The Ludeman Center Seed Grants

Early-Career Faculty Research Development Awards

 

The Ludeman Center's Early-Career Faculty Research Development Awards, or seed grants, are awarded annually to help build researchers' careers in women's health and sex and gender differences. The one-year grant awardees are selected through a peer-review process that recognizes exceptional faculty members and fellows conducting research in this field. This includes the study of underlying mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, or management of cardiovascular disease and diabetes as well as studying mental health as it intersects with physical health.

 

One-Year Seed Grants Awarded Annually

Each seed grant is typically $25,000—while $50,000 grants are periodically awarded for multi-disciplinary research projects. This funding is not solely financial, but an opportunity for early-career researchers to receive mentoring, training, networking, and biostatistical support throughout their careers. This makes it possible for them to obtain crucial pilot data and become independent investigators, effectively positioning them to secure future funding.

All awardees become a part of the Ludeman Center's researcher network with ample opportunity for interaction, participation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Awardees especially benefit from career development mentoring by the Ludeman Center's faculty leadership, support in translating research and communicating findings to both professionals and the public, as well as receiving tailored training on academic skills and career advancement.

The 2024 seed grant cycle is now closed.


Jumpstarting Ideas & Advancing Careers


Meet Our 2024 Early-Career Faculty Research Development Awardees 

 

Simon Bousseau, PhD - Pulmonary Hypertension - Building an Understanding of Estradiol Regulation of Right Ventricle Function

Zachary Clayton, PhD - Translational Studies of Ovarian Function, Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Vascular Health

Dana Kamara, PhD - Sleep Health in Females with Turner Syndrome

Emily Larson, PhD - Improving Cardiovascular Health in Women with PTSD by Treating Trauma-Related Nightmares with NightWare

Fabrice Dabertrand, PhD, and Won Chan Oh, PhD - Neurovascular Origin of Female Protective Effect in Autism 

Sue Gu, MD, MSPH, Brisa Peña, PhD, and Benjamin Kopecky, MD, PhD - Sexually Dimorphic Effects of Exercise Training on Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension

Kathleen Woulfe, PhD, and Anastacia Garcia, PhD - Defining Cardiac Mitochondrial and Sarcomeric Responses to Estradiol Replacement in Aged Females


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We are excited to announce...

The Ludeman Center Health Equity Award for Intersectional Research

The $25,000 and $50,000 awards are one-year grants for exceptional faculty members and fellows conducting research focused on women’s health or sex and gender differences, with an intersectional lens towards health equity in the underlying mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, or management of CVD, diabetes, and/or mental health as it relates to physical health. Research focused on other diseases or physiological questions will be considered relevant if there is a connection to CVD, diabetes or the integration of physical and mental health on these. 

The long-term goal of this award is to support change in the field of women’s health research to incorporate a deeper intersectional lens toward health equity. Additionally, we are committed to ensuring a diverse field of researchers at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and encourage and welcome applications who are likely underrepresented in the University’s workforce, including individuals from historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.  


The 2024 Health Equity Award grant cycle is closed.


Congratulations to the 2023 Awardees



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To apply for the Ludeman Center Seed Grants, contact Carly Pilius. 

Email: Carly.Pilius@cuanschutz.edu


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