ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: ZI's NIH Director's New Innovator awardees: Drs. Abdus-Saboor and Gadagkar

By
V. Zhuravleva and A. Uhimov
October 21, 2022
ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: ZI's NIH Director's New Innovator awardees: Drs. Abdus-Saboor and Gadagkar October 21, 2022 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌


Pre-Award and Research Development

October 21, 2022 

News and Updates

Congratulations, Dr. Abdus-Saboor!

Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor won the prestigious NIH Director's HEAL Initiative New Innovator Award (DP2) for his proposal "Using mouse pain scales to discover unusual pain sensitivity and new pain targets."

Dr. Abdus-Saboor was also awarded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Science Diversity Leadership Award for his proposal "Uncovering Peripheral and Central Neural Circuits for Inflammatory Pain."

Congratulations, Dr. Gadagkar!

Dr. Vikram Gadagkar won the prestigious NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2) for his proposal "The Female Songbird as a Novel Mechanistic Model for the Neural Basis of Social Evaluation."

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Congratulations to our recent award recipients!

September 16 - October 21, 2022

Early Stage Investigator Awards

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor: (1) NIH Director's HEAL Initiative New Innovator Award (DP2) "Using mouse pain scales to discover unusual pain sensitivity and new pain targets." (2) Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award "Uncovering Peripheral and Central Neural Circuits for Inflammatory Pain."
Vikram Gadagkar: NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2) "The Female Songbird as a Novel Mechanistic Model for the Neural Basis of Social Evaluation."

Established Investigator Awards

Richard Mann: NIH/NIGMS Equipment Supplement for R35 "Interpreting and Deploying Genomic Information During Animal Development"

Upcoming funding opportunities

Team Grants


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New/Highlighted Team Grant Opportunities

  1. NSF Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS): Supports interdisciplinary research in four focus areas: neuroengineering and brain-inspired designs; individuality and variation; cognitive and neural processes in complex environments; and data-intensive cognitive science and neuroscience. LOI: December 15. Full application: February 15, 2023
  2. BRAIN Initiative UM1: Engineering and optimization of molecular technologies for functional dissection of neural circuits. To support the creation of Centers for accelerated engineering and optimization of high-impact, molecular technologies to monitor and/or manipulate brain cell activity in experimental animals. June 28, 2023
  3. NINDS Interdisciplinary Team Science RM1: Integrated team effort from 3-6 PD/PIs who will each bring a distinct scientific viewpoint or expertise necessary to pursue the interdisciplinary approach. October 11, 2023

Investigators (view full list on our website)


New/Highlighted Funding Opportunities

  1. Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function: Two types of proposals accepted - Research Proposals describing collaborative research projects, and Data Sharing Proposals to enable sharing of data and other resources. November 22
  2. McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award: For proposals that address the biological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders, with particular interest in proposals that incorporate new approaches and in those that provide potential paths for therapeutic interventions. Collaborative and cross-disciplinary applications are encouraged. LOI: December 12. Full proposal: April 24, 2023
  3. BRAIN Initiative R01: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain: for the development of theories, computational models, and analytical tools to derive understanding of brain function from complex neuroscience data. December 15
  4. Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2023 Winter Pilot Award: To provide early support for exploratory ideas, particularly those with novel hypotheses. Appropriate projects for this mechanism include those considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results. LOIJanuary 12. 
  5. BRAIN Initiative R34: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization – Transformative and Integrative Models of Behavior at the Organismal Level: applications to: 1) develop, validate, and apply cutting-edge tools and methods for minimally invasive, multi-dimensional, high-resolution measurement of behavior at the level of the organism, with synchronous capture of changes in the organism’s social or physical environment; and/or 2) develop computational methods that allow for integration of multidimensional behavioral and environmental data representing multiple timescales into a conceptual and/or computational model of behavior as a complex dynamic system, designed with the capacity to integrate synchronously recorded neural data and/or inform existing models of neurobehavioral function, such as those developed with the support of the NIH BRAIN Initiative. February 14
  6. BRAIN Initiative R61/R33: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization: for the development and validation of next-generation tools, methods, and analytic approaches to precisely quantify behaviors and combine them with simultaneous recordings of brain activity in humans. February 17
  7. BRAIN Initiative R01: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain. For developing and validating novel tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function. June 7, 2023
  8. BRAIN Initiative R01: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects - TargetedBCPJune 30
  9. BRAIN Initiative R34: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Planning Projects – TargetedBCPP. June 30
  10. BRAIN Initiative R01: Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative Data: June 9

