The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is accepting applications for its Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees.
Donor Name: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/12/2027
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The purpose of the NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) program is to provide highly qualified postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level researchers currently in training in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research with the opportunity to transition their research programs to extramural institutions as junior investigators. To achieve these objectives, the NHLBI Career Transition Award will support two phases of research: a mentored intramural phase (up to two years) and an extramural phase (three years), for a total of five years of combined support. Transition from the intramural phase of support to the extramural phase is not automatic. Approval of the transition will be based on the success of the awardee’s research program during the mentored phase as determined by an NHLBI progress review, which will include an evaluation of a research plan to be carried out at the extramural institution.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) is designed specifically for applicants proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary study to an existing trial, as part of their research and career development.
NHLBI Division of Intramural Research
The NHLBI Division of Intramural Research conducts clinical research on the normal and pathophysiologic functioning of the cardiac, pulmonary, blood, and endocrine systems and basic research on normal and abnormal cellular behavior at the molecular level. The research activities of the laboratories and branches range from structural organic chemistry to cardiology:
Major Areas of Interest Include:
Hematopoietic stem cell biology and bone marrow transplantation; detection and treatment of lung transplant rejection; transplantation immunotherapy; the molecular basis of alveolar diseases of the lung and the design of new therapeutic modalities; biological bases of meiotic drive; mechanisms of gene regulation; viral-mediated gene transfer and gene therapy; the molecular basis of lipoprotein dysfunctions and the atherogenic process; the cellular and molecular events underlying ischemic heart disease and myocardial hypertrophy; biochemical events associated with aging and certain pathologic processes; molecular mechanisms of amyloid formation; psychosocial and environmental determinants of obesity-related cardiovascular risk; molecular and cellular processes for the conversion of metabolic energy; mechanisms of cardiac development, the molecular basis of transmembrane signaling; matrix genetics of rare connective tissue disorders; the biochemistry of trace nutrients, enzyme kinetics; metabolic regulation and protein chemistry; the cellular and molecular basis of toxicities induced by drugs and other foreign compounds; molecular immunology and cytokines; pathophysiology of vascular diseases with emphasis on molecular genetic interventions; cardiac imaging through ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging; epidemiology and genetics of cardiovascular disease; computational biophysics; mass and optical spectroscopy.
Project Period
5 years
Eligibility Criteria
Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Federal Governments
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
