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University advisory committee presents research portfolio metrics; UTRGV TREC highlighted for regional development
Summary
The university advisory committee reviewed program metrics, strike rates and return-on-investment data across CPRIT mechanisms and featured the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's TREC program. Committee members discussed recruiting, geographic diversity and the importance of core facilities and early-onset cancer research.
The University Advisory Committee reported to the oversight committee on academic research outcomes, program metrics and return-on-investment indicators and highlighted the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) as a case study for a track-eligible institutional program.
Professor Sebastian Chauhan, presenting for the university advisory committee, summarized application volumes, funding rates (strike rates) by mechanism and long-term metrics. He reported that investigator-initiated research awards (IIRA) are a high-profile program with a roughly 13% overall funding rate in the most recent cycle and that the core facility…
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