HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)

The purpose of this initiative is to support the efforts by R15-eligible Principal Investigators (PIs) to conduct rigorous basic and/or mechanistic pain research projects, promote integrated, interdisciplinary research partnerships, and enhance the pain research environment at the R15-eligible institution for health professional trainees or undergraduate and/or graduate students. The program aims to fund research projects that will advance the understanding of pain mechanisms and develop effective treatments for pain management. Key aspects of the program include: • Support for R15-eligible PIs to conduct pain research projects • Promotion of interdisciplinary research partnerships • Enhancement of the pain research environment at R15-eligible institutions • Focus on basic and/or mechanistic pain research • Opportunity for health professional trainees or undergraduate and/or graduate students to participate in research projects