The Project Development Team (PDT) program is a unique pilot project program found only at the Indiana CTSI. A PDT is a committee of multidisciplinary researchers who assist investigators in developing ideas/hypotheses into well-designed translational research projects. The teams serve as “one stop shops” by providing investigators access to protocol development; pilot funding; biostatistics; IRB/regulatory and nursing support; facilitation of collaboration with other investigators and access to Core Resources on the IUPUI, IU, Purdue and Notre Dame campuses, all in one meeting. There are currently nine PDTs within the Indiana CTSI.

Indiana CTSI PDTs

PDTs remove many traditional barriers to effective translational research. They provide access to experts who can help investigators implement high-quality pilot projects designed to produce results that generate successful external grant submissions.

There are nine Indiana CTSI PDTs:

1. Preclinical Sciences: Supports basic and clinical scientists in the earliest phases of the research process.
2. Clinical Sciences: Supports a wide range of research projects, including those on the path from basic science and/or animal models to all phases of clinical trials.
3. Pediatric Sciences: Supports multidisciplinary clinical and translational research projects in pediatric populations.
4. Behavioral & Population Sciences: Supports behavioral and population science research projects, including epidemiological research, clinical interventions and access to patients, families and communities.
5. Imaging Sciences: Connects researchers to a statewide network of imaging facilities, ranging from microscopic analysis to whole body imaging.
6. Purdue: Provides access to core resources at Purdue University. Strengths include regulatory issues and intellectual property concerns.
7. Notre Dame: Provides access to core resources at University at Notre Dame. Strengths include biochemistry, psychology and mathematics.
8. Community and Urban Health: Supports translational research relating to how to improve health outcomes and promote sustainability in urban environments. Strengths include epidemiology, sociology, and visual communications.
9. Program Project Planning: Supports the development of large multi investigator, multi project grants with annual direct budgets of $600K or higher in direct costs per year such as PPGs, U series, STTRs or SPORE grants. Strengths include clinical and basic sciences, regulatory, and biostatistics.

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