And another update, I was recently awarded the NHLBI K22 fellowship (similar to the K99/R00), which means that I will have funding for up to two more years as an NIH postdoc and funds to start my own independent lab once I get a tenure-track position.
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NHLBI CAREER TRANSITION AWARD (K22) PAR-99-154. NHLBI