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NIH funding notice PA-24-179

Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Open. Closes May 7, 2027.

Posted
April 24, 2024
Close date
May 7, 2027
Activity codes
K02
Institutes taking part
NIA, NIAAA, NIDCR, NIDA, NINDS, ORWH, ODSS

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: PA-20-174 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  2. 2 steps back: PA-19-132 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  3. 3 steps back: PA-18-371 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  4. 4 steps back: PA-16-192 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02)
  5. 5 steps back: PA-14-045 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02)
  6. 6 steps back: PA-11-191 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02)
  7. 7 steps back: PA-10-057 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02)
  8. 8 steps back: PA-09-038 Independent Scientist Award (K02)
  9. 9 steps back: PA-06-527 Independent Scientist Award (K02)
  10. 10 steps back: PA-00-020

Who won it before

66 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $9,858,355 in first-year total cost, median $142,488.

Most frequent study sections

  1. NST-1 Study Section[NST-1]14
  2. Career Development for Established Investigators and Conference Grants Study Section[AGCD-4]7
  3. Biological Aging Study Section[NIA-B]6
  4. Clinical, Treatment and Health Services Research Study Section[AA-3]4
  5. Behavior and Social Science of Aging Study Section[NIA-S]3

Most frequent institutions

  1. CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA3
  2. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL3
  3. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY3
  4. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY3
  5. DUKE UNIVERSITY2
Competing awards under PA-24-179 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Role of HP1β-mediated heterochromatin organization in neurodevelopmental disorders: CBX1-related syndrome as a model1K02NS140483-01 · under PA-20-174IZUMI, KOSUKEUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$264,600NST
2025Neuromuscular adaptation to exercise in Alzheimer's Disease1K02AG088474-01A1DRAKE, JOSH CVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV, VA$152,237AGCD
2025Leadership Training in Real-World Data Analytics: Sleep and Alzheimer's Disease1K02AG095384-01KAUFMANN, CHRISTOPHER NORFLEETUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FL$149,148AGCD
2025Mediators of Muscle Rejuvenation with Aging1K02AG088465-01A1MURACH, KEVINUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR$141,890AGCD
2024RESTORING CORTICAL NETWORK FUNCTION IN RETT SYNDROME1K02NS131521-01A1 · under PA-20-174MIERAU, SUSANNABRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA$257,731NST
2024Aging and sensory contributions to spatial orientation1K02AG083134-01A1 · under PA-20-174KHERADMAND, AMIRJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$149,880AGCD
2024Research Career Enhancement in Implementation Science to Address Primary Prevention, Harm Reduction, and Evidence-Based Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder from the Emergency Department1K02DA060357-01A1 · under PA-20-174KIM, HOWARD SNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$123,930SIHH
2023Cognitive prehabilitation to prevent Alzheimer's disease after kidney transplantation1K02AG076883-01A1 · under PA-20-174MCADAMS DEMARCO, MARA A.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$151,740AGCD
2023Age, Injury, and the Neuromuscular Junction1K02AG081488-01A1 · under PA-20-174GREISING, SARAH MUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN$151,709AGCD
2023Integrating neural and momentary assessment of parenting, arousal, and adolescent substance use1K02DA058840-01 · under PA-20-174CHAPLIN, TARA MGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, VA$125,166ZRG1
2023Leveraging community-based participatory research and infoveillance to advance the science on recovery community centers serving Black communities1K02DA056613-01A1 · under PA-20-174HOEPPNER, BETTINA B.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$64,654HPC
2022The role of early educational contexts in differential genetic susceptibility to cognitive impairment and dementia1K02AG075237-01A1 · under PA-20-174WALSEMANN, KATRINAUNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, MD$144,755AGCD
2022Increasing the health equity and population-level impact of a digital therapeutic for smokers with psychiatric illness1K02DA054304-01A1 · under PA-20-174VILARDAGA, ROGERDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$121,185ODHS
2022Health Effects of the Fluorinated Pollutants; PFAS on Enamel Development1K02DE029531-01A1 · under PA-20-174SUZUKI, MAIKOAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, GA$73,096DSR
2021Passive mobile sensing and machine learning for the detection of drinking episodes1K02AA028832-01 · under PA-19-132KING, KEVIN MICHAELUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$142,338AA
