{"id":3097,"date":"2022-08-10T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/?page_id=3097"},"modified":"2024-05-29T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:27:33","slug":"drpp-core","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inbre.hpcf.upr.edu\/index.php\/drpp-core\/","title":{"rendered":"DRPP Core"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) Core<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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The DRPP Core support the career development of promising early-stage investigators at Lead and network institutions. Also, provide research opportunities through professional mentoring and financial support to enhance the research capabilities of network investigators in the four program thematic areas: Neuroscience\/Behavior, Molecular Medicine\/Cancer, Drug\u00a0 <\/span>Discovery\/Development, and Bioinformatics<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This program is highly significant for the training and implementation of the PR research enterprise and is expected to impact the unique health problems of the Puerto Rican population. To this end, Dr. Suranganie Dharmawardhane, the DRPP Director and PC, will work with the PI, Dr. Jose R. Rodriguez-Medina to continue to increase and develop the talent pool in PR, and reverse the general decline in federal resources for biomedical research by supporting meritorious research that proposes to use evidence-based findings to improve human health and fill critical gaps in our current knowledge base.<\/span><\/p>\n

The DRPP identify promising investigators and Postdoctoral fellows in the early stages of their careers, and provide them with not just financial support, but individualized mentoring and a cohesive research infrastructure. The DRPP proposes to encourage interdisciplinary research among the INBRE and COBRE institutions, increase the number of extramural funds awarded to the DRPP investigators, augment the quality of PR-INBRE investigators\u2019 publications, and mentor qualified investigators to obtain independent funding. These strategies are expected to result in a highly trained cadre of underrepresented scientists ultimately contributing to health benefits and increased diversity in the biomedical sciences. <\/span><\/p>\n

Funds Opportunities<\/strong><\/h4>\n