Mount Sinai Core Center Marks 10 Years of Pilot Projects Program, Career Development | National Institute of Environmental Healt
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August 28, 2024
The
Pilot Projects Program
of the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Mount Sinai
reached a 10-year milestone
in 2023. Over the past decade, the program has funded 94 pilot studies led by Mount Sinai postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, many of which have gone on to receive larger grant awards.
“It’s a great career development tool,” said María José Rosa, Dr.P.H., the new director of the center’s Pilot Projects Program, and a past pilot project recipient.
The program funds small-scale, innovative, multidisciplinary research projects exploring how the environment affects human health. Pilot project recipients gain access to the center’s world-class research facilities and environmental health science expertise and get the opportunity to connect with community partners. Additionally, the program prioritizes career development through its pre-review program, in which mentors help improve grant applications from postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty prior to submission.
“I’m invigorated to take the program in new directions, to make sure our submission process is smooth, and that we continue to build on partnerships and new collaborations,” Rosa said.
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August 28, 2024
The
Pilot Projects Program
of the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Mount Sinai
reached a 10-year milestone
in 2023. Over the past decade, the program has funded 94 pilot studies led by Mount Sinai postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, many of which have gone on to receive larger grant awards.
“It’s a great career development tool,” said María José Rosa, Dr.P.H., the new director of the center’s Pilot Projects Program, and a past pilot project recipient.
The program funds small-scale, innovative, multidisciplinary research projects exploring how the environment affects human health. Pilot project recipients gain access to the center’s world-class research facilities and environmental health science expertise and get the opportunity to connect with community partners. Additionally, the program prioritizes career development through its pre-review program, in which mentors help improve grant applications from postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty prior to submission.
“I’m invigorated to take the program in new directions, to make sure our submission process is smooth, and that we continue to build on partnerships and new collaborations,” Rosa said.
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to learn more.
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Last Reviewed: January 05, 2026