VDDRC support, and acquire important career
development tools. This new component is directed by Dr. Alyssa Hasty, a former VDDRC P & F recipient
and Young Investigator Awardee, and will now receive $220,000 from VUMC over the next 5 years. To
provide members with the opportunity to expand their research capabilities, the VDDRC Enrichment
Training (mini-sabbatical) Program supports members' leaves to work in another laboratory for either the
acquisition of new techniques or to establish a new model related to digestive disease research. This
program, which is open to all VDDRC members, also permits reverse visits for investigators to come to
Vanderbilt to work in a lab or with a research group on developing digestive disease-related technologies or
models. The annual VDDRC retreat format is designed to disseminate research findings of our members
and includes a symposium featuring internal speakers and current P & F recipients, a keynote speaker, and
a poster session (ePosters and standard posters), which provides robust interactions among senior
investigators, junior faculty, and trainees. Scholarships for VDDRC Cores are awarded to the best posters
as judged by Program leaders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9980904
- **Project number:** 5P30DK058404-19
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** RICHARD M. PEEK
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $78,775
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9980904

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9980904, ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (5P30DK058404-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9980904. Licensed CC0.

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