Grants / Publications
Current Interdisciplinary IIGB Grants/Programs
2010 IIGB Deep Sequencing Innovation Seed Grants
Program Scope
The program will fund a maximum of three one-year awards of up to $6200 each from the IIGB Genomics Core to UCR researchers with the following overall goals:
- Promote cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research in genomics (biology, engineering, chemistry, computer sciences, bioinformatics, etc) on the UCR campus to fulfill the IIGB mission of fostering research across campus.
- As part of our mission, enhance the stature of IIGB as a recognized center for innovation, in this case, in the area of new deep sequencing technologies and applications.
Purpose of the grants
- Provide seed money to assist in the exploration and development of innovative new technologies and applications for deep sequencing that can lead to preliminary data for successful extramural grant applications.
- Provide assistance for short-term projects to develop innovative new technologies and applications for deep sequencing that are of potentially of broad interest and will be disseminated to the UCR research community and beyond.
- Promote multi-disciplinary research projects across the UCR campus.
- Promote strong collaborative research and publications with IIGB scientists to enhance Institute standing.
Details
- Proposals must utilize IIGB Illumina sequencing instrumentation and services within the Genomics Core, but can include elements from other IIGB Cores (Bioinformatics, Microscopy or Proteomics). Where possible, we would encourage applicants to fully utilize IIGB resources.
- Multi-disciplinary proposals are strongly encouraged. For example, collaborations between biologists and chemists, engineers, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, or scientists from other disciplines are encouraged.
- Proposals should aim toward relatively broad applications that will benefit as diverse a group of UCR laboratories as possible.
- Proposals for a continuation of ongoing projects or aspects of projects already funded will not be considered.
- Successful project innovations will be made available publically through publication and more directly with the UCR community via the IIGB web site or other mechanisms.
- Intellectual and technical contributions to funded projects by IIGB and Genomics Core personnel must be acknowledged in any publications. The funding source must be noted in acknowledgements.
- The Genomics Core of IIGB will fund up to three proposals for up to $6200 each.
- All grant funds MUST be spent during within one year from the start date. All remaining funds will revert to the IIGB Genomics Core.
- A final report of results and a budget summary (form to be provided) from each funded project is due within 30 days of the end of funding. The report should be no more than three pages.
- Through the generosity of New England Biolabs, awarded projects will receive a 50% discount on NEBNext library kits purchased through grant funding.
Application Process:
For consideration, PIs should submit a two-page proposal providing background, significance and experimental plan. The significance should consider the innovation both scientifically and to the UCR research community as well as a statement of how the project will lead to future funding. A brief budget should be included outlining the cost of the proposal including allocations to IIGB facilities.
Proposals will be reviewed by the IIGB (Academic Administrator, the Director of Bioinformatics) and an independent reviewer from the UCR campus.
Proposals will be selected based upon:
- the scientific merit and novelty of the innovation or application.
- the interdisciplinary nature of the proposed work.
- the value of the proposed work to the UCR and border research communities.
the potential for success
Preference will be given to applications that:
- propose novel innovations or applications of deep sequencing.
- are strongly interdisciplinary and promote the inclusion of scientists in disciplines other than biology.
- include PIs who are early in their careers.
- A person may be designated as PI for one grant only. There is no limit for designation as co-PI.
Applications should be forwarded to Guille Vallejo (guilleb@ucr.edu) until the
due date of November 1, 2009. After review, applicants will be notified of decisions by mid-November. Funding for projects will begin Jan 1, 2010 and end Dec 31, 2010.
Acknowledgements: IIGB funds were augmented by generous donations from Illumina ($1500) and NEB ($2000 plus significant reagent discounts).