Which Virginia Commonwealth University labs count as newly funded?

Labs at Virginia Commonwealth University whose NIH award notice in the last 90 days was a new (Type 1) R01, or an R00 award, the independent phase of the K99/R00 that starts when a former postdoc opens their own lab. Competing renewals, non-competing continuations, and later R00 years are left out. Awards are matched to Virginia Commonwealth University by the NIH recipient organization code, so affiliated hospitals and institutes that receive NIH awards under their own name have their own pages.

Are these VCU labs hiring postdocs?

Not necessarily. A new award is a signal that a lab has new money and new work to staff, not a job posting. Many positions are filled before they are ever advertised, so a short, specific email to the PI soon after an award is the earliest way to ask.

Where does the data come from?

NIH RePORTER, the public NIH database of funded projects. Counts on this page refresh from RePORTER award notices about twice a day; each lab links to its official RePORTER record.

Why are the labs blurred?

The counts are free. The PI, department, and project for each lab are part of the Postdoc job leads plan ($59/year or $9.99/month), which also emails you new matching R01 and R00 awards daily or weekly.

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Postdoc jobs at Virginia Commonwealth University: newly funded NIH labs that may be hiring

VCU labs with a new NIH R01 or an R00 start, across every NIH institute. A PI who just landed a new grant often has new positions to fill, so if you want a postdoc at VCU, these are the labs worth writing to first.

NIH award notices from August 7, 2026 to November 5, 2026 · Updated November 5, 2026

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Newly funded labs (90 days)

New R01 awards

R00 starts (new faculty)

Median award

$632K

The 11 VCU labs, newest first

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When VCU labs got their new awards

By month

August 2026	5
September 2026	6

Which NIH institutes fund VCU research

In fiscal year 2026, Virginia Commonwealth University received $115.7M in NIH awards. These institutes administered the most of it, which tells you which kinds of labs are most common there.

NIH institute	FY2026 funding	Awards
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · newly funded cancer research labs	$23.5M	38
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · newly funded addiction and substance use labs	$17.7M	38
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · newly funded diabetes, metabolism, and kidney labs	$7.9M	19
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)	$7.1M	5
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) · newly funded addiction and substance use labs	$6.6M	16
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) · newly funded dental and oral health labs	$6.2M	19

Full funding history, rankings, and largest awards: Virginia Commonwealth University NIH funding.

How to approach a newly funded lab at VCU

Read the funded project. The abstract and specific aims on the RePORTER record tell you what the new money pays for, which is the work a new postdoc would do.
Match one skill to one aim. In a short email, name the aim you could help with and the technique or result from your own work that fits it.
Write early. A lab that just received a notice may not have posted a position yet. An R00 start means a brand-new lab, often with no postdocs at all.

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Which Virginia Commonwealth University labs count as newly funded?: Labs at Virginia Commonwealth University whose NIH award notice in the last 90 days was a new (Type 1) R01, or an R00 award, the independent phase of the K99/R00 that starts when a former postdoc opens their own lab. Competing renewals, non-competing continuations, and later R00 years are left out. Awards are matched to Virginia Commonwealth University by the NIH recipient organization code, so affiliated hospitals and institutes that receive NIH awards under their own name have their own pages.
Are these VCU labs hiring postdocs?: Not necessarily. A new award is a signal that a lab has new money and new work to staff, not a job posting. Many positions are filled before they are ever advertised, so a short, specific email to the PI soon after an award is the earliest way to ask.
Where does the data come from?: NIH RePORTER, the public NIH database of funded projects. Counts on this page refresh from RePORTER award notices about twice a day; each lab links to its official RePORTER record.
Why are the labs blurred?: The counts are free. The PI, department, and project for each lab are part of the Postdoc job leads plan ($59/year or $9.99/month), which also emails you new matching R01 and R00 awards daily or weekly.

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