The NIH Common Fund is a funding entity within NIH that supports bold scientific programs that catalyze discovery across all biomedical and behavioral research. These programs create a space where investigators and multiple NIH Institutes and Centers collaborate on innovative research expected to address high priority challenges for the NIH as a whole and make a broader impact in the scientific community.| commonfund.nih.gov
Program SnapshotThe NIH Common Fund’s Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) program aims to reduce the burden of diseases caused by genetic changes. Genome editing technologies present an exciting prospect for treatments and possibly even cure for these diseases. During its first 5-year phase (FY18-FY23), SCGE developed quality tools to perform and assess effective genome editing tools in non-reproductive (“somatic”) cells of the body.| commonfund.nih.gov
Program SnapshotPart of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the award supports scientists with outstanding records of creativity pursuing new research directions to develop pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical, social science, and behavioral research.| commonfund.nih.gov