The Developmental Research Program

Director: Jin-Tang Dong, PhD

2007-2008 Recipients
Mamoru Shoji, MD
Jing Chen, PhD
Hyunsuk Shim, PhD

The Head & Neck Cancer SPORE supports a Developmental Research Program with the goals of identifying new research opportunities in
translational research of head and neck cancer, supporting additional
meritorious proposals that might expand into full research projects in
the future, and enhancing the research of head and neck cancer by
increasing the number of investigators working on head and neck cancer.

The specific aims are:

(1) To solicit research proposals by sending a
request for proposals (RFP) to all possible investigators. The RFP will
be emailed to all current and potential HNC investigators in Emory
University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Medical College of
Georgia.

(2) To identify the best proposals to fund. Applications will be
reviewed by a committee led by the PI of this SPORE and comprised of
leaders of all projects and cores/programs as well as investigators in
different fields related to head and neck cancer, following the NIH
review criteria.

(3) To fund the best projects and monitor their
progress. On average 5 projects will be funded annually, and progress
will be evaluated twice a year.