NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program

Overview

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    Stress-Amplifying Protein Linked to Diabetes
    Stress-Amplifying Protein Linked to Diabetes

    Dr. Feroz Papa, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco and NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award recipient discovers a molecule amplifying stress in the earliest stages of diabetes.

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    Acoustic Tweezers: Touchless Trapping and Manipulation Acoustic Tweezers: Touchless Trapping and Manipulation

    Dr. Tony Jun Huang, an associate professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State University, and a 2010 New Innovator Awardee, developed a device that is the first technology capable of manipulating objects including living materials, such as blood cells and small organisms, using sound waves.

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    New material holds promise for drug delivery, medical implants New material holds promise for drug delivery, medical implants

    Dr. Adah Almutairi, a 2009 NIH Director’s New Innovator awardee, and colleagues at the University of California San Diego, have developed a new type of “smart” polymeric material that may have widespread medical and biological applications.

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Brain stem cell environment Location, location, location: Scientists uncover new information about brain stem cell environment

The adult mammalian brain contains several specialized areas where stem cells capable of producing new neurons reside. Dr. Chay Kuo, an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award recipient, has identified key components of one such specialized area, or niche, that is critical for the production of new neurons.

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NIH Director's New Innovator

Program Description

The NIH Director's New Innovator Award addresses two important goals: stimulating highly innovative research and supporting promising new investigators. Many new investigators have exceptionally innovative research ideas, but not the preliminary data required to fare well in the traditional NIH peer review system. As part of NIH's commitment to increasing opportunities for new scientists, it has created the NIH Director's New Innovator Award to support exceptionally creative new investigators who propose highly innovative projects that have the potential for unusually high impact. This award complements ongoing efforts by NIH and its institutes and centers to fund new investigators through R01 grants and other mechanisms.

The NIH Director's New Innovator Award program is different from traditional NIH grants in several ways. It is designed specifically to support unusually creative new investigators with highly innovative research ideas at an early stage of their career when they may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant. The emphasis is on innovation and creativity; preliminary data are not required, but may be included. No detailed, annual budget is requested in the application. The procedure for evaluating applicants' qualifications is distinct from the traditional NIH peer review “study section” process and will emphasize the individual’s creativity, the innovativeness of the research approaches, and the potential of the project, if successful, to have a significant impact on an important biomedical or behavioral research problem.



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For more information about the New Innovator Award program, see the 2013 Frequently Asked Questions, or e-mail your questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.

Archived Program Highlights

New Tools to Correct Brain Activity New Tools to Correct Brain Activity


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