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A Randomized Controlled Study to Test the Effectiveness of Developmental Network Coaching in the Career Advancement of Diverse Early Stage Investigators

Award Number: U01GM132771
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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A Randomized Controlled Study to Test the Effectiveness of Developmental Network Coaching in the Career Advancement of Diverse Early Stage Investigators - PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal addresses three of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD) recommendations on diversity in the biomedical research workforce: It 1) expands the concept of traditional dyadic mentoring, 2) focuses on sustaining a robust network of peers, content experts, and developers, and, 3) specifically targets career transition and progress toward research independence. We propose a randomized controlled study that aims (1) To compare the effectiveness of a developmental network (DN) informed intervention plus structured grant writing coaching compared with structured grant writing coaching alone, on the research productivity of early stage investigators (ESIs) including those from underrepresented groups. (2) To determine if institutional settings influence the developmental networks of diverse ESIs. We will engage diverse early stage investigators (ESIs) including scientists from NIH research networks such as Research Centers at Minority Institutions (RCMI), Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) and Institutional Development Awards (IDeA), as well as NIH disease focused Centers of Excellence. Scientists from these NIH funded networks have pledged support to be potential developers, sponsors and possible mentors for this experimental project These networks have research resources such as pilot funding and access to laboratories and mentors, to support project investigators. The intervention will be delivered in a technology enabled virtual collaboratory, which will support synchronous and asynchronous peer, coach and content expert interaction, with data generation and collection, allowing us to examine the effects of ESI characteristics, as well as the contextual factors, including institutional context and grant writing task requirements that shape the developmental network structure and content. The Primary Outcome is Research productivity, as measured by time to submission of a NIH grant application (K, R, U, and/or Minority Supplement mechanisms). Secondary outcomes include: i) Scored grants; ii) awarded grants iii) Publication in peer reviewed journals iv) ESI developer network measures including size, composition, and structure of each ego network; v) persistence and career progression in academic, industry, government or other non- academic research. Our study will lead to new knowledge about the role of developmental networks (social capital) in advancing the career of diverse early stage investigators, including those from underrepresented groups.


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: 2023 ( Subtotal = $684,320 )
2023	2023	MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INC.	720 WESTVIEW DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30310	FULTON	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	5	6/26/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$684,320
														Subtotal = $684,320

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $718,381 )
2022	2022	MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INC., THE	720 WESTVIEW DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30310	FULTON	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	4	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$718,381
														Subtotal = $718,381

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $756,856 )
2021	2021	MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INC., THE	720 WESTVIEW DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30310	FULTON	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	3	6/21/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$756,856
														Subtotal = $756,856

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $767,924 )
2020	2020	MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INC., THE	720 WESTVIEW DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30310	FULTON	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	2	6/30/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$767,924
														Subtotal = $767,924

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $805,074 )
2019	2019	MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INC., THE	720 WESTVIEW DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30310	FULTON	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	7/24/2019	NEW	$805,074
														Subtotal = $805,074

Grand Total All Awards = $3,732,555

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A Randomized Controlled Study to Test the Effectiveness of Developmental Network Coaching in the Career Advancement of Diverse Early Stage Investigators

Award Number: U01GM132771

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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