Stanford ChEM-H - Testing Molecular Hypotheses in Human Subjects

The mission of Stanford ChEM-H is to understand human biology at a molecular level, and to engineer molecules, materials and tools that will impact human health. A key limiting factor for testing molecular hypotheses or evaluating promising new tools in humans is the establishment of productive connections between molecular scientists/engineers with access to innovative tools and practicing clinicians with access to sick or healthy cohorts of human subjects. To facilitate such collaborations, ChEM-H is soliciting brief proposals from small teams of clinicians and scientists/engineers who seek to undertake exploratory studies involving human subjects. 

Through this funding mechanism, ChEM-H seeks to support collaborative projects that will test a molecular hypothesis in human subjects or validate the utility of a new tool in the diagnosis or management of a disease.

Each application must identify at least one clinical and at least one laboratory-based co-investigator.  Stanford faculty with UTL, MCL, NTLR and CE faculty appointments. CE’s should provide a note from their Chair or Division Chief with their application stating that the Department/Division will cover salary support for time devoted to the project.

Support will be provided in the form of either or both of the following: (1) up to $25,000 in direct costs for study-related expenses; (2) the time of the ChEM-H clinical research coordinator (CRC). Applications requesting any form of allowable support will be considered equally. CRC support does not count toward the $25,000 grant. Faculty and clinician time cannot be supported on this award. Support requested beyond $25,000 must be extensively justified and cannot be used to support personnel expenses.