# Pilot

> **NIH NIH U54** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $166,794

## Abstract

Project Summary Abstract
The Pilot Project Program is an important component of NAMDC, and supports 1-2 pilot projects
annually. NAMDC pilot projects focus on biomarkers, diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of
mitochondrial diseases. Thus, projects must be human subject studies, including: patients, human
cells, tissues, or body fluid samples. Pilot grants are often a first step for junior investigators,
where the grant application is often a first formal application. The Pilot Core provides multiple
mentoring steps for junior investigators including feedback: on initial proposals (including
unfunded proposals to improve the quality of the application), along the full grant development
process, and during project implementation. Mentoring is done by the NAMDC PI, Statistical PI,
Pilot Core PI, local site PI, NAMDC Clinical Liaison, and additional resources as needed. The
NAMDC Pilot/New Program Committee is responsible for reviewing the pilot/new project
proposals. Applicants for Pilot Projects must be NAMDC members. The NAMDC Pilot Project
Committee recommends funding decisions that best meets the needs and priorities of the
consortium and encourages its growth. Selection for funding is based upon information from
written peer review and from the NAMDC PIs following oral presentation at the annual Face-to-
Face meeting. Following the recommendation by the Pilot Program Committee, the NAMDC
Executive Committee makes the ultimate decision as to what pilot/new projects will be funded
with input from the RDCRN and approval from the NIH officers. Multicenter studies will be
prioritized over a single-site study projects. Applicants apply for funding for projects that occur
during the 12-month window of NAMDC yearly cycle of NIH funding. This means that applicants
apply for projects that will be carried out between September 1st through August 31 of the following
year. Grantees are expected to submit a brief quarterly report, a preliminary report presentation
at the annual Face-to-Face meeting, and a final report within two months of the conclusion of the
grant.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10023971
- **Project number:** 5U54NS078059-10
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** MICHIO HIRANO
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $166,794
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2011-09-30 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10023971

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10023971, Pilot (5U54NS078059-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10023971. Licensed CC0.

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