About the NIH RoadmapThe NIH Roadmap for Medical Research was launched in September, 2004, to address roadblocks to research and to transform the way biomedical research is conducted by overcoming specific hurdles or filling defined knowledge gaps. The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research is funded through the NIH Common Fund and is coordinated by the Office of Strategic Coordination, one of the five offices of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) within the Office of the Director. Roadmap programs span all areas of health and disease research and boundaries of NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). These programs, listed below, might not otherwise be supported by the NIH ICs because of their scope or because they are inherently risky. |
HighlightsHigh-Risk Research and Innovation a Top PriorityThe NIH Common Fund’s Roadmap invests millions of dollars to fund new high-risk research awards to encourage investigators to explore ideas that have the potential to propel biomedical research and speed the translation of research to improve health. Read the press release…
Epigenomics of Human Health and DiseaseThe Epigenomics Program, part of the NIH Roadmap, funds research examining the epigenomics of human health and disease related to the biological (epigenetic) processes that control how genes function and are modified by diet, aging, stress and environmental chemicals, and contribute to human disease. More about the Epigenomics Program… 
Human Microbiome ProjectThe Human Microbiome Project, part of the NIH Roadmap, funds new sequencing centers and disease projects to accelerate our understanding of how the trillions of microscopic organisms that live in or on our bodies affect our health. More about the Human Microbiome Project… 
Molecular Libraries ProgramThe Molecular Libraries Program of the NIH Roadmap makes new awards to expand its Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network and repertoire of high-throughput screening assays used to generate novel small molecule probes for the scientific community in order to speed the translation of basic science into new and improved therapies. More about the Molecular Libraries Program… |
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Transformative R01 (T-R01) Awards: To continue accelerating the current pace of discovery through the support of highly innovative research, the NIH launched the NIH Director’s T-R01 Awards. This year, the NIH made 42 awards for exceptionally innovative, high-risk, original, and unconventional research projects that have the potential to transform a field of science. 
NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards: Pioneer Awards are designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. This year, the NIH granted 18 Pioneer awards. 
NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards: Fifty-five early-stage investigators received the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award this year. This award supports investigators with exceptionally innovative research ideas, but not necessarily preliminary data, to pursue projects that are inherently risky but have the potential for exceptional impact on biomedicine. 
