Four UW faculty teams received the Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute’s (MolES) new Pilot Awards. These awards aim to seed new research initiatives and support preliminary data generation. They are sponsored by MolES with matching funds from the Sepsis Center of Research Excellence (SCORE) and Kidney Research Institute (KRI). A four-member committee from the sponsoring institutes chose the projects. Each team will receive up to $10,000 in funding to kickstart their work.
The awards were created after several scientific exchanges with MolES faculty, SCORE and KRI members. These meetings were the first to forge connections between MolES investigators and the leadership of SCORE, KRI and advanced manufacturing. The groups gave MolES members an overview of their work and primary technology needs.
“Our primary aim with these awards is to ignite innovative, interdisciplinary collaboration by offering crucial seed funding,” said Suzie Pun, MolES director and Washington Research Foundation Endowed Professor of Bioengineering. “Together, our faculty and doctors can develop cutting-edge technologies pivotal for diagnosing and treating sepsis and kidney disease and developing new technologies for advanced manufacturing.”
