Congratulations to Dr. Emma Childs on receiving an R21 award from the National Institutes of Health

Congratulations to Emma Childs, PhD on receiving an R21 award from the National Institutes of Health as a PI for her research on “Influence of synthetic sex hormones on alcohol effects and consumption in women.“ with the co-investigators are Dr. Maki, Dr. Eisenlohr-Moul, and Dr. Aneet Ahluwalia.

The NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. The NIH has standardized the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) application characteristics, requirements, preparation, and review procedures in order to accommodate investigator-initiated (unsolicited) grant applications.

The R21 Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for investigator-initiated R21 applications can be found at PA-19-053 and PA-19-054 ; and articulates the policies and procedures that apply to this grant mechanism.