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Gautam T.

Federal Grant Writer ( PhD) for NIH, NSF and DoD Money to Startups

🌟 Ph.D. with Proven Success in Biomedical Grant Fundings from NIH, NSF and DoD With decades of experience in securing grants and driving success across multiple disciplines, I bring a deep passion for turning innovative ideas into funded realities. I’ve had the privilege of serving as a Senior Grant Writer at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) , and I currently continue my journey as a remote grant writer for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). My expertise spans a wide range of fields, including immunology, cancer research, neurology, biomedical devices, and digital health. I have decades of experience working in the wet lab R & D environment in academia, in Diagnostic CLIA certified labs, in start ups and have been involved in many multi disciplinary projects and international teams. Throughout my career, I’ve successfully written and won numerous NIH, NSF, and DoD grants, and have been instrumental in securing SBIR/STTR funding that has propelled groundbreaking projects to commercialization. I’ve worked closely with over 150 inventors on their inventions and idea, leading them through every step of the grant process, and have myself personally won 7 SBIR Phase I and II grants for my own ideas and companies. What sets me apart is not just my technical expertise, but my commitment to understanding the unique vision behind each project. I take a personal approach, working closely with you to identify the best funding opportunities, craft compelling narratives, and navigate the complexities of the submission process. I will handle everything from budgeting to biosketches, to writing all the documents and naturally - the most important part being to understand the technology and writing in an engaging manner of its path towards commercialization. I will ensure that your proposal is polished, professional, and positioned for success and written in a manner that ensures positive feedback from the reviewers, Please take a look at my history in this portal and my biosketch, and let’s schedule a free 15-minute chat to see how we can work together. Gautam Thor La Jolla, San Diego, California

🇺🇸La Jolla, United States$100/hr100% JSS4.74 (79)Since Jun 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$4.2k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#7,285 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,252 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.9k

Last 6 months: $25k

World#12,968 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,225 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$297k

Billed in all: $300k

World#7,873 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,176 / 62.1k
Per project
$2.1k

$2.3k in the last 6 months

World#75,302 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#12,626 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
11

Across 12 contracts

83% fixed17% hourly
World#15,931 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,472 / 62.1k
Projects in all
144

Across 166 contracts

81% fixed19% hourly
World#16,754 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,798 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$300k+$2.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$296k$298k$300kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.63% in Academic Writing

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