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Got questions? The PDO team is curating a series of videos on important topics to help Stanford researchers find the answers they need to discover funding opportunities, build research teams, and craft winning proposals.

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Interview with Stanford’s First ARPA-H Awardee: Dr. Mark Skylar-Scott

Curious about ARPA-H and how to get funded? PDO Specialist Dr. Lee Fradkin asks Dr. Mark Skylar Scott, the first-ever recipient of ARPA-H at Stanford, to share his experience. Bonus: Review the guide for developing a clear program concept for ARPA-H.

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Video Archive

PDO Introduction to ARPA-H

Get a quick overview on the funding mechanism for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—designed to support dynamic teams working on high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research.

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Interview with Dr. Seung Kim on Securing P and U Funding

PDO Director Kiran Kocherlakota sits down with Dr. Seung Kim to discover the secret to his success in programmatic grants and why junior and mid-career researchers should consider applying for larger funding mechanisms as well.

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Tailoring Biosketches

PDO specialist, Dr. Heike Schmidlin, provides guidance on how to modify personal statement section in a Biosketch to make it tailored to the grant application.

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School of Medicine Proposal Development Office: Services & Support

The Proposal Development Office provides a high level of support and services for Principal Investigators seeking to obtain funding for their projects.

The Director of the PDO, Kiran Kocherlakota, discusses in depth the type of support PIs should expect from the PDO in the Stanford School of Medicine Research Office Town Hall.

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Data and Resource Sharing Plans

What should you consider when developing the Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) and the Resource Sharing Plan (RSP) for NIH grant applications?

PDO specialist Dr. Heike Schmidlin points out the differences between the two plans and the required contents.

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Searching Effectively for Funding Opportunities

Dr. Amruta Bhate from the Proposal Development Office presents a comprehensive overview of how researchers can effectively find funding opportunities through the PDO's webpage connecting users to various search engines.

Using GrantForward as her primary example, Dr. Bhate demonstrates how this PDO-recommended tool offers a powerful database of over 89,000 grants from 20,000+ sponsors.

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Maximizing Funding and Collaboration Opportunities in Research Using Data-Driven Insights

Dr. Amruta Bhate highlights how Dimensions AI serves as a powerful resource for identifying funding trends and opportunities.

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Communicating Health Outcomes for All in Research Proposals

In this short video, the PDO's Dr. Mirella Bucci shares tips for how to communicate the intentional selection of human subjects and their biosamples that fit a specific profile.

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Responding to an ARPA-H Innovative Solutions Opening

In this short video, PDO specialist Dr. Mirella Bucci shares how to approach the extensive calls for proposals from ARPA-H - their Innovative Solutions Openings (ISOs) - when preparing a solution summary and ultimately, the full proposal.

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School of Medicine Proposal Development Office