# Enrichment Program

> **NIH NIH U54** · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2020 · $111,668

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY 
The Center for Iron and Heme Disorders (CIHD) will provide a vehicle to expand the research base in the field
of non-malignant hematology, namely the Enrichment Program. This will be accomplished by providing
training opportunities for each of the proposed biomedical core facilities. This is designed to promote
collaboration by educating the broader academic community in the use of these highly specialized
technologies. Integration of the CIHD with existing training programs in hematology, genetics and translational
medicine will attract new investigators to the field. Collaboration with other NIDDK-funded Cooperative
Hematology Specialized Core Centers to leverage successful programs and share technologies will provide a
network of services to promote both basic and translational science. Program staff will organize academic
workshops to provide mentoring opportunities for junior faculty and post-doctoral fellows. The Enrichment
Program will enhance existing programs at the University of Utah by expanding the research base and
providing a mechanism to form both formal and informal collaborations. Exchange programs for visiting
scientists wanting to learn techniques available through the proposed cores will be managed by this
component of the CIHD. The overarching goal of the Enrichment Program is to expand opportunities for new
investigators in the field of non-malignant hematology by providing education, exchange programs, and
stimulating scientific programs in the areas of iron metabolism and heme biosynthesis.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9990554
- **Project number:** 5U54DK110858-05
- **Recipient organization:** UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- **Principal Investigator:** DIANE MCVEY WARD
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $111,668
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-05 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9990554

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9990554, Enrichment Program (5U54DK110858-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9990554. Licensed CC0.

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