# Pilot Project Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · 2020 · $196,262

## Abstract

The University of Louisville Alcohol Research Center (ULARC) was created to serve as a 
regional/national resource to investigate mechanisms of alcohol induced organ injury and to develop 
new agents/interventions to prevent/treat this organ injury, both of which represent important unmet 
research needs. The theme of the center is unique among alcohol centers: the role of nutrition in the 
development/progression and potential prevention/treatment of alcohol-induced organ injury. The 
Pilots Core will contribute to this program by funding new projects dedicated to this theme of research. We will 
do this by supporting Young Investigators, as well as recruiting Established Investigators, who propose 
projects that represent a change in direction for their research. The goal of the Pilot Core is to provide support 
for promising clinical and translational research in alcohol-induced organ injury. This support will be targeted 
mainly at new investigators, those newly entering alcohol clinical and translational research, and alcohol 
clinical/translational investigators collaborating across departments and institutions. We will provide an 
environment that encourages development of pilot projects by providing alcohol researchers with the 
information, resources and mentoring needed to perform innovative clinical/translational research that meets 
the demands of 21st century science. In addition, we will improve the flow of information about existing and 
new opportunities and resources for pilot projects among University components and our affiliates. The 
ULARC will provide a clear entry point for investigators seeking to conduct alcohol research. We will reach our 
goal through the following Specific Aims: 1) To request potential pilot projects that coordinate with the 
overall theme of the ULARC: Nutrition and Alcohol-Induced Organ Injury; 2) To coordinate evaluation 
of new pilot project applications which conform to the criteria and goals of the ULARC pilot program; 
3) To assist pilot project recipients to achieve extramural funding. This Pilot Program will build on UofL's 
already outstanding record of identifying promising pilot projects for support. Establishment of the ULARC and 
the Pilot Program will provide a significant boost to the currently available pilot program funding and greatly 
stimulate novel alcohol research at UofL.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9917667
- **Project number:** 5P50AA024337-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
- **Principal Investigator:** Gavin E Arteel
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $196,262
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9917667

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9917667, Pilot Project Core (5P50AA024337-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9917667. Licensed CC0.

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