Pilot & Feasibility

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P&F Program

The Diabetes Center Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program provides seed support for new and innovative research projects directed at basic biomedical, clinical and translational research questions relevant to diabetes and its complications.

The P&F program is designed to support:

  • New investigators
  • Established investigators new to diabetes research
  • Established diabetes investigators pursuing high impact/high risk projects or projects that are a significant departure from their usual work

Individual Center P&F programs may also be structured to provide support for establishing interdisciplinary collaborations and to help forge new partnerships between basic scientists and clinical researchers.

To assist P&F Directors with navigating the complex review and award process, general guidelines have been established for P&F Program management.

P&F Websites

For more information about Pilot and Feasibility opportunities in the NIDDK Diabetes Center program, please visit the following individual center P&F websites:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Streamson C Chua Jr MD PhD
Boston Area Boston Area
Alexander Soukas MD PhD
Columbia University Columbia University
Rudolph Leibel MD
Indiana University Indiana University
Jeffrey S Elmendorf PhD
Joslin Diabetes Center Joslin Diabetes Center
Rohit Kulkarni, MD PhD
North Carolina North Carolina
Nicholette D Allred PhD
Stanford University Stanford University
Fredric Kraemer MD
UCSD-UCLA UCSD-UCLA
Peter Tontonoz MD PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stuart J Frank MD
University of Chicago University of Chicago
Ronald Cohen MD
University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Denver
Jane Reusch MD
University of Michigan University of Michigan
Christin Carter-Su PhD
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
Doris A Stoffers MD PhD
University of Washington University of Washington
Sakeneh Zraika PhD
Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University
Sheila Collins PhD
Washington University in St Louis Washington University in St Louis
David Piston PhD
Yale University Yale University
Kevan C Herold MD

P&F Reviewers

The P&F Reviewers database has been established to facilitate the selection of external reviewers. Program Directors can easily search the database and select among hundreds of Diabetes Center members who can serve as reviewers. The database provides access to researchers' institutions, departments, interests, and area of expertise. It is a secure web page requiring users to login before viewing or searching the database.