Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award
Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award
The Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award is an initiative of the Jefferson Committee on Research (JCOR), awarded through the Office of the Provost. Specific goals of the Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award are to foster collaborative research and team science, and to develop clinical research topics that have been minimally explored at Jefferson. The award provides up to $25,000 for collaborative teams to obtain clinical research data to justify a more expansive study funded by extramural sources.
This award mechanism is designed to foster new collaborative efforts between clinicians, clinical researchers, and/or basic science researchers by promoting clinician engagement in research. This award provides the opportunity for collaborative teams to obtain clinical research data to justify a more expansive study funded by extramural sources. Thus, projects must show evidence of having potential to significantly improve the competitiveness of a subsequent extramural grant application. Projects must also contribute to departmental, college, programmatic, university, or institutional missions.
The deadline for application is March 7th, 2025 and the award cycle will run from July 1st, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Eligibility for Submission
Faculty from all of Jefferson’s colleges and campus are encouraged to submit proposals on clinical research, which for this funding mechanism is defined as research involving human subjects. The study should collect data from participants and require IRB approval. Proposals which only require samples/cells/tissue/data obtained from human subjects (defined as “Not Human Subjects Research” by TJU IRB) will be considered non-responsive.
Research Teams
Research teams must include at least 2 key people (co-PIs or one PI and at least one co-I) of different disciplines across clinicians, clinical researchers, and basic scientists. Projects with new collaborative teams and research topics understudied at Jefferson are strongly encouraged. Key personnel must be employed at TJU or our affiliates.
Questions regarding the Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award may be addressed to Tyler Kmiec.
Review & Funding Process
- Applications will be reviewed by the Provost’s Pilot Clinical Research Award committee members. The Review process may also include input from Jefferson research faculty with relevant expertise.
- Funding recommendations will be made by JCOR Clinical Research Pilot Award Subcommittee to the Provost.
- Final funding decisions will be made by the Office of the Provost
- Funded proposals will be required to submit a progress report at six months and a final report 3 months after funding ends.
Timeline
- Applications due: March 7th
- Committee/Expert review: March-April
- JCOR decisions & announcement: Early May
- Award start date: July 1st
Awardees
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Hushan Yang PhD, Medical Oncology Genomic characterizations of single circulating tumor cells in the precision medicine of head and neck cancer |
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Jacob Raphael, MD, Anesthesiology Acetaminophen for Prevention of Hemolysis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Trial |
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Adam Binder, MD, Medical Oncology Patient and caregiver perceptions of the potential for home based blood transfusions for patients with hematologic malignancies |
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Julie Barta, MD, Medical Oncology Developing a Culturally Integrated, Social-Media Based Intervention to Increase Tobacco Treatment Counseling and Lung Cancer Screening Uptake in the Asian-American Community |
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Glen D Souza, MD, Otolaryngology Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for the treatment of SARS-COV-2 related Olfactory Disturbance – a cross over trial |
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Jayakrishnan Nair, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy Early Functional and Magnetic Resonance Imaging based biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Laura Krisa, PhD, Physical Therapy Simultaneous functional MR imaging of the brain and spinal cord in patients with Parkinson’s Disease |
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Ryan Masoodi, PhD, Anesthesiology Developing a new generation of patient gowns to keep patients warm in the hospital and to reduce perioperative hypothermia |
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Eric Schwenk, MD, Anesthesiology A Safety Study of Ropivacaine Concentrations During Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Thoracic Surgery |
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Adam Luginbuhl, MD, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Hypoxia as a Driver of Post-Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome |
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Kevin Anton, MD, PhD, Radiology Genicular artery embolization for the treatment of persistent knee pain following joint replacement surgery |
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Laura Krisa, PhD, Physical Therapy Functional and intrinsic connectivity imaging in the human spinal cord: an fMRI study |
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Cynthia Cheng, MD, PhD, Family Medicine The effectiveness of a student-run motivational interviewing/meal-replacement dietary program with melatonin for weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in patients with mild OSA |
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Kibo Nam, PhD, Radiology Risk assessment of carotid plaques based on pressure estimation using 3D contrast-enhanced ultrasound |
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Kuang-Yi Wen, PhD, Medical Oncology An innovative and linguistically-tailored mobile intervention to improve follow-up for abnormal Pap test results |
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Lisa Hoglund, PhD, Physical Therapy Biomechanics and Lower Extremity Muscle Activation of Men With and Without Patellofemoral Pain During Functional Activity |
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Vitali Alexeev, PhD, Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Molecular basis for vitiligo-associated depression |
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Bin Wang, Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Pathogenic role of oxidized PTH osteoporosis |
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Paul Chung, Urology Contrast enhanced Ultrasonography for the Evaluation of Urethral Stricture Disease |
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Mark Curtis, Pathology Characterization of CSF Cytokine and Exosome Profile for Infections, Autoimmune and Neoplastic Skull Base Diseases |
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Angela Gerolamo, Nursing Understanding why Jefferson home care patients seek unscheduled acute care: can a telehealth intervention keep patients at home? |
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Nathan Handley, Medical Oncology Patient and Provider Perceptions of Telehealth I Medical Oncology |
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Therese Johnston, Physical Therapy The effects of Saddle Position and Stance width on Force and movement at the knee during cycling |
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Ryan Tomlinson, PhD The Molecular Basis of Persistent Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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Therese Johnston, PT, PhD, MBA Factors related to stress fractures in female runners and ballet dancers |