Funding opportunities for IBD-related research.
Pilot and Feasibility Program Funding Opportunities
Now in its 29th year, the CSIBD promotes the research of both basic and clinical scientists in a wide range of areas. These include, but are not limited to:
- Exploratory Studies for Delineating the Microbiome in Human Health (including bacterial-epithelial cell interactions and host responses to commensal versus invasive luminal flora)
- Epithelial Cell Biology (including regulation of stem cells, epithelial cell polarity, and membrane biology)
- Tissue Immunity (including mucosal immunology, innate immune recognition, antigen presentation and adaptive immunity, fibrosis, and single-cell analysis)
- Monitoring Effects of Immunotherapy and Biologic Therapy in Autoimmunity
- Translational Human Immunology (including autoimmune diseases, GI cancers, and IBD)
- Signaling Pathways in Gut-Brain Communication
Download the Pilot and Feasibility Grant Application
Goals
Funds have been made available to support Pilot and Feasibility Program grants consistent with the overall goals of the Center. The goals of the CSIBD's Pilot and Feasibility Program are to support the following:
- Young investigators (senior fellows* or junior faculty) working in areas that will improve our understanding of basic processes relevant to inflammatory bowel disease
- Established investigators initiating a new area of research in their laboratories relevant to mechanisms underlying inflammatory bowel disease
The objective of a Pilot and Feasibility Program grant is to enable an investigator to complete sufficient preliminary studies to enable successful application for more substantial funding from other sources. Pilot and Feasibility Program grants are not intended to supplement ongoing or currently funded projects. Participation in another digestive disease center precludes eligibility for these grants.
* Fellow must be in the final year of training and must have a documented commitment to a faculty appointment by the sponsoring unit or department.
Funding
The CSIBD will fund three grants of up to $35,000 each (direct costs) through this program. Pilot and Feasibility Program awards are made for a one-year period; a second year will be considered on a competing basis. Awards made to institutions other than MGH will not receive indirect costs.
Applications
Applications can be downloaded from the links above or obtained from Lindsay Ware. The deadline for receipt of applications is July 29, 2019.
Other Sources
Follow the links below to find information about other funding opportunities.
Recipients of Previous Pilot and Feasibility Program Awards
| 2019: |
Tami Lieberman, PhD Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD Alexandra-Chloe Villani, PhD |
| 2018: |
Sabina Islam, MD James Moon, PhD David Drew, PhD Gaurav Gaiha, MD, PhD |
| 2017: |
Michael Dougan, MD, PhD Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil Aylwin Ng, PhD Assistant |
| 2016: |
Kate Jeffrey, PhD Hamed Khalili, MD, PhD Alan Mullen, MD, PhD
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| 2015: |
Robert Anthony, PhD Timothy Lu, MD, PhD Deanna Nguyen, MD Jolan Walter, MD, PhD Omer Yilmaz, MD, PhD |
| 2014: | John Garber, MD Instructor in Medicine Kate Jeffrey, PhD Instructor in Medicine Stanley Shaw, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Omer Yilmaz, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Biology |
| 2013: | Allan Goldstein, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Wei Chao, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Anesthesia Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine |
| 2012: | Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH Instructor in Medicine Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine James J. Moon, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine |
| 2011: | Abraham Brass, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Kenneth Hung, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Curtis Huttenhower, PhD Assistant Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Javier Irazoqui, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics David Sabatini, MD, PhD Member, Whitehead Institute |
| 2010: | Thorsten Mempel, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Michael Choi, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Stanley H. Shaw, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Mikael Pittet, PhD Assistant Professor |
| 2009: | Kevin Haigis, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology Joshua Korzenik, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Atsushi Mizoguchi, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology Biju Parekkaden, PhD Instructor in Surgery |
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2008:
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Nicolas Da Silva, PhD Instructor in Medicine Adam Lacy-Hulbert, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics J. Rodrigo Mora, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine |
| 2007: | Shannon Bromley, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Kenneth E. Hung, MD, PhD Assistant Professor in Medicine Jin Mo Park, PhD Assistant Professor of Dermatology Seok-Hyun Yun, PhD Assistant Professor of Dermatology |
| 2006: | Ronald A. DePinho, MD Professor of Medicine (Genetics) Jing X. Kang, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Emiko Mizoguchi, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Norbert Perrimon, PhD Professor of Genetics Lynda Stuart, MBBS, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Ramnik J. Xavier, MD Professor of Medicine |
| 2005: | Elena Arystarkhova, PhD Instructor in Surgery Roy J. Soberman, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Jian-Ping Xiong, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine |