Stanford Faculty and SMART
**An Internal funding opportunity for established Stanford investigators with UTL, MCL or NTLR
faculty appointments**
In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center (ICMIC) Developmental Project
Website:
http://mips.stanford.edu/grants/icmic/2010-2015/
Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2014 (see "Submitting and Application" below)
Amount of funding/Budget Information:
We will fund up to 2 pilot projects at $20,000 each.
Applicants may request up to $20,000 in total direct costs for up to a one-year duration of the
supplemental Developmental Projects under this program.
Most Developmental Projects will be a one-year project and continuation of a project beyond its first
year will be contingent upon the success of the previous year.
Purpose
The in Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center (ICMIC@Stanford) is soliciting new and continuing
Developmental Projects from established investigators. The vision of ICMIC@Stanford is to bring
together researchers from various disciplines to form synergistic teams that will make significant
advances in the use of multimodality molecular imaging strategies for better linking pre-clinical
models of cancer with the clinical management of cancer. Members of these teams will include
trainees that will gain access to a highly multidisciplinary experience, and who will become well
equipped to establish independent, multidisciplinary research programs. Projects will mainly include
those that have a high potential for linking pre-clinical imaging models with clinical imaging for
improved cancer patient management. This program is funded through the NIH/NCI P50 grant.
Eligibility
Established investigators (Stanford faculty with UTL, MCL or NTLR appointments)
All applications, regardless of relationship to the ICMIC@Stanford, will undergo the same level of
scrutiny before being identified as an appropriate Developmental Project.
Submitting an Application
Contact/Questions? Applicants are welcome to discuss their research plans in response to this
solicitation with Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir (sgambhir@stanford.edu).
If selected and funded
Funding is contingent upon receipt of all required documents and protocols, hence, verification of
approved protocols must be submitted to Billie Robles at the Department of Radiology. A yearly
progress report in NIH format will also be due to Billie Robles. The due dates will be provided upon
selection of applicants. Attendances to several ICMIC meetings are required to show progress of
project.
Submitting an Application
By Monday, January 27, 2014, please submit a complete application package in pdf format to:
Billie Robles, Department of Radiology, brobles@stanford.edu
The contents and the format of the application materials are as follows (1-4):
1) Title page with the following information:
Proposed Project title:
Project leader(s):
Name
(Last,
First and
Academic
Middle)
Degrees Title
Department(s) Email
Full
Contact
Information
Co-Investigators:
Name
(Last,
First and
Academic
Middle)
Degrees Title(s)
Full
Contact
Information
Department(s) Email
Please answer all of the questions below
Does your project involve/require the following?
1) Human Subjects?
Yes No
2) Cancer Related Research?
3) Human Stem Cells?
4) Human Blood or Body Fluids?
5) Vertebrate Animals?
6) Radiological Hazards?
7) Recombinant DNA Molecules?
8) Infectious/Biohazardous Agents?
9) Select Agents Research?
10) Will export-controlled or proprietary information be received on
campus?
11) Will Stanford personnel hand-carry or ship equipment,
components, materials, or software on media internationally?
12) Do you* OR anyone* involved in this research who has
responsibility for the design, conduct or reporting of the research
have a relationship or receive payment for services or have stock or
stock options in the proposed sponsor, vendor(s), or subcontractor(s)
or in a company that would be interested in the study results but is
not sponsoring the study?
2) Research Proposal: Three pages (not counting references, budget, budget justification and
biosketces) description of proposed research, including the following:
Research plan (3 page limit)
Description of research subjects involved (both human or animal).
Description of interdisciplinary characteristics of this project as it utilizes Specialized Resources.
Explanation of how the proposed research fits into existing ICMIC & Stanford Research Component
Projects (see the ICMIC website at http://mips.stanford.edu/public/grants/icmic/
(note: illustrations and references are not included in the 3 page limit)
3) Detailed budget
$20,000 in total direct costs at applicable rates.
Estimated budget period: 09/01/09- 08/31/14.
The budget period must end 08/31/14.
Please note: you do not have to have your RPM prepare your budget.
4) Budget Justification (1 page, NIH format)
5) Biosketch (4 page NIH format) for the Project Leader and Co-Investigators
6) Other Support (also NIH format). Please include both active and pending support
The ICMIC@Stanford Executive Committee will review and recommend action on all Developmental
Project applications. All applications for Developmental Fund Projects will be sent to Billie Robles
brobles@stanford.edu including newly initiated projects as well as renewal projects. You will receive
a notification of our selection by February 7, 2014.
Note: the release of funds will be contingent upon verification by ICMIC of the recipient's
human subject, SCRO and animal subject approvals and compliance with other administrative
issues.