Yale Researchers Receive NIH “High-Risk, High-Reward” Grants

The grants support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. They include “New Innovator” and “Transformative Research” awards.

Six Yale School of Medicine biomedical researchers have been awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for their “visionary and broadly impactful” work. The grants, from NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, support work on genetics, human evolution, brain mechanisms, nanobiology, and cell signaling.

“The groundbreaking science pursued by these researchers is poised to have a broad impact on human health,” says Tara A. Schwetz, deputy director for program coordination, planning, and strategic initiatives at NIH.

Read more about the six researchers and their work.

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