High-Risk Research

Program Snapshot

To enhance support for High Risk-High Reward research, the Common Fund has created four unique funding opportunities for scientists with exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research:

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Program Highlights

High Throughput Strategy for Testing Nerve Regeneration in Live AnimalsHigh Throughput Strategy for Testing Nerve Regeneration in Live Animals

Dr. Mehmet Yanik, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an NIH Director's New Innovator awardee, demonstrates a novel method to rapidly screen potential drugs for their ability to promote nerve regeneration in the nematode C. elegans.

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Dr. Frances JensenPioneering Research Investigates Link Between Two Neurological Disorders

Dr. Frances Jensen, a neurologist and researcher at Children’s Hospital Boston, is one of a growing number of scientists exploring the connection between epilepsy and autism.

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The Daily Show, March 29, 2011

Miguel A. Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., appeared on Comedy Central’s Daily Show to discuss how research, supported in part by his 2010 Pioneer Award, could enable paralyzed people to walk again with a robotic vest that moves according to brain commands. Dr. Nicolelis also is the recipient of an unrelated NIH Director’s Transformative R01 Award.

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Comparison of NIH Common Fund High  Risk - High Reward Programs





Early Independence Award
Early Independence Award
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New Innovator Award
New Innovator Award
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Pioneer Award
Pioneer Award
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Transformative R01
Transformative Research Award
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