The Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research is pleased to offer funding to subsidize access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and associated consulting services.
Objectives:
- To enable UNH investigators to collect preliminary data in support of peer-reviewed publications and federal grant applications (especially from the NIH) that support CIBBR’s emphasis on multidisciplinary research in the bioengineering and biomedical sciences.
- To enhance the research infrastructure at UNH by encouraging greater utilization of the instruments and services offered through CIBBR and the University Instrumentation Center (UIC) to UNH researchers, academic researchers at other institutions, and to the biotech, pharma, and medical device industries.
Two different CSA vouchers are offered, one for services offered by the Hubbard Center for Genome Studies (HCGS) and its affiliated Data Science Core (DSC), and a second for use of instruments that are managed by CIBBR’s Molecular and Cellular Phenotyping Core (MCPC) as well as most instruments offered by the University Instrumentation Center (UIC).
The CIBBR will fund CSA vouchers for research related to the following technologies and services:
MCPC/UIC instruments/services
- Bacterial bioreactor
- Confocal/light microscopes
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Flow cytometry
- Gel documentation systems
- Lentivirus production services
- Mass spectrometry/proteomics
- Microplate readers
- Nanoindenter
- NMR spectrometers
- Scanning electron microscope
- Surface plasmon resonance
- X-ray photoelectron spectrometer
- X-ray microscope
HCGS/DSC services
- Next-Gen sequencing
- Long-read sequencing
- Library generation
- Targeted spatial genomics
- Olink proteomics
- Bioinformatics services
- Statistical services
- Data management/storage
For advanced technologies/services not available at UNH, CIBBR CSA vouchers can be requested by CIBBR investigators to use external core facilities to advance their research programs.
Guidelines & Application Process
- Award amounts typically range from $500 (for MCPC/UIC instruments/services) to $5,000 (for HCGS/DSC services). Matching funds are not required.
- We accept applications on a rolling basis. Decisions are typically made within one month after submission.
- Projects should be ready to be initiated upon receipt of award notice and completed within 6 months. Following 3 months of inactivity, unspent funds will expire.
- You must consult with scientific core staff about your project and obtain a quotation for the requested services that will accompany the full application.
- For HCGS/DSC services, contact Kelley.Thomas@unh.edu
- For MCPC or UIC instruments/services, contact Don.Wojchowski@unh.edu (MCPC Director) or Philip.Place@unh.edu (UIC Director)
- An investigator is limited to receiving one CSA per year.
- External clients are not eligible to receive a voucher for use of UNH instruments/services that they have previously utilized.
- Funds can only be used for expenses incurred by the UIC, HCGS, CIBBR Research Cores or preapproved core facilities outside of UNH (CIBBR researchers only). Funds cannot be expended to purchase supplies or small equipment that are intended for use in the investigator’s laboratory.
- Applicants agree to cite the CIBBR award (see below) in any publications arising from use of this CSA; publications lacking acknowledgement of CIBBR funding will be required to submit an erratum to the journal to acknowledge CIBBR funding.
- Research reported in this publication was supported by the UNH’s Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research core facilities through a grant from NIGMS/NIH, Award Number P20GM113131.
- Schedule a pre-submission consultation to discuss the proposed work and confirm eligibility with either Kelley.Thomas@UNH.edu (Director, Data Science Core) Don.Wojchowski@unh.edu (Director, Molecular and Cellular Phenotyping Core) and/or Philip.Place@unh.edu (UIC).
- For this initial consultation, provide a letter of intent with your name, email address, project title, project summary/specific aim (~ 150 words) and whether your project involves animal or human subjects (Yes/No).
- Once your pre-submission is approved, the main application is limited to two (2) pages, single-spaced (11pt font, 0.5 inch margins) and should include the following sections:
- A. Project description
- B. Experimental plan, including instrumentation and consulting services needed, and detailed timeline for conducting the work (including when samples will be ready for analysis).
- C. Requested funds and budget justification.
- D. Anticipated outputs resulting from an award to the CSA Program (e.g., peer-reviewed publication, preliminary data for grant application, analytical testing, etc.)
- E. Appendices (no page limit)
- a. Quotation from the Core Director(s) for requested services
- b. NIH Other Support (for academic researchers)
- c. NIH Biosketch (for academic researchers) or CV (industry researchers)
For application process questions, please e-mail Michelle.Lemos@unh.edu
Timeline
CSA Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis
- Pre-submission consultation
- Full proposal
- Leadership Team review
- Award decision*
*May take up to 3 weeks depending on LT meeting cycle.
