January 20, 2020

Dr. Dan Whitney and Collaborators Awarded NIH R03 Grant

The NICHD R03 application, “Bone marrow lipid, adipokine, and inflammatory composition, and its relationship with skeletal acquisition in children with cerebral palsy,” has been awarded for a total of $156K! 

Dr. Dan Whitney

Dan Whitney is the PI and the co-investigators include Andrea Alford, Mark Peterson, Michelle Caird, and Maureen Devlin.

This project will attempt to identify the biological interplay between bone and bone marrow from children with cerebral palsy.

About the NIH Small Grant Program (R03)

The R03 grant mechanism will support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The NIH has standardized the Small Grant (R03) application characteristics, requirements, preparation, and review procedures in order to accommodate investigator-initiated (unsolicited) applications. For more information, visit the NIH website.