2021Impairment of Intrinsic Muscle Excitability in Aging1K02AG071852-01A1 · under PA-20-174BANNISTER, ROGER ALANUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE, MD$140,508NIA
2021Optimizing Brief Alcohol Interventions for Young Adults via Computational Methods1K02AA028630-01A1 · under PA-20-174MUN, EUN-YOUNGUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR, TX$134,843AA
2021Using Neuroimaging Markers to Understand Risk Factors and Consequences of Cannabis on Brain Structure and Function1K02DA052684-01A1 · under PA-20-174GILMAN, JODIMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$128,304NPAS
2021Urinary Symptoms and Incontinence in Aging Reflect Loss of Lower Urinary Tract Resilience1K02AG068375-01A1 · under PA-20-174SMITH, PHILLIP PAULUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT, CT$115,289NIA
2020TBCK Encephaloneuronopathy: establishing the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in promoting neurodegeneration1K02NS112456-01A1 · under PA-19-132ORTIZ-GONZALEZ, XILMA RCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA$191,894NST
2020Joint analysis of genomic and electronic medical record data to assess outcomes and drug response in pediatric epilepsies1K02NS112600-01A1 · under PA-19-132HELBIG, INGOCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA$191,889NST
2020Aging, immunosenescence and glioblastoma1K02AG068617-01 · under PA-19-132WAINWRIGHT, DEREK ALANNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$144,936NIA
2020Role of periodontal bacteria-derived dihydroceramides in Alzheimer's disease1K02AG068595-01 · under PA-19-132MOVILA, ALEXANDRUNOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, FL$136,466NIA
2020Interconnections among Cognition, Pain, and Physical Function in Aging.1K02AG062498-01A1 · under PA-19-132BUFORD, THOMAS WUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL$104,859NIA
2019Fibrinogen-mediated mechanisms of preterm infant brain injury1K02NS110973-01 · under PA-18-371PETERSEN, MARK AJ. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES, CA$200,059NST
2019Improving Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Through the Integration of Novel Imaging and Laboratory Biomarkers1K02NS109340-01 · under PA-18-371SOLOMON, ANDREW JUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE, VT$193,783NST
2019Best Practices in Core Principles of Behavior Change: Development of an Implementation Scientist1K02AA027546-01 · under PA-18-371MAGILL, MOLLYBROWN UNIVERSITY, RI$150,348AA
2019Characterization of PDGFR dimer-specific dynamics in the craniofacial mesenchyme1K02DE028572-01 · under PA-18-371FANTAUZZO, KATHERINE ANNUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$125,331DSR
2018Mitochondrial biogenesis, genetics and cell loss in mammalian aging1K02AG059847-01 · under PA-16-192WANAGAT, JONATHANUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$160,164NIA
2018Stress and Mortality Among Black Men1K02AG059140-01 · under PA-16-192THORPE, ROLAND J.JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$154,176NIA
2018The Role of FAM20B-Catalyzed Proteoglycans in Tooth Development1K02DE028345-01 · under PA-18-371WANG, XIAOFANGTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR, TX$149,246ZDE1
2018Evaluations of medication assisted treatments for substance use disorders among persons living with and at risk for HIV infection2K02DA032322-06 · under PA-16-192SPRINGER, SANDRA ANNYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$123,838BSCH
2018New Mechanism of Arsenic Carcinogenesis1K02ES029119-01 · under PA-16-192LIU, LING-ZHIUNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IA$122,513ZES1
2017Quantitative Rehabilitation after Stroke1K02NS104207-01 · under PA-16-192SCHAMBRA, HEIDINEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$208,791NST
2017A Multicenter Study of EEG in Premature Infants with Neonatal Encephalopathy1K02NS102598-01 · under PA-16-192WUSTHOFF, COURTNEY JANESTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$202,214NST
2017Electrographic seizure management and neurobehavioral outcomes in critically ill children.1K02NS096058-01A1 · under PA-14-045ABEND, NICHOLAS SCOTTCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA$193,028ZNS1
2017Classifying addictions using machine learning analysis of multidimensional data1K02DA043063-01 · under PA-14-045BI, JINBOUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS, CT$163,452BGES
2017Deconstructing the temporal and multi-level influences of the baroreflex mechanism on alcohol use behaviors1K02AA025123-01 · under PA-14-045BUCKMAN, JENNIFER F.RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J., NJ$162,078AA
2017Cognitive Training and Brain Plasticity - Towards an Understanding of Mediators and Moderators1K02AG054665-01 · under PA-14-045JAEGGI, SUSANNE MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, CA$161,147NIA
2017Individual differences in nicotine dependence: A multi-modal neuroimaging approach1K02DA042987-01A1 · under PA-16-192JANES, AMY CMCLEAN HOSPITAL, MA$139,185NPAS
