PANEL:

Growing a Research Development Infrastructure

from the Ground Up

Marisol Vera, PhDProfessor of Chemistry

Coordinator of the Proposal Development UnitUniversity of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Kathy Doyle Grzech, MAAssociate Director

Proposal Development OfficeUniversity of Kentucky

Jean Flagg-Newton, PhDProgram Officer

Extramural Associates ProgramNICHD, Division of Special Populations

Creating research development infrastructure with limited resources

Inter-institutional collaborations…

Discovering the possibilities

Creative ideas to overcome implementation challenges

M. Vera – UPRmarisol.vera@upr.edu

K. Grezch – UKkdgrze2@email.uky.edu

J. Flagg-Newton − NIHflaggnej@mail.nih.gov