# Pilot Project

> **NIH NIH P30** · OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · 2020 · $172,500

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Our COBRE has conducted a small but successful pilot project program. The program has been highly
selective, funding only applicants with outstanding training, innovative ideas, and institutional support. In other
words, we leveraged pilot funds to intramural resources to sustain junior investigators during the vulnerable
period before extramural funding is achieved. Each of our pilot grant recipients became competitive for a full
project in an Oklahoma COBRE, was awarded grants from state and private agencies, and is close to
obtaining R01 funding. The momentum generated by the productivity of COBRE investigators (full and pilot
projects) in Phases I and II provides the opportunity to widen the scope of the pilot program in Phase III.
Oklahoma has many outstanding junior investigators with novel ideas in cardiovascular biology. Some have
faculty-level appointments with institutional support. Many do not, but data generated from pilot grants
increases their competitiveness for internal promotion. Furthermore, we continue to recruit promising new
faculty members from outside Oklahoma. We will build on our success with two specific aims: Aim 1, identify
and fund innovative pilot projects from junior investigators, and Aim 2, evaluate progress of projects and
effectiveness of mentors to ensure that pilot grants foster career development of investigators and strengthen
the scientific infrastructure of the Center. Coupled to our strong mentoring program, the pilot projects will help
outstanding junior investigators transition to independent research careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9924583
- **Project number:** 5P30GM114731-05
- **Recipient organization:** OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- **Principal Investigator:** RODGER PAUL MCEVER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $172,500
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9924583

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9924583, Pilot Project (5P30GM114731-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9924583. Licensed CC0.

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