# Pilot Feasibility Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · 2020 · $408,522

## Abstract

During its initial nine years of support, the Pennington COBRE has led a significant effort to
enhance the research base in metabolic diseases in Louisiana by recruiting and mentoring
junior faculty who will become the next generation of scientists to power the discovery process.
This goal was advanced through a sustained and highly integrated mentoring plan that resulted
in attainment of significant new independent funding by and academic promotion of our junior
investigators. To continue enhancement of the research base developed in Phases I and II, we
will implement a Pilot and Feasibility grant program in Phase III to support innovative research
in the areas of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic diseases. The goal of this program is to provide
developmental support for meritorious projects that lead to further expansion of extramural
funding of Center scientists. To accomplish this objective, the Phase III COBRE will support
meritorious Pilot and Feasibility projects that are thematically aligned with the Center's scientific
objectives and are focused on one or more of the following categories: 1) proposals from junior
faculty without extramural funding, 2) proposals from junior and senior faculty aimed at testing
an innovative hypothesis that is a clear departure from currently funded research in their
laboratories, 3) collaborative proposals from research teams that take advantage of diverse
strengths of different team members, and 4) proposals that have translational potential from
individuals or teams of investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978079
- **Project number:** 5P30GM118430-05
- **Recipient organization:** LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Thomas W Gettys
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $408,522
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978079

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978079, Pilot Feasibility Core (5P30GM118430-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978079. Licensed CC0.

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