Pilot Grant Projects
The purpose of the pilot grant is to encourage new cross-disciplinary collaborations that focus on advancing research in infection, inflammation, and immunity in children.
Learn how to apply for the 2022 Pilot Grants here
2021 Pilot Grant Awardees
KGF to reduce bladder injury and susceptibility to urinary tract infection in neuropathic bladdersCatherine Forster, MD MS (Department: Pediatrics, Division: Pediatric Hospital Medicine) Carlton Bates, MD (Department: Pediatrics, Division: Nephrology) FSTL-1 Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Brian Campfield, MD (Department: Pediatrics, Division: Infectious Diseases) Craig Byersdorfer, MD PhD (Department: Pediatrics, Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapies) Investigation of EVD68 Pathogenesis in the Human Spinal Cord Megan Culler Freeman, MD PhD (Department: Pediatrics, Division: Infectious Diseases)
With generous support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.