Pilot Project Program in Hemostasis and Vascular Biology (P3HVB)
The VMI and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offer up to ten 12-month pilot grants of $25,000 a year in direct costs. The P3HVB is
intended to attract investigators new to the general areas of hemostasis and vascular biology by
seeding innovative research projects that have the potential to open new avenues for critical
research in the general areas of:
• Transfusion medicine
• Transfusion related lung injury (TRALI)
• Hemostasis and Platelet biology
• Hemophilia
• Integrative vascular biology with emphasis on the role of red cells, platelets and
hemostatic factors
If a project is successful in demonstrating that the area of research is important and innovative, there will be an opportunity to compete for a second year of funding of up to $50,000.
University of Pittsburgh faculty members at the levels of assistant/research assistant professor, associate/research associate professor, and professor/research professor are eligible to apply as principal investigators. Instructors, fellows, and postdoctoral researchers may also apply as principal investigators if they can demonstrate a track record of research success, if there is a research mentoring plan from a qualified faculty member at the rank of assistant professor (not research track) or higher, and if there is a commitment from the faculty member in whose laboratory the instructor/fellow/postdoctoral researcher works that all necessary laboratory resources will be available for the proposed project.
The next two receipt dates are 5pm on October 13th 2009 and 5pm on March 22nd, 2010.
Detailed information about the P3HVB and application instructions can be found here.
