Urology

Request for Applications

Request for Applications (RFA)

POOF: Prostate Obliteration — Over and Finished

The Department of Urology invites applications for projects under the POOF initiative—an ambitious, multidisciplinary effort to eliminate the prostate as a source of disease. This program will support innovative, high-risk/high-reward studies aimed at generating preliminary data to enable future extramural funding.

Rationale

Following reproductive utility, the prostate contributes disproportionately to morbidity through benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and prostatitis. An effective strategy to eliminate or permanently neutralize prostate tissue/function 
could positively transform urologic health. 

Program Goals 

  • Eliminate or make the prostate functionally inert 
  • Identify biological targets, mechanisms, or technologies 
  • Support multidisciplinary collaboration 
  • Generate data for competitive extramural grant submissions 

Funding Details 

  • Maximum Award: $100,000 
  • Duration: 12–18 months 
  • Projects Awarded: Up to 2 

Eligibility 

Open to all UCLA-affiliated faculty and trainees (resident, fellow, PhD candidate, post-doc). Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. Trainees must include a faculty mentor.

Key Date 

LOI Deadline: July 1, 2026 (max 2 pages) 

Letter of Intent (LOI) Requirements (Max 2 Pages, Font size Arial 11 pt) 

  1. Project Title 
  2. Principal Investigator & Team 
  3. Hypothesis / Central Concept 
  4. Project Summary (≤150 words) 
  5. Background & Significance 
  6. Specific Aims / Objectives 
  7. Research Strategy / Approach 

Submit to: 

[email protected]  

Questions 

Dr. Scott Eggener, Chair, Department of Urology
[email protected]