Pilot Project Program

The MUSC SCORE Pilot Project Program, led by Dr. Rachel Tomko, provides short-term funds to promising postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty.  It has funded approximately 50 pilot projects across a variety of disciplines, and data generated by the pilot projects have resulted in numerous manuscript and abstract submissions, and grant applications and awards. Importantly, the pilot program has also helped expand the number of researchers at MUSC conducting sex- and gender-focused research.  The Pilot Project Program is under the leadership of Rachel Tomko, PhD.