
2026-2027
Smart Apartment
Pilot Awards

Call for Applications
The CNRI invites UTHealth Houston faculty to propose focused pilot studies that use the CNRI Smart Apartment to generate preliminary data for an R01 or another major external award. Two awardees will receive full CNRI Smart Apartment infrastructure, data, and personnel support, plus up to $20,000 in direct costs provided to the principal investigator for approved project expenses. Get the details and apply by Nov. 6, 2026.
Currently Funded Projects

Studying how and why auricular point acupressure works
Wang analyzes biomarkers from earlier research

Immune response after ruptured brain aneurysms
Choi studies epigenetic differences linked to poor outcomes after subarachnoid hemorrhage