Award opportunities
Research Innovation Career Development Award (RICDA)
Research Support Grant
The Ohio State University College of Medicine Research Innovation Career Development Award is a research grant designed to provide critical support (especially research protected time) for promising early career clinician scientists to maintain momentum of their scientific investigations.
The Research Innovation Career Development Award is available to:
Early and mid-career clinician scientists (assistant and associate professor) with a clinical appointment at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center who are ≤ 9 years from most recent hire date, no more than 9 years from their first faculty appointment, and actively engaged in research with existing ≥ 0.20 research protected time. Those pursuing their first K or R award are encouraged to apply.
Research Innovation Career Development Award benefits and goals:
- Award amount $75,000
- Support clinician scientist research innovations
- Advance faculty academic careers
RICDA 2026 key dates and information
Applications for the 2026 award cycle were accepted through April 24, 2026. Awardees will be announced in July. See the RFA for eligibility requirements, key dates, and other important information.
Information sessions
Information sessions for the 2027 award cycle will be announced here.
Key dates
Key dates for the 2027 award cycle will be announced here.
If you have questions about this award, please email Administrative Director for Physician Scientist Education and Training Casey.Henceroth@osumc.edu.
2026 College of Medicine’s Research Innovation Career Development Award winners
The Office of Physician Scientist Education and Training is excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 College of Medicine’s Research Innovation Career Development Award (RICDA). The RICDA 12-month funding period began on July1, 2026. The awardees and their research projects are listed below.
Angela Collins, MD, PhD
Department of ORTHOPAEDICS, DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
Age-Modified Neuroimmune and Clinical Responses to Transverse Bone Transport for Limb Salvage
Kevin Ho, MD
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE
Evaluating Biomarkers for Lung Injury Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Nancy Lundin, PhD
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Identifying Mechanisms of Thought Disorder in Psychosis with Semantic Foraging Models
Arjun Mittra, MD
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
A phase 1 clinical trial of bidirectional chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer and peritoneal metastasis
John Odackal, MD
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE
A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Early Access to Sarcoidosis Specialty Care
Past RICDA awardees
Julia Coleman, MD, MPH
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn
“The Interaction of Estradiol and Platelet Biology: A Mechanistic Exploration of Sex Dimorphisms in Coagulation and Implications for Transfusion Medicine”
Natalie Lee, MD, MSHP, MPH
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
“Understanding and Advancing Implementation of Remote Hypertension Management in Primary Care”
Lingbin Meng, MD, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
“CNPY2 as a Novel Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma”
Mohamed Ridha, MD
Department of Neurology, Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurocritical Care
“Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in Hemorrhagic Stroke”
Zachary Risch, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
“Histology-based AI Model and Phosphoproteomics: Novel Approaches to Identify FGFR Targeted Therapy Candidates in Cholangiocarcinoma”
Matthew Cherian, MBBS
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
"Enhancing responses to immunotherapy and chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer by augmenting extracellular ATP signaling"
Brittany Dulmage, MD
Department of dermatology
"Hair loss during breast cancer treatment: examining the impact of antibody-drug conjugates and piloting a new therapeutic modality"
Matthew Lee, MD
Department of urology
"Determining the Efficacy of Antifibrotic Therapies at Improving Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms"
Debasish Sundi, MD
Department of Urology, Division of Urologic Oncology
"Impact of Sex on Anti-Tumor Immunity in Bladder Cancer"
Alexander Ulintz, MD
Department of Emergency medicine
"Enhancing responses to immunotherapy and chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer by augmenting extracellular ATP signaling"
Francesca Cottini, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology
“Investigating the Role of CREB1 in Unfolded Protein Response of Multiple Myeloma Cells”
Cole Harrington, MD, PhD
Department of Neurology
“Aged Inflammatory CNS Microenvironment Effects on Oligodendroglial Properties and Remyelination Capacity”
Joshua Joseph, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
“Black Impact: The Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Stress Reduction in a Cardiovascular Health Intervention”
Bryan Tillman, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery
“A Dual Chambered Drug Delivery Stentgraft to Investigate and Treat Aortic Aneurysms”
MuChun (Joanna) Tsai, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
“MARCH10 Role in Influenza Virus Infection”
Priya Dedhia, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
"Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Adrenocortical Carcinoma Disease Progression"
Michelle Humeidan, MD, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology
"Investigation of a Novel Quantitative Measure of Preoperative Cognitive Reserve in Older Surgical Patients"
Peter Lee, MBChB
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
"PROMPT (Point-of-care Risk stratification using novel biOMarkers for early Prediction of severe acute pancreaTitis)"
Kerry-Ann Mitchell, MD, PhD
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
"Nanotransfection-based Cell Reprogramming to Drive Cryopreserved Bone Revascularization in a Novel Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury"
Aubrey Moe, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
"Brain-Behavior Mechanisms of Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis"