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Notice of Availability of Funds to Support Clinical trials on the Safety and Effectiveness of Products for Rare Diseases
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OPD) is pleased to announce the availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2008 grant awards to support clinical trials on the safety and effectiveness of products for rare diseases and conditions. Contingent on availability of FY 2007 and FY 2008 funds, it is anticipated that $14.2 million will be available for new applications, competing awards, and non competing continuation awards.
More Info: http://www.fda.gov/orphan/grants/index.htm
Debra Y. Lewis, O.D.,
Director, OPD Grants Program (HF-35)
Phone: 301-827-0059; e-mail: debra.lewis@fda.hhs.gov.
Deadline: February 7, 2007
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 The Brain Tumor Society
The Brain Tumor Society seeks Letters of Intent (LOI) for scientific research on brain tumors directed at finding a cure. Any project with the potential to advance basic scientific and translational brain tumor research will be considered. One-year and two-year research granrts are awarded annually at a maximum of $100,000 per year. Principal Investigators (PI) must be faculty at the instructor level or higher. Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions such as hospitals, universities, colleges, and laboratories.
More info: http://www.tbts.org
Deadlines: Jan. 16, 2007 (letter of intent), Mar. 30, 2007 (invited application).
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" Bernstein Award" 2007
Young Scientists Research Award in Computational Neuroscience.
The "Bernstein Award" is equipped with up to €1.250 Mio in the form of a grant over a period of five years. It will be awarded to a highly qualified young researcher, considering the candidates' verifiable research profile in the field of computational neuroscience and the scientific concept for a future young research group. Young researchers can apply for their own position and group. The group funded by the "Bernstein Award" will become an integral part of the National Network for Computational Neuroscience.The grant is provided for scientific project of a young research group headed by a postdoc regardless of nationality. The Project will be conducted at a German University or research institution concerned employs the young researcher during the funding period and supportes him or her with the basic equipment in terms of laboratory space and other infrastructure.
More info: http://www.bernstein-centers.de/en
Deadline: March 31, 2007
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 BMBF Competition "Go-Bio"
The German Federal ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides the opportunity to build up independent research groups for outstanding scientists from Germany and abroad. The main objectiveis to work on innovative applied research oriented topics in the biosciences fields and to translate the inventive research activities into new entrepreneurial initiatives.
Besides a convincing scientific concept ofr new approaches to biosciences candidates must present a promising strategy for application and commercialization of the outcomes. Additional applicants need a German research institution to host and support their independent research group.
Contact Dr. Ralf Jossek, Email: ptj-gobio@fz-juelich.de
More info: http://www.fz-juelich.de/ptj/go-bio
Deadline: January 15, 2007
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 The Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) Career Development Awards
As part of its continuing commitment to build research capacity related to Parkinson's, the PDS now invites applications for its 2007 Career Development Awards. This programme aims to support individuals who wish to specialise in Parkinson's disease research, either by establishing their own research group (Senior Research Fellowship) or by undertaking relevant research training (Training Fellowship). The awards are advertised annually, and there is one round per year.
Senior Research Fellowships
These will provide funding for senior researchers to ultimately establish their own research group for the study of Parkinson's disease. They are primarily aimed at researchers who have significant research experience at a post-doctoral level.
Training Fellowships
This scheme provides support for appropriately qualified health and social care professionals to undertake research training relevant to Parkinson's disease and leading to a higher research degree such as M.Phil., M.D. or Ph.D.
More info: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=101845
Deadline: January 5, 2007
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ScienceInfo’s Travel Grant Winner
And the winner is...
After a lengthy review process, ScienceInfo has chosen Mr.Christopher Shane Massey at the University of Central Florida as the winner of the 2006 Student Travel Assistance Grant. Mr. Massey will be presenting his research on the Stabilization of Cholera toxin catalytic subunit (CTA1) tertiary structure and its potential role for designing a novel anti-toxin therapeutic agents at the 2007 ASM General Meeting. He will also be presenting this research in an online seminar that all grant applicants will be invited to join.
Web Seminar
Online seminar “Stabilization of CTA1 structure inhibits degradation and intoxication”
December 13, 2006 at 11.00 AM EST
Please register at: http://www.scienceseminar.com/sign-up.html.
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News You Can Use
 NIH R01 Grant Applications Go Electronic
Beginning with the February 5, 2007 standard receipt date and beyond, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require applicants to submit all Research Project Grant R01 applications electronically — no paper applications will be accepted.
More info: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
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