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Research Innovation Career Development Award (RICDA)

Research Support Grant

The Ohio State University College of Medicine Research Innovation Career Development Award is a research grant designed to provide critical support (especially research protected time) for promising early career clinician scientists to maintain momentum of their scientific investigations.

The Research Innovation Career Development Award is available to:

Early and mid-career clinician scientists (assistant and associate professor) with a clinical appointment at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center who are ≤ 9 years from most recent hire date, no more than 9 years from their first faculty appointment, and actively engaged in research with existing ≥ 0.20 research protected time. Those pursuing their first K or R award are encouraged to apply.

Research Innovation Career Development Award benefits and goals:

  • Award amount $75,000
  • Support clinician scientist research innovations
  • Advance faculty academic careers 

RICDA 2025 key dates and information

Applications for the 2025 award cycle will be accepted through April 30th. Awardees will be announced in late June, with funding starting on July 1. See the RFA for eligibility requirements, key dates, and other important information.

If you have questions about this award, please email Administrative Director for Physician Scientist Education & Training Casey.Henceroth@osumc.edu.

2024 College of Medicine’s Research Innovation Career Development Award winners

The Office of Physician Scientist Education & Training is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 College of Medicine’s Research Innovation Career Development Award (RICDA). The RICDA 12-month funding period began on August 1, 2024. The awardees and their research projects are listed below.

Matthew Cherian

Matthew Cherian, MBBS

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology

"Enhancing responses to immunotherapy and chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer by augmenting extracellular ATP signaling"

 
Brittany Dulmage

Brittany Dulmage, MD

Department of dermatology

"Hair loss during breast cancer treatment: examining the impact of antibody-drug conjugates and piloting a new therapeutic modality"

 
Matthew Lee

Matthew Lee, MD

Department of urology

"Determining the Efficacy of Antifibrotic Therapies at Improving Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms"

 
Debasish Sundi

Debasish Sundi, MD

Department of Urology, Division of Urologic Oncology

"Impact of Sex on Anti-Tumor Immunity in Bladder Cancer"

 
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Alexander Ulintz, MD

Department of Emergency medicine

"Enhancing responses to immunotherapy and chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer by augmenting extracellular ATP signaling"

 

Past Awardees