SRP Diabetes Blue Sky Grants
This new initiative is for projects in diabetes and metabolism research for well-defined innovative pilot projects that aim to demonstrate proof of principle.
The project should be of a "high risk – high reward" type that cannot yet attract funding from conventional funding agencies. The aim should be to obtain proof of principle and thereby provide the basis to obtain other funding. The project should not be a continuation or expansion of already funded projects. Preliminary data is not required in the proposal, but the underlying concept, premise or hypothesis must be plausible and testable, and the proposal must be focused with a well-defined goal that is achievable within the timeframe and amount of the award. Grants are for one year and amounts to 500 000 SEK + 25% INDI. The applications are evaluated by an external committee covering different expertise within the field of diabetes and metabolism.
See the call text 2024 below for further information. The call will likely be repeated in the fall 2025.
Awarded the first round of Blue Sky Grants
Pawel Kozielewicz: Group leader at Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, receives a grant for "Proof-of-concept studies to propose an orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR61 as a novel target in metabolic disorders"
Ana Teixeira: Group leader at Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology receives a grant for “Mapping Insulin Receptor Activation States at the cell membrane”
Malin Flodström Tullberg: Professor at Dept of Medicine Huddinge receives a grant for “Microsampling and ultrasensitive detection of islet autoantibodies in skin interstitial fluid for screening and early detection of type 1 diabetes”
Jens Magnusson: Group leader at Dept of Laboratory Medicine receives a grant for “Autonomous gene circuits for precise differentiation of pancreatic β cells”
Daniel Dautan: Postdoctoral fellow at Dept of Clinical Neuroscience receives a grant for “Relationship between Type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, a Vagal nerve investigation”
Thomas Contesse: Postdoctoral fellow at Dept of Neuroscience receives a grant for “Unravelling the function of lateral hypothalamic GLP1R neurons in obesity”
See call text for all information
Link to application system Prisma
External Evaluation Committee
Michael Czech, University of Massachussetts
Michele Solimena, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden
Dominique Langin, I2MC INSERM Touluse
Maria Craig, UNSW Sydney