Mountain West Research Consortium
Clinical Translational Research –
Infrastructure Network
The Mountain West CTR-IN
Robert D. Langer, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Research Professor of Allied Health Sciences, UNLV
Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research and Professor of Family Medicine-Las Vegas, UNSOM
NIGMS Award: 1U54GM104944-01A1

 $20 million 5 year NIH Grant under the IDeA Program
 Involving 13 universities across the 7 IDeA states in the Mountain
West Research Consortium

What are the 7 Mountain West states?
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Wyoming

Support: to foster Clinical and Translational Research
(CTR) according to NIH Definitions for Core Resources to facilitate the development of researchers moving into CTR
BOOTSTRAP CTR ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN WEST

We will sink or swim based on the increase in “R-level” translational and clinical research that we achieve across the region over the next 4 years

 UNLV [host]
 UNR/UNSOM
 U. Alaska – Anchorage
 U. Alaska – Fairbanks
 U. Hawaii – Manoa
 Boise State U.
 Idaho State U.
 U. Idaho
 Montana State U.
 U. Montana
 New Mexico State U.
 U. New Mexico
 U. Wyoming

 Provide pilot grants of $40,000-$75,000/yr
 Support Mini-Sabbatical and Visiting
Scholar awards to build collaborations
 Provide infrastructure and services through Key Component Activities

Funding preference
 Promising Early Career or New
Investigators developing clinical or translational research programs
 Established Investigators moving from bench to translational or clinical
 Projects focused on health issues relevant to the region, including those in rural and vulnerable populations

What will it do?
 Use an NIH-style approach to applications and funding
 Model the processes that clinical and translational investigators need to master to compete successfully for
NIH support

Key Component Activities (KCAs)
 Education, Mentoring & Career
Development KCA
 Study Design & Biostatistics KCA
 Pilot Grant KCA
 Administrative KCA, including editorial support, award management, Annual
Meeting

 Education
 Mentoring
 Study Design
 Biostat
 Annual Meeting
ALL AVAILABLE regardless of whether you’ve received a competitive award from the CTR-IN

Hold an Annual Meeting to share science, motivate, build collaborations, & conduct study business that will:
 rotate across the 13 partner institutions
 feature an annual research theme relevant to health in the region
 bring together supported investigators, interested researchers from the region, key administrators from partners, external scientists, the regional biostat team, and senior project staff
First Annual Meeting at UNLV June 23 – 25, 2014 free registration, hotel rate ~ $100/night

What’s the current status?
 Round 1 Pilot Grants:
 24 applications, 6 awarded
 Round 1A Pilot Grants:
 63 applications, 14 awarded

Year 1 Pilot Grants
Boise State
Idaho State
Montana State
New Mexico State
U Alaska - Anchorage
U Alaska - Fairbanks
U Idaho
U Montana
U Nevada Las Vegas
U Nevada Reno
U Wyoming
Round 1 Round 1A Total
0 3 3
0
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
6
1
14
0
3
1
1
20
2
4
2

What’s the current status?
 Round 2 Pilot Grant RFA for 7/1/14 – 6/30/15:
 Letters of Intent with Abstacts were due 3/7/14
 122 LOIs with Abstracts received
 Invitations to submit 3/14/14
 Applications due 4/25/14
 Awards announced at Annual Meeting 6/25/14
 Earliest start date 7/1/14
 All information at: ctrin.unlv.edu

Letters of Intent for Year 2 Pilot Grants
U. Alaska Anchorage
U. Alaska Fairbanks
Boise State U.
Idaho State U.
U. Idaho
Montana State U.
U. Montana
New Mexico State U.
UNR
UNLV
U. Wyoming
5
9
8
7
3
14
8
5
23
30
10
Total 122

Visiting Scholars
 Call still open
 Funds must be expended by 06/30/14
 4 applications to-date, all awarded
 U Montana – to PG Awardee
 UNLV – to PG Awardee
 U Hawaii
 UNLV

http://ctrin.unlv.edu/?page_id=447

Senior Leadership
Administrative Core
Bob Langer, UNLV, PI
Jim Kenyon, UNR, Proj Coord.
Carl Reiber, UNLV, Assoc. Dir.
John Foreyt, UNSOM, Eval. Dir.
Education & Mentoring
Jillian Inouye, UNLV, Directorer
Bruce Shiramizu, UH, Mentoring
Pope Moseley, UNM, Mentoring
Merle Kataoki-Yahiro, UH, Educ
Craig Molgaard, UMT, Educ
Pilot Grants
Curtis Noonan, UMT, Director
Bill Shuttleworth, UNM, Assoc. Dir.
Design, Epidemiology, Biostat
Pope Moseley, Director
UNM CTSA: Richard Larson

ctrin.unlv.edu
NIGMS Award: 1U54GM104944-01A1

Mountain West CTR-IN Organizational Structure
Governance and Membership
Steering Committee
Robert Langer, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Jim Kenyon, PhD, Project Coordinator, Partners
John Foreyt, PhD, Project Coordinator, T&E
Rafael Gorospe, MD, PhD, Project Officer
Maria Canto, DDS, MS, MPH, Project Scientist
AFFILIATION COLOR
CODE
UNLV
UNSOM
U. New Mexico
U. Montana
NIH
Other Institutions
Internal Advisory Committee
Carolyn Yucha, PhD, Co-Chair
Thomas Schwenk, MD, Co-Chair
VPRs of all 13 Partner Universities
Robert Langer, MD, MPH, PI, ex oficio
Jim Kenyon, PhD, Project Coordinator, ex oficio
Principal Investigator
Robert Langer, MD, MPH
External Advisory Committee
6 to 10 External Scientists from outside the 7 state region
Admin KCA
Robert Langer, MD, MPH, KCA Director
Carl Reiber, PhD, Assoc. Director
Jim Kenyon, PhD, Project Coordinator
Track & Eval Unit
John Foreyt, PhD,
Project Coordinator
Concierges
Jill Zimbelman,
Lead Concierge
Regional Network
Pilot Grant KCA
Curtis Noonan, PhD, KCA Director
Executive Committee
PI
2 Project Coordinators
3 [4 with PI] KCA Directors
Assoc. Director, Admin KCA
Lead Liaison
CTSC Coordinator
Educ & Mentoring KCA
Jillian Inouye, PhD, KCA Director
Mentoring Unit Education Unit
UNM CTSC
Richard Larson, MD, Coord.
CRDEB KCA
Pope Moseley, MD, KCA Director
Regional Biostatistician Network