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

  1. NIH Parent R01: New: February 5, June 5, October 5; Renewal/Resubmission:
    November 5, March 5, July 5
  2. NIMH Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior - R01/R21: R01: February 5, June 5, October 5. R21: February 16, June 16, October 16
  3. NIMH Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity - R01/R21: R01: February 5, June 5, October 5. R21: February 16, June 16, October 16
  4. NIH Parent R21: New: February 16, June 16, October 16; Renewal/Resubmission: November 16, March 16, July 16
  5. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support for trainees at all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

Early Career Investigators (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program: Must be within the first five years of starting a full-time research position. Scholars' research interests should complement the themes and goals of a recruiting CIFAR research program: 1) Boundaries, Membership & Belonging; 2) Brain, Mind & Consciousness; 4) Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration; 5) Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities 6) Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity. October 25
  2. Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program: Must be assistant or associate professor. To support new and innovative projects, in particular, those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions. Junior faculty with a new research project that will generate pilot data that will lead to RO1 funding or a comparable outside grant will be first priority. Internal application deadline: November 14, 9am.
  3. McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award: For proposals that address the biological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders, with particular interest in proposals that incorporate new approaches and in those that provide potential paths for therapeutic interventions. Collaborative and cross-disciplinary applications are encouraged. NEW additional focus: Environmental Contributions to Brain Disorders. LOI: December 12. Full proposal: April 24, 2023
  4. McKnight Scholar Awards: Must have an appointment as an assistant professor, and must have served at that rank for less than four years at the application deadline. Cannot apply more than twice for this award. January 1, 2023
  5. Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2023 Winter Pilot Award: To provide early support for exploratory ideas, particularly those with novel hypotheses. Appropriate projects for this mechanism include those considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results. LOI: January 12.

Post-Docs (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. NIH F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship

  2. NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding)

    • NIH Parent K99/R00: Transition to faculty (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding). International applicants eligible. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. New: February 12, June 12, October 12. Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH K99/R00 MOSAIC: Transition to faculty. 2nd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences. New: February 12, June 12, October 12 Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

  3. NIH K01 Career Development Award

    • NIH/NINDS K01: 2nd - 4th year postdocs. New: February 12, June 12, October 12. Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH Parent K01: 2nd - 5+ year postdocs. New: February 12, June 12, October 12; Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

  4. NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF): U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; must be conducting postdoctoral research in social, behavioral and economic sciences and/or proposing activities that broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in these fields. November 1
  5. NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB): U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; obtained doctoral degree within 36 months of the application deadline; must be conducting postdoctoral research with one of the following focuses: (1) Broadening Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Biology, (2) Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Environment and Phenotypes, and (3) Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. November 3
  6. HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program: must be from a gender, racial, ethnic, or other group under-represented in the life sciences (including all women, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds); international applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree from a U.S. research institution; can have no more than 27 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application due date. December 1
  7. Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; must have completed all requirements for PhD at some time on/after December 8, 2015. December 8
  8. Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience: Must be a post-doc with no more than 3 years of cumulative postdoctoral experience; must be conducting neuroscience research at a New York City institution.  Eligible if: U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; OR J-1 or H-1B Visa; OR DACA; OR Indigenous individual exercising Jay Treaty rights; OR granted temporary protected status. Conditional visas considered. December 9
  9. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

   *Check with us regarding eligibility window extensions for NIH grants

Graduate Students (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. Hertz Foundation Fellowship: U.S. citizens/permanent residents; first year grad students. October 28
  2. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: applicants must be a "New American" (your birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births); first or second-year grad students only. October 27
  3. Department of Defense NDSEG: U.S. citizens/nationals; must have 3+ years of PhD left. October 31
  4. HHMI Gilliam Fellowship: Second or third year, or 2+ years left of Ph.D. Must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident, or DACA recipient. Must be under-represented in the sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, HHMI EXROP alumni). **By university nomination only** Nominators likely notified: Early-Mid Aug; Internal application likely due: Early-Mid September
  5. AAUW International Fellowship: must identify as a woman; must not be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, and should intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career. November 15
  6. NIH F31 or F31 Diversity NRSA: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents. December 8, April 8, August 8
  7. Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; must complete the dissertation within 9-12 months in 2023-2024, and no later than Fall 2024. December 8
  8. NIH F99/K00 D-SPAN: Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience; must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident; for grad students from an under-represented backgrounds, with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). December 15
  9. Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; as of Fall 2023, must have 3+ years left in the program. December 15
  10. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)