Cynthia Sollod

It’s no secret that research careers can thrive or die on grant funding. That’s why it’s always surprising to find bright people with advanced levels of education who just don’t know how to make “the ask.” We see it at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center because it’s a major granting organization. Since its founding in 1984, the Center has distributed more than $118 million in grants to support more than 2,505 research and educational projects and events for academic and non-profit institutions statewide. We’ve sent thousands of grant requests through a painstaking review process involving hundreds of scientists around...

Editor’s note: Dr. Cynthia Sollod is director, Science and Technology Development, at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – It’s no secret that research careers can thrive or die on grant funding. That’s why it’s always surprising to find bright people with advanced levels of education who just don’t know how to make “the ask.” We see it at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center because it’s a major granting organization. Since its founding in 1984, the Center has distributed more than $105 million in grants to support more than 2,275 research and educational projects and events for academic...