Professor Uses AI to Draft Five NIH Grant Applications in an Hour

A biomedical professor had OpenAI's Astra read his published research, identify new directions, and draft five NIH R01 grant proposals (worth $1-2M each) in about an hour, at a cost of roughly $20.

2026-09-07 ~ 2026-09-08 · 2 related posts

• Professor says Astra drafted five NIH R01 grant proposals in an hour for ~$20 of compute — mmbronstein · 2026-09-07
• Professor used AI to draft five NIH R01 proposals in an hour for ~$20 of compute — anshulkundaje · 2026-09-08