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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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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
Delaware Health Sciences Alliance Annual Research Competitions Download the flyer here DHSA aligns resources and efforts to create a unique, broad-based alliance, focused on establishing innovative collaboration among experts in… Read More »Announcing the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance Annual Research Competitions
DE CTR ACCEL Funding Opportunity for Clinical and Translational Pilot Grants Program The mission of the Delaware CTR ACCEL Program is to accelerate clinical and translational research that addresses health… Read More »DE CTR ACCEL Funding Opportunity for Clinical and Translational Pilot Grants Program
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 Fabrizio Sergi, PhD, has been a part of the Department of Engineering at the University of Delaware since 2015, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.… Read More »Ask the Researcher: Fabrizio Sergi, PhD
ACCEL Community Research Exchange (CRE) Call for Poster Abstracts Theme: Innovation in Health Research: Moving Forward with Communities The ACCEL Community Research Exchange (CRE) invites abstract submissions for poster presentations at… Read More »Poster Abstract Call for the 2026 CRE