Congratulations to Three New ACCEL ShoRe Grants Awardees

In today’s highly competitive climate, many investigators submit strong proposals and receive good scores yet are not funded. To help such investigators transition their good proposals into fundable ones, the ACCEL Program created the Shovel-Ready (ShoRe) Grants Program. Shore grants are for Principal Investigators (PIs) who have already submitted research grant applications (NIH, PCORI, VA, NSF, etc.) and received reviews but need funds to collect additional data to strengthen their resubmission and address reviewers’ concerns. These awards are for up to $20,000.

The ACCEL Program would like to congratulate our next cohort of awardees whose ShoRe projects will begin on June 1, 2024.

PI: Robert E. Akins Ph. D., Nemours Children’s Health

Project Title: Epigenetic Biomarkers for Spastic Cerebral Palsy

PI: Amanda Hernan Ph. D., Nemours Children’s Health

Project Title: Leveraging Genetic Diversity to Identify Astrocytic Modifiers of TSC Phenotypes

PI: Zhengyu Ma Ph. D., Nemours Children’s Health

Project Title: Tumor-Activated Alloreactive T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy