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Pilot Awards | Center for Brain Injury Recovery & Discovery | The Ohio State University Supporting interdisciplinary, innovative, high-risk team research projects that advance solutions for chronic brain injury.
Submit a Letter of Intent Letters of Intent due December 9, 2026 at 11:59pm Full Applications due January 20, 2027 at 11:59pm CBIRD Pilot Awards fund teams of investigators to develop pilot data in pursuit of impactful, extramurally-funded research projects and collaborative publications.
Successful proposals will feature new teams that can leverage pilot funding to secure extramural grants, publish high-quality collaborative papers, and increase Ohio State's national reputation for excellence in research. Pilot projects are one-year collaborative research studies that generate data, publications, or other preliminary outcomes leading to successful capture of target individual or team extramural grants.
Projects must address chronic brain injury topics in CBIRD's key research areas . All proposals must feature an interdisciplinary team of researchers and/or clinicians. Applicant teams must be led or advised by a faculty member with a current appointment at The Ohio State University.
All Ohio State researchers with PI status are eligible to apply. Applicant teams must feature one of the following types of collaborations: cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers with appointments two or more Colleges translational collaboration among researchers and clinical faculty transdisciplinary collaboration involving an industry, government, or community-based partner.
Additional consideration will be given to teams featuring junior faculty. Nationwide Children's Hospital faculty are considered to represent a college separate from the Ohio State College of Medicine. Department Chairs and Center/Institute Directors are not eligible to apply as principal investigators but may be included as co-investigators.
Up to $50,000 will be awarded per proposal, with up to five awards available per year. Award funds are limited to one-time support for the project. Salaries and travel for tenure-track faculty may not be supported by these funds.
No-cost extensions may be granted on a limited basis with approval by program staff. Funds will be transferred to the research pilot team at the start of the one-year project period upon confirmation of all required regulatory approvals. Applicants must provide matching funds of at least $25,000 from internal or external sources.
Matching funds may be cash, in-kind contributions, or a mix of both. If grant funds from other projects are used for matching funds, the application must specifically state how pilot funds will support a new and distinct project or aim. All applicant teams must submit a letter of intent (LOI) form at https://go.
osu. edu/cbirdpilotloi that clearly describes the project, estimated budget, research strategy (see step 2), and team qualifications. LOIs will be reviewed by the CBIRD program team to ensure that project proposals meet all requirements and fit the scope of this program.
LOIs may be returned with suggestions for revision and resubmission. LOIs must be approved prior to full proposal submission. For questions about LOIs, please contact cbird@osu.
edu . After LOI approval, teams will be invited to submit a full application. Application documents including budget forms will be sent to approved teams.
Applications must include a proposal narrative, limited to five pages excluding references, that clearly describes the project research strategy: Project Aims : What will this project accomplish? What milestones are important in the development of this project? Significance : What challenge or need will this project address?
How? Innovation : What new ideas or approaches does this project explore? Methodology : What specific procedures and techniques will be used to accomplish the project?
Interdisciplinarity : What role does each project team member play? How does this project meaningfully incorporate multiple disciplines? Next Steps : How will this project lead to collaborative extramural proposals within two years?
What current or expected grant announcements will the project team pursue? Completed applications will be reviewed using a truncated NIH-style review process. Applications will be peer-reviewed and scored by at least two reviewers selected from the CBIRD faculty affiliate base with relevant expertise.
The CBIRD program team will use reviewers’ scores and comments to rank and select up to five pilot projects. Scores and comments will be shared with applicants.
2022 CBIRD Pilot Projects Immune signaling mechanisms in cerebrovascular disease Yousef Hannawi, MD (Neurology) and Daniel Gallego-Perez, PhD (Biomedical Engineering) Hippocampal stem cell function Liz Kirby, PhD (Psychology) and Wenjing Sun, PhD (Neuroscience) Blast injury in first responders Jaclyn Caccese, PhD (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences), Josh Hagen, PhD (Human Performance Collaborative), Jimmy Onate, PhD (Sports Medicine) Inaugural Clinical Pilot Winner Characterizing neuroimmune function in chronic spinal cord injury patients Jan Schwab, MD, PhD (Neurology) and Phillip Popovich, PhD (Neuroscience) The discovery of tau aggregration inhibitors by molecular simulation and experimental verification Jie Gao, PhD (Neuroscience), Junmei Wang, PhD (University of Pittsburgh) Determining the Role of the Gut Microbiome in TBI-induced Cognitive Impairment Kris Martens, PhD (Neuroscience), Michael Bailey, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital), Cole Vonder Haar, PhD (Neuroscience) Measuring Cognitive Activity Workload in Children with Concussion Asimina Kiourti, PhD (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Ginger Yang, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital), Daniel Cohen, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital) Divergent responses to CNS injury: region-specific and sex-specific microglia transcriptional phenotypes Faith Brennan, PhD (Neuroscience), Kathryn Lenz, PhD (Psychology), Olga "Niki" Kokiko-Cochran, PhD (Neuroscience) Assessing Readiness to Transition to Physical Activity Post-Concussion in Youth Ginger Yang, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital), Catie Quatman-Yates, PhD (Health & Rehabiliation Sciences), Daniel Cohen, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital), Hudson Taylor, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital), Keith Yeates, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital) A bedside multimodal imaging approach for detection and evaluation of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke Yousef Hannawi, MD (Neurology), Emre Ertin, PhD (Electrical & Computer Engineering) A multi-functional electronic tattoo for spasticity tracking and management in severe TBI patients Jinghua Li, PhD (Materials Science Engineering), William Zev Rymer, MD, PhD Injury and Infection Interactions (FULL TITLE COMING SOON!)
