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The Delaware Clinical and Translational Research ACCEL Program is comprised of the State of Delaware, the University of Delaware, the ChristianaCare Health System, Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware, and Delaware State University.
ACCEL provides investigators with the tools necessary to advance research careers and provide the community a means to interface with and understand the impact of ACCEL’s work in order to promote the innovation, acceleration and translation of research to improve health outcomes in Delaware.
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News & Events
ACCEL Accolades
ACCEL Researchers Earn Scientific Presentation Award at NISBRE Conference Members of the DE CTR ACCEL Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) core attended and presented at the NISBRE 2024 Conference,… Read More »ACCEL Researchers Earn Scientific Presentation Award at NISBRE Conference
ACCEL BERD Core Members Present at 2024 NISBRE Conference Members of the DE CTR ACCEL Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) core attended and presented at the NISBRE 2024 Conference… Read More »ACCEL BERD Core Members Present at 2024 NISBRE Conference
Funding Opportunities & Help
Goals & Background The principal goal of the MRDA program is to improve the success rate for grant submissions by junior faculty. To accomplish this objective, MRDA recipients (MRDA Scholars)… Read More »Mentored Research Development Award
The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) is now accepting proposals for the 2025 DHSA Research Competition—a unique “Shark Tank”-style event where researchers pitch their ideas in real-time for a chance… Read More »2025 DHSA Research Competition Call for Abstracts
ACCEL Tip Line
Are you new to the world of NIH grants or looking for a refresher? The NIH has curated playlists of YouTube videos designed to provide an overview of the grants… Read More »NIH provides crash course on grant fundamentals
You’ve determined that you’re conducting research related to the NIGMS mission and have found a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) you’d like to apply to. Now it’s time to craft… Read More »How do I craft a strong application?
ACCEL
Dr. Curtis Johnson, PhD is an associate professor within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2013 from the… Read More »Ask the Researcher: Curtis Johnson, PhD
Dr. Jocelyn Hafer, PhD is an assistant professor within the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at the University of Delaware. She is also the director of the University of… Read More »Ask the Researcher: Jocelyn Hafer, PhD