Findings
IV. Outcomes from the Research Conducted with CBCRP Funds
Accepted indicators of scientific productivity include both the quantity and quality of publications produced, citations of the work in peer-reviewed journals, patents submitted, and subsequent grants awarded based upon the research performed. For the purposes of this study, we ascertained the number of publications, number of citations from these publications, patents, and presentations that at least in part resulted from the research funded by the CBCRP. We also asked respondents about subsequent grants obtained at least partially due to their CBCRP New Investigator Award. We found thirteen (65%) respondents reported 38 publications in peer reviewed journals (see table 2),9 and there were at least 1,234 subsequent citations that resulted from these publications.10 Thirteen respondents presented at least 43 oral presentations,11 two respondents filed a patent, and three honors were presented to one (5%) respondent for the CBCRP funded research.
Table 2. Publications Resulting From the New Investigator Award and Subsequent Citations
The ultimate goal of the New Investigator Award is to help new investigators develop independent careers in breast cancer research, which means that the researchers establish themselves as principal investigators and obtain future funds to secure their careers. We asked the grantees if they were able to obtain additional funds for breast cancer research because of the research they conducted with the New Investigator Award. Many respondents stated that this award was the first grant where they had served as the principal investigator and that the results of the award put them in a position to apply for future funds. Nine (45%) respondents reported obtaining additional funds at least partially based on the data from their CBCRP New Investigator Award. The total amount leveraged for additional breast cancer research was $6,155,424, of which $878,452 was obtained through subsequent awards from the CBCRP (see table 3).
Table 3. Subsequent Funds Obtained by Respondents
9 This number does not include publications
reported that were still under revision or had been submitted but not yet
accepted to be published.
10 This number is under-reported. References for six publications
were not available to include in the citation analysis.
11 This number is under-reported because many respondents
could not report the exact number of presentations they had given.
