Coordinating Unit to Support the Kidney, Urology and Hematology (KUH) Innovative Science Accelerator Program (ISAC-CU)

May 2024 Council

Lead Division/Office

KUH

Point(s) of Contact

Christine Maric-Bilkan, Ph.D.

Executive Summary

Truly innovative, breakthrough discoveries often come from disruptive, risky research. Such innovative research must be supported by an equally innovative and nimble funding program. In 2021, KUH established the Innovative Science Accelerator (ISAC) Program, administered through the ISAC-Coordinating Unit (CU), with the goals to provide: 1. Seed funding, through a highly flexible funding process, for projects targeting discovery (hypothesis-generating) and exceptionally innovative, disruptive (high-risk/high-reward) research relevant to KUH research communities; and 2. A platform for researchers funded through the program to exchange ideas and resources to enable collaboration and accelerate innovation. We propose to continue to enable cutting edge research and accelerate true innovation through the ISAC program.