Funding – Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge and Opportunities (PIKO)

The Pilot Projects Program (PPP) Core will solicit, review and fund meritorious pilot projects. In addition, the PPP will provide post-award oversight and evaluation of pilot projects. Funding, on a competitive basis, pilots will be awarded to promising Junior Investigators (JI), and Established Investigators (EI) transitioning their research program, to conduct innovative, high-quality clinical and translational research pilot projects.

Services provided:

Link to PPP Pilot Webinars and training in pilot writing
Pilot proposal pre-submission review
Assistance finding alternative pilot funds, if not funded by PIKO
Link to CEO Core for dissemination

Core Leaders

Scott K. Okamoto, PhD
Core Director
Hawaii Pacific University

Pallav Pokhrel, PhD
Associate Core Director
UH Cancer Center, UHM

**David Horgen**
Associate Core Director
Hawaii Pacific University

Claire Kendal-Wright, PhD
Chaminade Liaison
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Dedra Buchwald, MD
Core Advisor
Washington State University