Olga "Niki" Kokiko-Cochran, PhD (Neuroscience), Dana McTigue, PhD (Neuroscience), Iryna Crescenze, MD (Urology) FORM: Flexion sensors for monitoring on-field activities following return to play from mTBI Jaclyn Caccese, PhD (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences), Asimina Kiourti, PhD (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Understanding the neurodevelopmental effects of football-related neurotrauma across first year of tackle football participation Jaclyn Caccese, PhD (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences), Zeynep Saygin, PhD (Psychology) 2020 CBIRD Pilot Projects Counteracting Maladaptive Plasticity and Chronic Neurodegeneration Following Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Using a "Smart" Drug Delivery System (SDDS) Andrea Tedeschi, Neuroscience John Lannutti, Materials Science & Engineering Pilot Study for Empowering Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury to be Physically Literate and Active for All Years (TBI-PLAAY) Catherine Quatman-Yates, Physical Therapy Jennifer Bogner, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Leeann Lower-Hoppe, Sports & Exercise Management Laura Schmitt, Physical Therapy Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Optical Coherence Tomography for the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Embodied Effects Of Rhythmic Music Among Adults With Brain Injury Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Eugenia Costa-Giomi, Music Education W.
Jerry Mysiw, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Catherine Quatman-Yates, Physical Therapy Jinghua Li, Materials Science & Engineering Asimnia Kiourti, Electrical & Computer Engineering Assessing Needs of FQHCs to Become Partners in Chronic Brain Injury Detection and Rehabilitation among Domestic Violence Survivors Juliana Nemeth, Health Behavior & Health Promotion Rachel Ramirez, Ohio Domestic Violence Network 2019 CBIRD Pilot Projects Effects of adolescent traumatic brain injury on the maturation of executive functions and modulation by social stress Laurence Coutellier, Psychology Jon Godbout, Neuroscience Long-term Neurobiological Outcomes Among OSU Student Athletes with Concussion Jasmeet Hayes, Psychology John Corrigan, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Tatiana Wolfe, Center for Cognitive & Behavioral Brain Imaging Reproductive Experience and Traumatic Brain Injury in Females Benedetta Leuner, Psychology Olga Kokiko-Cochran, Neuroscience DTRI-03 Dosing in Canine Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Shahid Nimjee, Neurological Surgery Bob Hamlin, Veterinary Medicine Trajectory of Salivary miRNA Expressions in Children with Concussion Ginger Yang, Nationwide Children's Hospital Elaine Mardis, Nationwide Children's Hospital James MacDonald, Nationwide Children's Hospital Propagation of pathological tau strains from Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury in cerebral organoids Mark Hester, Nationwide Children's Hospital Synaptrode: A Synaptomimetic Neural Interface with Programmable Plasticity Liang Guo, Electrical & Computer Engineering Early life traumatic injury: sex differences, immune cells, and neurobehavioral outcomes across the lifespan Olga Kokiko-Cochran, Neuroscience Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging for In Vivo Detection of Neuromarkers of Cerebral Ischemia TJ Ronningen, Electrical & Computer Engineering Tatiana Wolfe, Center for Cognitive & Behavioral Brain Imaging Daniel Prevedello, Neurological Surgery Sanjay Krishna, Electrical & Computer Engineering Effectiveness of a psychological intervention for children with post-concussion syndrome Sean Rose, Nationwide Children's Hospital Kelly McNally, Nationwide Children's Hospital Zeynep Saygin, Psychology Ginger Yang, Nationwide Children's Hospital 2018 CBIRD Pilot Projects A biological neuroprosthesis for restoring cognitive function in learning and memory Liang Guo , Electrical & Computer Engineering Automated segmentation of MRI features of cerebral small vessel disease in patients with acute ischemic stroke Yousef Hannawi , Neurology Kimerly Powell , Biomedical Informatics James Odei , Biostatistics (Public Health) Quantifying the hippocampal neural stem cell transcriptome after TBI Olga "Niki" Kokiko-Cochran , Neuroscience Brain functional connectivity and self-management in African Americans with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia disorders and hypertension Zhong-Lin Lu , Psychology Impact of virtual reality on adherence to mindfulness practices: a proof-of concept randomized controlled trial Marcie Bockbrader , Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Ruchika Prakash , Psychology Pupil responses to red and blue light in adolescent hockey players measured before, during and after one year of league play with body checking Andrew Hartwick , Optometry Catherine McDaniel , Optometry James MacDonald , Sports Medicine (Nationwide Children's Hospital) Zeynep Saygin , Psychology Batteryless impedance matching for wireless brain implants Asimina Kiourti , Electrical & Computer Engineering Vibhor Krishna , Neurological Surgery Novel interventions for mild traumatic brain injury Lise Worthen-Chaudhari , Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation W.
