The RNA Institute
Interdisciplinary Pilot Research Program
Contact
Jen Montimurro
The RNA Institute
University at Albany, LSRB 1085
1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222
email: jmontimurro@albany.edu
Tel: (518) 437-4443 Fax: (518) 437-4456
Program Objectives
The RNA Institute Interdisciplinary Pilot Research Program (IPRP) was established in 2009 to promote innovative and collaborative research focusing on RNA Science and Technology. The overall goal of the IPRP is to find and fund innovative, high-impact research with the potential of leading to external research funding or commercial applications. Specifically, the IPRP seeks to support early-stage interdisciplinary research involving two or three independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) PIs in different institutions. These investigators should use synergistic and complementary perspectives to address a problem or question in any area of basic and applied research related to RNA.
Spirit of Awards
The purpose of these awards is to generate seed data to position the collaborating PIs for successful submission of an external funding proposal for the project as collaborators within 18 months of the award.
Funding
The inaugural awards were made for the fiscal year 2010 (FY10). Appropriation for the FY12 IPRP is $95,000. We are working closely with partner institutions and are hopeful to obtain matching funds.
Timeline for Submission and Review
- Proposal Submission Deadline: April 16, 2012
- Peer Review: June 15, 2012
- Award announcement: July 16, 2012
