Columbia faculty are strongly encouraged to explore, share, and apply for the internal funding opportunities for which they are eligible.
If you are aware of additional internal funding programs that are relevant to precision medicine, please send a 5-6 sentence description, website URL, and contact email address to [email protected].
The Vagelos Precision Medicine Pilot Grant program is made possible by the generous gift of Roy and Diana Vagelos to the Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative, and is intended to support ground-breaking research in the field of precision medicine.
Proposals are requested for two-year pilot studies in precision medicine. Awardees will receive $100,000 per year for two years. Studies must be relevant to advancing precision medicine basic science. Example areas include genomic data, biomarkers, clinical data, new methods of working with precision medicine data, technology development, disease mechanism studies and stem cell biology. For research with human subjects, an IRB must be in place at the time of funding.
These pilot grants are intended to support feasibility studies that will establish a basis for applying for further research funding. As such, pilot grants are intended to generate preliminary data required to produce competitive grant applications to outside funders.
Three studies will be funded, with additional calls for proposals expected next year.
Eligibility: Applicants must have a full-time Columbia University faculty appointment at the rank of an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, including NYPSI and clinical faculty. Studies may involve more than one department, including collaboration between campuses. Preference will be given to applications including junior investigators. Applicants may apply for the Irving Institute Precision Medicine award and the Vagelos award, but may not hold both concurrently; if successful in both, applicants will be able to choose their preferred award.
Budget: $100,000 per fiscal year for two years. Second year funding contingent on satisfactory progress report
Application Directions: Prepare detailed project description (2-4 page excluding references, minimum 11-point font) as follows:
• Investigators
• Background and Specific Aims
• Preliminary Findings
• Methods
• Future Plans and Direction
• Literature citations
Provide the following supporting documents:
• Statement of Facilities and other Resources
• NIH-style biographical sketch for each investigator (5-page limit)
• Budget
Submit documents by December 11th 2017, preferably as one single pdf to [email protected]
Eligible applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated by confidential peer reviewers. Reviewers must remain anonymous but may opt to give feedback to the applicants through the Precision Medicine office, but are not required to do so. Winning applications will be announced in February 2018.
Questions? Email [email protected]
Overview
A new funding opportunity for research proposals focused on approaches to tailor medical care (prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment) to the individual patient. Studies may include use of biomarkers, genomic data, aggregated clinical data, and/or patient-reported data to develop personalized medical care. Proposals may also be based on individualizing methods to effectively educate and communicate with patients.
Qualifications
Applicants must be full-time Columbia University faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher. Preference will be given to applications from junior investigators. Studies are expected to include collaborations between investigators from at least two different departments at CUMC.
Duration: 1 year
Award Amount: $100,000 ($50,000 to be provided by applicant’s home department)
Quantity: Approximately 5 per year
Application Deadline: 5:00pm EDT, Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Download Application Materials:
Instructions and Application Form
Precision Medicine and Society: Call for Workshop and Seminar Proposals
The Precision Medicine and Society (PM&S) Program was established as part of the University’s overall Precision Medicine Initiative to address the ethical, legal, economic, social, and humanistic issues relating to precision medicine and advances in genomics. As part of this effort, the PM&S Program is pleased to issue a request for workshop and seminar proposals. This call for proposals is aimed at encouraging the Columbia community to explore the issues critical to realizing the potential benefits of precision medicine in an equitable fashion.
PM&S workshop and seminar support is intended to bring together scholars from within and across disciplines to focus on matters of common interest relating to precision medicine and genomics. The workshops and seminars can take myriad forms: some may focus on scholars’ works in progress, others may serve as a speakers’ series for innovative work and still others may lead to the development of academic course materials. Participation in the workshops or seminars will be open to scholars and other interested persons by invitation only.
Qualifications: Proposals will be evaluated on their intellectual merit and coherence, and their judicious use of funding. Workshops and seminars may focus on a specific topic, a broader exploration of PM&S issues or a set of intellectual questions. We encourage workshops and seminars that are collaborative and interdisciplinary, and that provide structured opportunities for graduate student training and development. The following are examples of areas of scholarship that are of interest to the PM&S Program:
- Economics of Precision Medicine
- Social Impact of Precision Medicine
- Benefits and Challenges of Genomic Reproductive Technologies
- Legal Aspects of Precision Medicine
- Precision Medicine and the Humanities
Eligibility: Faculty, research scholars and research scientists across the University are eligible to apply for funding. At least one applicant per workshop or seminar team must be a full-time faculty member. Workshops and seminars that involve faculty from more than one discipline will be given special consideration.
Submission: Applicants should submit:
- A 3-page proposal that describes the proposed workshop or seminar, its mission, its structure and organization and a plan for its first year
- A detailed budget and budget justification
Proposals should be submitted electronically as a single PDF document to [email protected].
Duration: Two years
Award Amount: Up to $15,000. Funding can cover travel and lodging, honoraria, workshop refreshments or meals and a small stipend for a graduate student or postdoc coordinator.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2017
Start Date: February 1, 2018
For questions contact Manuela Cangiamila at 646-774-8632 or [email protected]