Molecular Cellular Medicine New investigator Grant, 2022
The molecular and cellular medicine board funds research into basic biological mechanisms or technologies relevant to human health and disease.
We aim to increase understanding of:
- the structure and function of molecules and complexes
- the cellular environment during development and mature states
- how biological systems respond to challenges (for example, drugs and toxins) and diseases.
We lead MRC’s investments in cancer, from fundamental discovery science to epidemiology, experimental medicine and early translation.
Research focused on specific organ systems or diseases (with the exception of cancer and haematology) is normally supported through our other research boards.
Research we fund includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- cell biology
- structural biology and biophysics
- molecular and functional genetics, epigenetics, genomics
- developmental and stem cell biology (excluding neurobiology)
- regenerative medicine
- molecular haematology
- development of new tools and technologies relevant to the Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board remit, such as nanotechnology, chemical biology and synthetic biology
- medical bioinformatics (including biostatistics, computational biology and systems biology)
- cancer
- toxicology and adverse health effects of environmental exposures
- pharmacology.
Find out more about the science areas MRC supports and our current board opportunity areas.
We encourage you to contact us first to discuss your application, especially if you believe your research may cross MRC research board or research council interests. If your application fits another research board remit better then we may decide to transfer it there to be assessed.
We expect you will want to combine your research project with other activities. For example:
- time spent on other research grants or clinical duties
- teaching
- administration duties
- other time spent in faculty.
You may spend up to 50% of your contracted working time on this project and we will cap our contribution to your salary at this level.
If you want to spend more time than this on your project, you must provide a strong scientific rationale and your host institution will need to underwrite the extra time.
The salary requested should be in line with the research organisation’s usual new investigator levels.
New investigator research grants usually last three years and are not renewable. It may be possible to apply for a longer period but you will need to justify why this is necessary. Projects help applicants in the transition to independence so will not usually be for shorter periods.
Co-investigators can be involved, but must bring expertise to the project which is outside the applicant’s field. Your current supervisor or lab head should not be a co-investigator.
Find out more and apply online.
