https://news.asu.edu/20231031-asus-benjamin-bartelle-receives-nih-new-innovator-award
Benjamin Bartelle has received the Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, providing him with $1.5 million in research funding for the next 5 years. Additionally he earned the NIBIB trailblazer award for an additional $400k in funding over the next 3 years.
His novel approaches to neurobiology data collection helped him earn the award, part of the institute’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
“This award has given me clarity and peace of mind about the path forward,” Bartelle says. “It means more opportunities for my work and more opportunities for me to support my students.”
The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award was established to support unconventional approaches to biomedical and behavioral research challenges. The award supports innovative early-career researchers whose projects have great potential to benefit the public in ways aligned with the NIH mission.