The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations offers two funding opportunities for Duke faculty.

First, the Pilot Projects Program provides seed funding to investigators to support research on human health and vulnerability to environmental influences. This seed funding is designed to help the investigator generate the preliminary work required to submit a full-fledged application for long-term research funding.

Second, the Working Groups Program provides limited funding to support early conversations among researchers aimed at developing new research approaches and programs focused on human health and vulnerability to environmental influences.

Thus, the Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations seeks to understand how biological, physiological, and social aspects of vulnerability alter the effect of the environment on human health.