Jerry Mysiw , Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Yune Lee , Speech & Hearing Sciences Neuroprotective role of a novel antioxidant nanoscaffold in Alzheimer's disease Ouliana Ziouzenkova , Human Sciences Jonathan Parquette , Chemistry & Biochemistry Chen Gu , Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology Sung Ok Yoon , Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology 2017 CBIRD Pilot Projects Ultrastructural characterization of iron in Alzheimer's disease Gunjan Agarwal , Biomedical Engineering Dana McTigue, Neuroscience Noninvasive brain stimulation for chronic symptoms of acquired brain injury Marcia Bockbrader , Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation David Kline, Biostatistics Liang Guo, Electrical & Computer Engineering Anti-nitrative neuroprotective activity of γ-tocopherol in ischemic stroke Richard Bruno , Human Nutrition Chronic post-injury sleep disruption (SD) as a catalyst for neurodegenerative disease Olga Kokiko-Cochran , Neuroscience John Sheridan, Biosciences (Dentistry) Translation of VWF aptamer into large animal stroke model Shahid Nimjee , Neurological Surgery Bob Hamlin, Veterinary Biosciences, Jay Zweier, Internal Medicine Age-related differences in torsional indirect traumatic optic neuropathy Matthew Reilly , Biomedical Engineering Colleen Cebulla, Ophthalmology & Visual Science Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Ophthalmology & Visual Science Julie Racine, Ophthalmology (Nationwide Children's Hospital) Cerebrospinal fluid markers of synaptic injury and functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease Rawan Tarawneh , Neurology Douglas Scharre, Neurology Investigating compensatory language processes prompted by rhythm video game therapy in chronic aphasia Yune Lee , Speech and Hearing Sciences Stacy Harnish, Speech and Hearing Sciences Lynne Gauthier, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Roger Crawfis, Computer Science & Engineering Small molecule activators of glutamate transporter EAAT2 for Alzheimer's disease Mechanisms underlying hippocampal cell layer-specific sensitivity to ischemic stroke Karl Obrietan , Neuroscience Driving performance after concussion in teens Ginger Yang , Pediatrics (Nationwide Children's Hospital) Keith Yeates, Psychology (Nationwide Children's Hospital) Richard Rodenberg, Pediatrics (Nationwide Children's Hospital) James McDonald, Pediatrics (Nationwide Children's Hospital) Thomas Kerwin, Ohio Supercomputer Center Don Stredney, Ohio Supercomputer Center Michael Tiso, Sports Medicine Jennifer Bogner, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation The effect of KATP channel manipulation on neuroprotection after stroke Shahid Nimjee , Neurosurgery Neurocognitive versus neuromuscular deficits following mild traumatic brain injury Asimina Kiourti , Electrical & Computer Engineering James Onate, Physical Therapy Stephanie Di Stasi, Sports Medicine Michael Tiso, Sports Medicine 2016 CBIRD Pilot Projects Hojjat Adeli , Alexandra Borstad, John Buford Computer aided prediction of sensory correlates of motor recovery following constraint induced movement therapy in chronic stroke Civil, Environmental & Geodetic Engineering, Physical Therapy Daniel Gallego-Perez , L.
James Lee, Savita Khanna, Cameron Rink Pro-angiogenic cell therapies for stroke recovery: Nanoengineering blood vessels through direct reprogramming Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Surgery Jonathan Godbout , John Sheridan, Daniel Eiferman The Elimination of Microglia by a CSF-1R antagonist to prevent or reverse TBI-induced chronic inflammation associated with microglia priming and reactivity Neuroscience, Dentistry, Surgery Cameron Rink , Savita Khanna, David McComb Characterization of collateral remodeling in the stroke-affected brain Surgery, Materials Science & Engineering Mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by insulin resistance in repeated traumatic brain injury Neuroscience, Pharmacology
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Applications for Pilot Awards are due January 20, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Pilot Awards is funded by Center for Brain Injury Recovery & Discovery, The Ohio State University. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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