The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center is pleased to announce a call for proposals to provide funding support to new research project leaders.

The AIMRC intends to provide $150,000 per year in total direct costs for up to three years to support basic and translational research projects in cell and tissue metabolism using the AIMRC Bioenergetics Core, Imaging and Spectroscopy Core, and/or Data Science Core, and to enable the acquisition of preliminary data for an R01 or equivalent federal grant application.

The call outlines a two-step process. Tenure-track faculty are invited to submit pre-application documents by Oct. 1, and up to three applicants will be selected to submit full proposals by Nov. 1. Funding will be available in Phase I, and selected applicants will also be part of the AIMRC Phase II renewal to be submitted in May 2025.  

In addition to receiving significant funding, AIMRC research project leaders (RPLs) enter into a mentored faculty development program and receive extensive proposal development support. RPLs are expected to submit a competitive R01 application based on their funded research project within their second year with the AIMRC.

For more information about the AIMRC, its mission and research cores, please visit aimrc.uark.edu.

For more information about this specific funding opportunity, please contact the AIMRC's managing director, Kimberley Fuller.

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About AIRMC: The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) was established in April 2021 with Phase I COBRE funding from NIGMS (P20GM139768). The AIMRC is a research center located at the University of Arkansas focused on understanding the role of cell and tissue metabolism in disease, development, and repair through research involving advanced imaging, bioenergetics, and data science.