Overview
Translational science generates innovations that overcome longstanding barriers along the translational research pipeline. These include scientific, operational, financial, and administrative innovations that transform the way that research is done, making it faster, more efficient, and more impactful.
Translational research seeks to turn biomedical research discoveries into health solutions through the application of translational science. These solutions include efficacious diagnostics, treatments, and interventions.
The ICTR Translational Basic & Clinical Research (TBCR) Pilot Award supports:
- Clinical research projects that define and develop novel clinical interventions, OR
- Translational aspects of research incorporated into an investigator-initiated project, OR
- Projects that address contemporary and/or emerging health crises.
TBCR proposals must include two Co-PIs from different scientific disciplines.
ICTR Pilot Awards are intended to support projects that will further an investigator’s career path. Successful proposals will clearly describe how the pilot data collected as a part of this award will be used to seek further, external, peer-reviewed funding in support of a research career trajectory. Early-career investigators with limited PI experience are strongly encouraged to submit proposals as the Contact PI, in partnership with senior investigators who have relevant research methods expertise to serve as Co-Investigators, collaborators or mentors.
