Office of Research

Human Immunology Project Consortium (HIPC) (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)

Limited Submissions

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Human Immunology Project Consortium (HIPC) solicits applications from single institutions, or consortia of institutions, to participate in a network of human immunology profiling research groups in the area of infectious diseases, including HIV. The purpose of this FOA is to characterize human immune responses/mechanisms elicited by vaccinations, vaccine adjuvants or natural infections by capitalizing on recent advances in immune profiling technologies. Studies supported under this FOA will measure the diversity and commonalities of human immune responses under a variety of conditions and longitudinally using high-throughput systems immunology approaches coupled with detailed clinical phenotyping in well-characterized human cohorts. The resulting data will be used to develop molecular signatures that define immune response profiles and identify biomarkers that correlate with the outcomes of vaccinations, vaccine adjuvants or natural infections in humans. An additional goal of this program is to promote rapid public access to HIPC-supported data and meta-data through public portals such as ImmPort.  A companion FOA will support development and operation of a HIPC Coordinating Center that will be responsible for fostering collaborations amongst HIPC-funded investigators; facilitating public dissemination of integrated HIPC findings and knowledge; and supporting development or adoption of new, robust methods for data integration, analysis, presentation, and visualization to further research and development in this field.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a two-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach, and list of collaborators
  2. Biosketch or CV of the PI

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, March 25, 2021. Proposals are due to the sponsor 6/4/21, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs 5/26/21 if given the go-ahead by the review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

RFA-AI-20-079

Deadlines
03/25/2021 UW Internal Deadline Closed
05/26/2021 OSP Deadline
06/04/2021 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Funding amount

$7,500,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.