NeuronS_MATTR Pilot Project Program
​This Pilot Project Program ($80,000 total costs) aims to fund small-scale, innovative research that will nucleate new NIH research grants focused on the biological mechanisms of Soft-Tissue Manipulation (STM) interventions. The Program values both conceptually innovative projects and technology development proposals. Potential areas include: basic research directly related to social touch, affect and/or STM stimuli (neural circuitry, animal models, mechanistic human subjects research, involvement of non-neural cells and tissues); development of instruments and computational models to quantify spatiotemporal dynamics of stress/strain within soft tissues; multiscale research to identify the mechanisms involving different cell types and organ systems (nervous, immune, musculoskeletal, fascial and/or integumentary systems).
Due dates:
​Please submit all application materials as a single PDF via email to [email protected]
Pre-application due date: May 6, 2024, by 11:59 PM local time
Full application due date: July 1, 2024, by 11:59 PM local time
Applications recommended for funding: August 5, 2024
Funding target date: Feb 1, 2025

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