2017Use of in vivo calcium imaging to study addiction.1K02DA042886-01 · under PA-14-045MCCLUNG, COLLEEN AUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA$120,334MNG
2017DELINEATING THE ROLE OF GENETIC INFLUENCES ON CANNABIS INVOLVEMENT2K02DA032573-06 · under PA-14-045AGRAWAL, ARPANAWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO$119,134BGES
2017Leveraging Social Media for Substance Use Behavioral Insight1K02DA043657-01 · under PA-16-192CAVAZOS-REHG, PATRICIA AWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO$118,137ZRG1
2016Mechanisms of neuronal cell death in synucleinopathies1K02NS096190-01 · under PA-14-045UNNI, VIVEKOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$203,657NST
2016Characterization of broadly neutralizing antibodies against JC virus1K02NS097146-01A1 · under PA-14-045TAN, CHEN SABRINABETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, MA$193,093NST
2016Cytoskeletal functions in cell aging and disease1K02AG050774-01A1 · under PA-14-045CAMPELLONE, KENNETH GUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS, CT$150,935NIA
2016Cognitive targets for medications development in early abstinent alcoholics1K02AA023566-01A1 · under PA-14-045FOX, HELEN CECILIASTATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK, NY$128,693AA
2016Novel dental composites based on methacrylamides and thiourethane oligomers1K02DE025280-01A1 · under PA-14-045PFEIFER, CARMEM S.OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$120,268DSR
2015Development of circuit-based therapies for motor recovery after stroke1K02NS093014-01 · under PA-14-045GANGULY, KARUNESHUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$205,729NST
2015Integrating Neurobiology and Neuroimaging into Research on Addiction and PTSD1K02DA039229-01 · under PA-14-045BACK, SUDIE EMEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SC$155,636APDA
2015Using Technology to Scale Up the Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing1K02AA023814-01 · under PA-14-045ATKINS, DAVID CHARLESUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$142,637AA
2015Genes, Environments & Interventions: Understanding and Addressing Alcohol Misuse2K02AA018755-06 · under PA-14-045DICK, DANIELLE MVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA$130,345AA
2015Molecular Basis of RGS Protein Function in the Striatum2K02DA026405-07 · under PA-14-045MARTEMYANOV, KIRILL A.SCRIPPS FLORIDA, FL$121,500NMB
2015Computational neurobiology of hippocampal dendrites1K02AG050767-01 · under PA-14-045NICHOLSON, DANIEL ARUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, IL$120,532NIA
2014Advancing Tourette Syndrome genetics using bioinformatics and genome biology1K02NS085048-01 · under PA-11-191SCHARF, JEREMIAH MMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$208,088NST
2014Functional Dissection of the K27M Histone Mutation in Vivo1K02NS086917-01 · under PA-11-191BECHER, OREN JOSHDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$194,907NST
2014PREDICTING CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES IN PRETERM INFANTS USING CEREBRAL CONNECTIVITY1K02NS089852-01 · under PA-14-045SMYSER, CHRISTOPHER DANIELWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO$191,131NST
2014Imaging epigenetics of Alzheimer's Disease1K02AG048240-01 · under PA-11-191APOSTOLOVA, LIANA GUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$144,720ZAG1
2014Neuron-Glia Mechanisms & Interactions Underlying Opioid Abuse-HIV-1 Comorbidity2K02DA027374-06 · under PA-11-191HAUSER, KURT FVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA$130,345NAED
2014Stress-induced drinking in Returning Soldiers: Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms1K02AA023239-01 · under PA-11-191AMSTADTER, ANANDA BVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA$128,596AA
2014Using PET to Image the Neurochemistry of Addiction2K02DA026525-06 · under PA-11-191MARTINEZ, DIANA MCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$126,360NPAS
2014Structural Aspects of Oligomerization in the Function of GPCRs2K02DA026434-06 · under PA-11-191FILIZOLA, MARTAICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$124,416BPNS
2014Development of smoking cessation interventions informed by temporal discounting1K02DA034767-01A1 · under PA-11-191YI, RICHARDUNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, MD$120,722RPIA
2014CD4+ T cell-mediated neurotoxicity with continuous trichloroethylene exposure1K02ES024387-01 · under PA-11-191BLOSSOM, SARAH JARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RES INST, AR$118,854ZES1
2014HIV/AIDS Stigma Behaviors in Clinical Encounters1K02DA035122-01A1 · under PA-11-191VARAS-DIAZ, NELSONUNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS, PR$115,533BSCH
2014Amelioration of aged endothelial dysfunction by NAMPT and caloric restriction1K02AG045339-01A1 · under PA-11-191DONATO, ANTHONY JOHNUNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$111,653NIA

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