There are three(3) opportunities for pilot grant funding available for IN-TRAC participants :
Please refer to the requests for proposals (RFPs) for more information.
Notice of Intention below. (Deadline Friday, March 7, 2025, 5pm)
You can submit the Final Proposal below.
The deadline for ALL Pilot Grant Submissions: Friday, April 25, 2025, 5pm
2025 IN-TRAC NOI
2025 IN-TRAC Grant application submission
2023 Recipients
2023 Texas Biomed IN-TRAC Preliminary Data Pilot Grant
Mia Aguirre, B.S. (PI: Dr. Blanca Restrepo)
Project Title: “Use of 1G plates to assess phenotypic drug resistant tuberculosis in medically underserved communities on the Mexican side of the border with Texas”
2023 Texas Biomed IN-TRAC Preliminary Data Pilot Grant
Anna Allue-Guardia, PhD (PI: Dr. Jordi Torrelles)
Project Title: “Codon deoptimization as a novel strategy to generate attenuated M.tb strains for vaccine development”
2023 Texas Biomed IN-TRAC Collaborative Pilot Grant
Dr. Smriti Mehra and Dr. Mahesh Mohan
Project Title: “Modulating Indoleamines to Optimize Immunity in the Setting of M.tb/HIV Co-infection”
2022 Recipients
2022 Texas Biomed IN-TRAC Preliminary Data Pilot Grant
Dr. Susanta Pahari (PI: Dr. Schlesinger) will study metabolic dysfunction in old age using Murine and NHP macrophages and the potential role of nuclear receptors Rev-erbα/β in this process.
2022 Texas Biomed IN-TRAC Preliminary Data Pilot Grant
Dr. Juan I Garcia (PI: Dr. Torrelles) will study the validation and feasibility evaluation of a novel test to diagnose and perform drug susceptibility testing of 1st and 2nd line anti-tuberculosis drugs.
2022 Texas Biomed IN-TRAC Collaborative Pilot Grant
Drs. Jordi Torrelles and Gillian Beamer seek to define the lung oxidative and inflammatory mechanisms that drive collaborative cross mice susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.