'Establishing Sustainable Research Program' focus of April 20 event

3:22 p.m., March 8, 2011--A research symposium, “Establishing a Sustainable Research Program: How You Can Make it Happen,” will be held at the Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children on Wednesday, April 20, beginning at 8 a.m. in the lecture hall on the third floor.

The symposium will kick off with the Grand Rounds presentation on National Institutes of Health research support and career development opportunities by Ralph Nitkin, deputy director of NIH’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation.

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The program also includes an introduction and brief talk by Vicky Funanage, director of biomedical research at Nemours, and Kathleen Matt, dean of the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences and executive director of the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA).

The morning will finish with two panel discussions, one on how institutions can foster impactful research programs, the other addressing what early and mid-career investigators can do to thrive.

The program concludes with lunch, table discussions and information on resources available at Nemours.

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for Pediatric Research and Development, Nemours Biomedical Research, the COBRE-funded Center for Pediatric Research and DHSA. 

For more information, visit the website or contact Terry Pedicone, administrative coordinator for Nemours Biomedical Research, at 302-651-6779 or tpedicon@Nemours.org.

About DHSA

The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) was established in 2009 with four founding partners -- Christiana Care Health System, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Delaware.

The alliance enables partner organizations to collaborate and conduct cutting-edge biomedical research, to improve the health of Delawareans through access to services in the state and region, and to educate the next generation of health care professionals.

DHSA’s unique, broad-based partnership focuses on establishing innovative collaborations among experts in medical education and practice, health economics and policy, population sciences, public health, and biomedical sciences and engineering.

Article by Diane Kukich