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PGA Highlights and Kudos

Response to solicitation from DOE for Energy Frontier Research Center Proposals
LANL scientists responded dramatically to a recent solicitation from DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences for Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) proposals. EFRCs are integrated multiinvestigator teams funded for 5 years with budgets of $5M/yr to tackle the fundamental research challenges that prevent us from meeting our future energy needs. LANL led three EFRC teams, the maximum allowed by the call, and partnered with other institutions in 20 additional EFRCs. The magnitude of the Energy Frontier Research Center proposal response demonstrated not only the ability of LANL scientists to propose comprehensive solutions to energy research grand challenges but also the value of the TT Division's Sponsored Research Office. In particular, the Proposal and Grant Administration Team was invaluable in navigating the complex requirements inherent in $25M proposals requiring dozens of appendices and compliance letters from all participating institutions. These resources are available to all LANL PIs in responding to funding opportunities. (See internal PADSTE highlight.)

LANL receives first medical imaging grant from the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program
The DoD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) awarded LANL scientist Lianjie Huang (EES-17) a breast cancer imaging grant. This is a 3-year BCRP Idea Award in collaboration with physicians T. Liu and E. Pile-Spellman of Columbia University Medical Center. The BCRP Idea Award supports highly innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the eradication of breast cancer. The proposed research will bring super-resolution ultrasound imaging to clinical ultrasound applications for detection of breast microcalcifications, the first sign of breast cancer in more than half of all cases. This is the first LANL medical imaging grant received from the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program. The DoD-BCRP proposal response demonstrated not only the ability of LANL scientists to propose comprehensive research to early detection of breast cancer, but also the value of the TT Division's Sponsored Research Office. In particular, the Proposal and Grant Administration office (proposals@lanl.gov) was invaluable in navigating the complex requirements inherent in a $740K proposal requiring administrative support. These resources are available to all LANL PIs in responding to funding opportunities.