Table 1.
Characteristics of Research Awards and awardees at the time of grant receipt, 1983–2006
| Characteristic | Number or percent |
|---|---|
| Total awards, 1983–2006 (n) | 368 |
| Number of pilot grants awarded (≤ $10,000) | 133 |
| Total individual awardees (n) | 313 |
| Multiple awardees (n)* | 48 |
| Mean award value ($ ± SD, range) | 13,000 ± 8,500 (1,000–35,000) |
| Total dollars awarded (original $; 2008 $) | 4,775,502 (6,261,861) |
| Educational degree of awardees (n, %)† | |
| MD | 306 (98) |
| Masters‡ | 26 (8) |
| PhD | 7 (2) |
| Fellow in training at time of award (n, %)† | |
| Yes | 125 (47) |
| No | 140 (53) |
| unknown | 48 |
| Gender (n, %) | |
| Male | 296 (80) |
| Female | 72 (20) |
| unknown (n) | 8 |
| Mean NIH rank of institution (± SD, range) | 60.0 ± 87.7 (1–707) |
| Median NIH rank of institution (IQR) | 39 (18–66) |
| Research subject area# | |
| Hepatology/liver transplantation | 64 (17) |
| Motility/functional GI disorders | 78 (21) |
| Endoscopy | 79 (22) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 40 (11) |
| Upper GI (GERD, Barrett’s, esophageal or gastric cancer, H. pylori, ulcer disease) | 71 (19) |
| Colorectal cancer/polyps | 35 (10) |
| Pancreaticobiliary | 30 (8) |
| Other** | 27 (7) |
*
1 person with 5 awards, 4 with 3, and 43 with 2.
†
Data presented on a per awardee basis; 29 grant recipients have multiple degrees.
‡
Includes MPH, MSci, MMSc, MSHS, MS, MHS, MSPH, and MBA.
#
Grant topics could have multiple subject areas.
**
Examples of other topics include celiac disease, gender disparities and health services research, and pure basic science not relatable to one of the listed research subject areas.