The Friedman Center for Nutrition and Inflammation is making a call for Pilot Project applications in the areas of nutrition, the microbiota and inflammation. Diet profoundly affects host susceptibility to a range of devastating diseases, from infection and autoimmune disease to obesity and cancer. The basis for this regulation lies at the interface between nutrition, the microbiota, and the immune system. Multi-disciplinary studies to delineate the mechanisms underlying these complex interactions are critically needed to promote discoveries that provoke new treatments to ameliorate disease and promote human health. The Friedman Center is committed to catalyzing research focused on the relationship between diet, the microbiota and inflammation in the context of infection biology, chronic inflammation and cancer. Drawing on the strengths of Weill Cornell and the Ithaca campuses, the Center seeks to support innovative projects and programs that will be competitive for subsequent external support from funding agencies.
Applications are welcome from individual investigators or groups of investigators (representing both Weill Cornell and the Ithaca campuses), who aim to submit collaborative grants within two years of receiving pilot project funding. Applicants may request a maximum of $75-100,000/year in direct costs for one year and must hold a faculty or instructor-level position (at least one must be faculty if a multi-PI application). Funds are restricted to research expenses and scientific trainee salaries, and cannot be used to support travel, faculty salary or equipment purchases.
Applications will be reviewed by an independent review panel and those selected for funding will be contacted shortly thereafter.
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