Research Opportunities

Pilot Grant Announcement

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

BIOINFORMATICS PROGRAM Announces
Pilot Research Grant Program 2001

The University of Michigan Program in Bioinformatics announces the
availability of funds to support collaborative research in bioinformatics.
For purposes of this program, we view bioinformatics as a field whose goal
is to elucidate and quantify the complex web of interactions that link the
numerous hierarchical levels of organization from DNA sequence to
integrated behavior of the intact organism in its environment.  The
following interrelated thematic areas are included:

* Measurement of molecular components
  (especially using high throughput technologies)

* Automated feature extraction

* Systemic modeling and prediction

* Management of evolving databases

Proposals that deal with the development of widely applicable methods and
global approaches are particularly encouraged.  Collaboration is essential
and preferably will involve investigators in different disciplines or sub-disciplines.

Eligible investigators include members of the university's regular
instructional and research track faculty and Pfizer employees who are
collaborating with a University investigator.  Collaborations between
different units are encouraged.

Awards of up to $75,000 will be made for a period of one year.

Application materials and detailed instructions may be obtained from our
web page (http://www.bioinformatics.med.umich.edu) 
or from Ms. Michelle Shukait, Bioinformatics Program, (mshukait@umich.edu) 
or call her at 615-5510. Applications must be submitted no later than March 16, 2001.
Award announcements will be made on April 30 with funding to start on June 1, 2001.