Center for Molecular Medicine Soliciting Applications for Pilot Grants

The University of Kentucky Center for Molecular Medicine through the Dean of the College of Medicine and in conjunction with the NIH/NIGMS funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant anticipates funding pilot grants in the amount of $50,000 per year for up to two years.  Research projects should fit into the general theme of the molecular basis of human disease. Three categories of grants will be considered: 

 (i)               Tenure track early career junior faculty (Tenure track Assistant Professor level)
(ii)              Established tenure track faculty developing a new research area (all tenure track ranks) and
(iii)             Tenure track faculty developing a Multi-PI or Program Project Grant (all tenure track ranks).  

Application materials can be downloaded from:   https://cobre.med.uky.edu/COBRE-pilot-projects

Applications are due by 5 pm on April 20, 2015 with awards anticipated to start around May 1, 2015. 

No late applications will be accepted.