The five-year grants encourage scientists to explore bold approaches to major research challenges.
Seven researchers at Stanford have received awards totaling $10.25 million from the National Institutes of Health to explore bold approaches to major research challenges.
The Stanford recipients are among 88 scientists nationwide to receive Pioneer, New Innovator, Transformative Research and Early Independence awards through the NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward program. The awards total about $127 million and are supported by the NIH’s Common Fund.
“The program continues to support high-caliber investigators whose ideas stretch the boundaries of our scientific knowledge,” said NIH director Francis Collins, MD, PhD. “We welcome the newest cohort of outstanding scientists to the program and look forward to their valuable contributions.”
Six Stanford scientists received New Innovator Awards, and one received an Early Independence Award. Six of the recipients are from the School of Medicine, while the seventh is from the School of Humanities & Sciences.