How to obtain a national heart, lung, and blood institute-sponsored K08 and K99/R00 grant in the current funding climate

摘要

I write this editorial in an attempt to help applicants and their mentors as they prepare their National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported K08 or K99/R00 applications. In my view, these programs are critical for the future of cardiovascular research in the United States because they support talented new investigators at a particularly vulnerable period in their careers. In this issue, Circulation Research has published an article from the NHLBI'that details critical aspects of these programs.