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TRIAD Toolkit Training and Pilot Project Grant Announcement

TRIAD TOOLKIT TRAINING AND PILOT PROJECT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

On May 11, 2011 the Institute for Immunology and Informatics (iCubed) at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus will hold a training session on vaccine design. This training will include hands-on training to use state of the art immunoinformatics tools to predict vaccine candidates. The purpose of the Pilot Projects is to train new researchers to use advanced immunoinformatics tools in order to accelerate vaccine design in the area of human immunology and Category A, B and C priority pathogens, their toxins and other emerging infectious diseases. The program is designed to facilitate investigators to obtain “preliminary data” and to be successful at securing future research grants. Ph.D.s who attend this training will be eligible to apply for a Pilot Project grant through the Translational Immunology Research and Accelerated Vaccine Development (TRIAD) program. $150,000 is available and it is anticipated 2-3 grants will be awarded.

Requirements for applying for a TRIAD Pilot Project Grant

  • Attendance at the TRIAD Toolkit training session
  • Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow or faculty) but no prior training in immunoinformatics or vaccine design
  • Have the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research
  • Topics must be related to human immunology and vaccine development and focus on Category A, B and C priority pathogens, their toxins and other emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases.  http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/emerging/list.htm
  • Commitment from the grantees home institution or laboratory

Format for Submission of Pilot Project Proposals

  • Cover Page with: U19 grant #  and PI’s name, Pilot Project Title, Pilot Project Leaders Name and Institution, Abstract
  • Detailed budget & justification (PHS 398 pgs 4-5); include both direct and indirect costs; include proposed % effort/months effort for the Project Leader and any other key personnel.
  • NIH-type Biosketches for proposed Project Leader and any other key personnel; in the “Research Support” section, include % effort/months effort for active funding.
  • Description of proposed work (strict 4-page limit) to include:
  1. Rationale (how the project will advance human immunology; Project Leader’s prior work in human immunology; how the Project Leader will obtain independent funds using the pilot data to continue project in future; how the CCHI program will benefit from this project – is there value added? Why use of any animals is a good thing, e.g. hu-mice, NHPs)
  2. Preliminary data
  3. Description of proposed work
  4. References.
  • Human Subjects section (follow PHS 398 instructions)
  • Vertebrate animals section (follow PHS 398 instructions)
  • Foreign site information

To Attend the TRIAD Toolkit Training Session:

Click here to register for the TRIAD Toolkit Workshop as well as the Immunogenicity – Determinants and Correlates Conference!

Hotel accommodations are available at Hotel Providence. Secure rooms soon as they go fast! For questions please contact Patrick Lowney at plowney.uri@gmail.com  or (401) 277-5408. 

To Submit a Pilot Project Proposal:

All prospective grantees must attend the TRIAD training session on May 11, 2011 at the URI Feinstein Providence Campus.  The grant proposals are due to Denice Spero (denice.spero@gmail.com) and Annie De Groot (dr. annie.degroot@gmail.com) by June 20, 2011.