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Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health

Award Number: K12AR084233
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL & SKIN DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/15/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2027

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Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health - The goal of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Program is to provide a structured environment that promotes the development of junior faculty researchers into independent scientists with a commitment to interdisciplinary research benefitting the health and well-being of women and men across the lifespan. VCU is a national leader in women’s health with robust research on the extent to which sex as a biological variable influences health, and it offers extensive and varied opportunities and support for training and research in these areas. The BIRCWH Program will recruit promising early-career faculty candidates and implement a novel, interdisciplinary mentoring approach matching scholars with a team of mentors who will bring varied perspectives to the scholars’ research and career development; design and implement a structured, personalized education and training plan to develop scholars knowledgeable about women’s health and the influence of sex as a biological variable who are proficient in study design and conduct, data analysis, and publication in accordance with best regulatory and ethical practices; and connect scholars with other researchers and clinicians from across VCU as well as from other universities and with community partners to encourage interdisciplinary, scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant research on women’s health and sex as a biological variable. With a focus on the five areas of Cancer, Maternal-Child Health, Mental Health and Addiction, Neuro-Musculoskeletal Health, and Obesity and Cardiovascular Health, the program will leverage the expertise of VCU’s exceptional women’s health researchers to train junior researchers in areas that are particularly relevant to women’s health and the study of sex as a biological variable. The VCU BIRCWH Program will be directed by an interdisciplinary team of internationally acclaimed women’s health researchers and administratively housed in the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, providing an environment that supports focused training and research that transcends any single school or discipline. Women and men scholar candidates will be recruited from a rich pool of qualified faculty both within and outside VCU. Three scholars at a time will receive salary support, related research and career development funds, and an individual career development plan (IDP) through the BIRCWH Program. VCU has a long-standing commitment to women’s health research and practice and a coordinated agenda to train interdisciplinary researchers. The VCU BIRCWH Program will provide a unique setting to develop a new generation of interdisciplinary investigators trained to improve the health of women and men by better understanding the role of sex as a biological variable in disease risk, clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcomes as well as in health and health care delivery.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $641,329 )
2026	2026	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	6	6/1/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$641,329
2026	2025	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	4/6/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $641,329

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $641,329 )
2025	2025	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	5	7/28/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$641,329
2025	2024	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	4	3/31/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $641,329

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $641,329 )
2024	2024	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	4	5/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$641,329
2024	2023	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	3	5/7/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $641,329

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $97,200 )
2023	2023	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	001	3	8/3/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$97,199
2023	2023	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	910 WEST FRANKLIN ST	RICHMOND	VA	23284	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	3	7/26/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$1
														Subtotal = $97,200

Grand Total All Awards = $2,021,187

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Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health

Award Number: K12AR084233

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL & SKIN DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/15/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2027

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